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Social Housing

Housing

Hundreds of households saved from homelessness as result of local authority purchases

Darragh O’Brien said the acquisition of homes has been another ‘very important’ measure explored by the state since the lifting of the eviction ban in April
  • Killian Woods
  • September 21, 2023
Housing

Housing charity criticised for plan to cut communal areas in Balgriffin apartment blocks

The approved housing body is proposing to buy 400 homes but wants to remove residents’ gyms and co-working spaces
  • Killian Woods
  • August 31, 2023

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Housing

Housing body in talks to block-buy 400 north Dublin homes from Cairn

Deal for Parkside project in Balgriffin involves replacing 90 per cent of amenity space in scheme with 13 extra apartments
  • Killian Woods
  • August 20, 2023
Housing

Appeals against 850 homes on Oscar Traynor Road in Dublin are dismissed

The ruling by An Bord Pleanála has paved the way for construction to commence
  • Killian Woods
  • July 19, 2023
Housing

Rents the state pays for social homes is set to rise by up to 16 per cent

Government opposition says state is actively ‘acting against public interest by pushing up rent levels’ due to decision to link rents to inflation
  • Killian Woods
  • July 16, 2023
Housing

Rising interest rates give unexpected boost to social housing charities

Tuath Housing says the hikes, along with inflation, have presented opportunities for the sector as private investors pull back from the market
  • Killian Woods
  • July 9, 2023
Construction

Developer seeks €3.4m from Shapoorji Pallonji for breach of contract

Whinsfield Holdings claims Indian contractor left 65-unit social housing scheme in Dublin incomplete and overclaimed payments
  • Lorcan Allen
  • June 19, 2023
Housing

Social housing bodies register record year of delivery in 2022

A new report from the Irish Council for Social Housing has shown that its members now control a combined 55,000 homes
  • Killian Woods
  • May 3, 2023
Housing

Killian Woods: State interventions in housing market may do more harm than good

It looks increasingly like the government has little control over whether its own targets are met, as the private market reacts in negative ways to its attempted solutions
  • Killian Woods
  • April 30, 2023
Housing

Two housing projects by Indian construction giant stall over unpaid bills

Shapoorji Pallonji owes up to €2 million to a range of trade creditors, who sources say risk ‘being burned’ if it exits Irish market
  • Lorcan Allen
  • April 30, 2023
Housing

Small investment firm snaps up €14m of homes in two years

Arena Capital has bought residential property in Ireland with a view to lease the units to councils for social housing
  • Killian Woods
  • April 20, 2023
Housing

Opportunities remain in Irish property market: Legal & General investment head

Sonja Laud said investors are likely to take a “more nuanced approach” to their involvement in real estate in light of interest rate hikes
  • Killian Woods
  • April 2, 2023
BP Exclusive

Council planned to lease more homes from British arms firm before government intervention

Last-minute intervention by Department of Housing meant Fingal County Council did not go ahead with leasing of 70 homes from pensions arm of BAE Systems
  • Killian Woods
  • April 2, 2023
Housing

Ex-FG minister urged O’Brien to intervene in Wicklow property dispute

Last year, Wicklow County Council backed out of a deal to lease homes from Arresico Ireland after it ‘consistently failed’ to deliver social housing units on time
  • Killian Woods
  • March 11, 2023
Housing

Dublin City Council spending up to 40% more to deliver homes than private developers

An audit of the local authority’s homebuilding costs showed it spent up to €150,000 more per unit than private developers to deliver social housing
  • Killian Woods
  • February 16, 2023
Construction

Circle in talks with AIB to deliver large-scale social housing project

Direct-build plan for 600 homes in Dublin and adjacent counties represents a shift away from the developer-led model
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • December 17, 2022
Housing

O’Devaney development still on hold after legal case resolved

Bartra Capital won its bid to overturn ban on selling about half of homes to institutional investor, but said council work was delaying start of construction
  • Killian Woods
  • December 4, 2022
Housing

Funds told that council will not lease more homes in 33 north Dublin estates

Estate agents and property investors informed that 33 estates in north Dublin are ‘socially satisfied’ and therefore not eligible
  • Killian Woods
  • October 8, 2022
Housing

Levy on blocks will delay social homes, says housing charity

Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland estimates that the levy will add up to €4,000 to the cost of a regular semi-detached home
  • Killian Woods
  • October 1, 2022
Housing

Plan to axe leased social housing is under ‘review’

Move comes despite Taoiseach’s promise to end controversial practice, and follows fresh €450 million state investment to lease 1,000 new homes
  • Killian Woods
  • September 28, 2022

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