Housing Hundreds of households saved from homelessness as result of local authority purchasesDarragh 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
Housing Housing charity criticised for plan to cut communal areas in Balgriffin apartment blocksThe approved housing body is proposing to buy 400 homes but wants to remove residents’ gyms and co-working spaces
Housing Housing body in talks to block-buy 400 north Dublin homes from CairnDeal for Parkside project in Balgriffin involves replacing 90 per cent of amenity space in scheme with 13 extra apartments
Housing Appeals against 850 homes on Oscar Traynor Road in Dublin are dismissedThe ruling by An Bord Pleanála has paved the way for construction to commence
Housing Rents the state pays for social homes is set to rise by up to 16 per centGovernment opposition says state is actively ‘acting against public interest by pushing up rent levels’ due to decision to link rents to inflation
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
Construction Developer seeks €3.4m from Shapoorji Pallonji for breach of contractWhinsfield Holdings claims Indian contractor left 65-unit social housing scheme in Dublin incomplete and overclaimed payments
Housing Social housing bodies register record year of delivery in 2022A new report from the Irish Council for Social Housing has shown that its members now control a combined 55,000 homes
Housing Killian Woods: State interventions in housing market may do more harm than goodIt 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
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
Housing Small investment firm snaps up €14m of homes in two yearsArena Capital has bought residential property in Ireland with a view to lease the units to councils for social housing
Housing Opportunities remain in Irish property market: Legal & General investment headSonja Laud said investors are likely to take a “more nuanced approach” to their involvement in real estate in light of interest rate hikes
BP Exclusive Council planned to lease more homes from British arms firm before government interventionLast-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
Housing Ex-FG minister urged O’Brien to intervene in Wicklow property disputeLast 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
Housing Dublin City Council spending up to 40% more to deliver homes than private developersAn 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
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
Housing O’Devaney development still on hold after legal case resolvedBartra 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
Housing Funds told that council will not lease more homes in 33 north Dublin estatesEstate agents and property investors informed that 33 estates in north Dublin are ‘socially satisfied’ and therefore not eligible
Housing Levy on blocks will delay social homes, says housing charitySociety of Chartered Surveyors Ireland estimates that the levy will add up to €4,000 to the cost of a regular semi-detached home
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
