http://www.irishtimes.com Wed, 21 Jun 2017 20:02:07 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/house-builder-berkeley-defies-brexit-as-profits-rise-53-1.3127661?localLinksEnabled=false Construction 1.3127661 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:18:15 +0000 The group sold 3,905 homes during the year, up 3.4 per cent from a year earlier http://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/builders-hold-key-to-cutting-cost-of-housing-1.3127139?localLinksEnabled=false Ciarán Hancock Construction 1.3127139 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 04:58:00 +0000 Developer Michael O’Flynn: “I would drop the price of my houses and apartments if the cost of VAT was reduced.” Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision http://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/michael-o-flynn-backs-tax-on-those-hoarding-development-land-1.3127153?localLinksEnabled=false Ciarán Hancock Construction 1.3127153 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Developer Michael O’Flynn argues that the current 3.5 times income ratio that banks must apply to mortgage applications was too low, and should be increased to 4.5 times, a level allowed by financial regulators in the UK http://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/wolseley-reiterates-full-year-forecast-after-quarterly-profit-rise-1.3126349?localLinksEnabled=false Construction 1.3126349 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 06:47:15 +0000 Wolseley said revenue grew 16.7 per cent to £4.27 billion in the three months ended April 30th. http://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/pension-shortfall-leaves-irish-arm-of-jacobs-with-2m-loss-1.3124437?localLinksEnabled=false Barry O'Halloran Construction 1.3124437 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 05:15:00 +0000 Jacobs has won contracts from multinationals such as Bristol Myers Squib and Pfizer. http://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/elevated-planning-numbers-no-guide-to-future-housing-supply-1.3122536?localLinksEnabled=false Construction 1.3122536 Sat, 17 Jun 2017 05:45:00 +0000 Permissions were granted for 12,481 houses in 2016 compared to 10,250 the previous year, which equates to a 22% hike. http://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/house-building-delayed-by-lack-of-water-treatment-1.3119974?localLinksEnabled=false Barry O'Halloran Construction 1.3119974 Thu, 15 Jun 2017 06:15:15 +0000 Construction Industry Federation director Tom Parlon: told conference low spending on roads, schools, water treatment and other infrastructure, would hit the economy at a crucial time. Photograph: Eric Luke http://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/can-irish-water-soak-up-the-cost-of-water-treatment-1.3119965?localLinksEnabled=false Construction 1.3119965 Thu, 15 Jun 2017 04:45:46 +0000 Anti-water charge protestors hail the shelving of the domestic levy as a victory. That could look hollow if problems with the network hit housing and jobs. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill http://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/lack-of-infrastructure-spend-poses-threat-of-recession-1.3119380?localLinksEnabled=false Barry O'Halloran Construction 1.3119380 Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:15:07 +0000 Tom Parlon: “The EU must be convinced of Ireland’s case to enable increased investment by our politicians.” http://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/lotus-investment-sees-housing-supply-rising-to-20-000-this-year-1.3118424?localLinksEnabled=false Eoin Burke-Kennedy Construction 1.3118424 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:34:55 +0000 Lotus Investment specifically targets developers who are completing “ghost estates” or building new developments in the commuter belt counties outside the main cities, where there is an overspill of demand. Photograph: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg