Cash buyers - often overseas investment funds - are snapping up thousands of apartments in Ireland for which others can’t get mortgages because of fire safety issues
Board chairman says it reviewed the transaction and ‘no further action is required’
Bob Jordan, chief executive of The Housing Agency, had a five year deal but will step down in September
Government yet to appoint senior counsel to investigate defective blocks controversy despite promise last year
The State is putting an awful lot of cash in, but are taxpayers seeing a worthwhile return?
State spending on a range of housing initiatives has risen significantly in recent years as the pressure is on to increase housing supply
Nimbyism is blocking homes being built. It has to stop
Simon charity and DCU report says properties above shops could help tackle housing crisis and revitalise urban locations
Seen & heard: Johnny Ronan targets 17-storey docklands block; Trinity Biotech buys diabetes tech; Housing Agency boss warns prices must drop; and new Dublin pharma hub
Cabinet Committee on Housing also heard how end of tenant in situ scheme could see increase in rents for participants
Many may have to pay large sums to make their buildings fire-safety compliant
Home for Life, the only private sector participant in the previous pilot scheme, is said to not currently be on the short list
New right could discourage landlords from investing in properties, Irish Property Owners’ Association warns
Simon Harris to unveil €434 million partnership between European Investment Bank and Housing Finance Agency
A national policy on ‘rightsizing’ is in the works to allow more of us to live independently in our communities for longer
Report says ‘no viable development options have yet been identified’ for 39 of the 73 sites earmarked for housing
East Coast Bakehouse co-founder is the first client of Enterprise Ireland to be appointed as chairman of the State agency
Commercial Court case had related to alleged breach of contract by large provider in State scheme
Government says it is looking for suppliers that can deliver ‘at scale’ as its actions slow number of deals sharply in first half of 2023
Decline in homeownership and rise in loneliness spark need for supported social housing
Minister of State for the Office of Public Works Patrick O’Donovan ‘personally would not see a difficulty’ with proposal
Ministerial support is being sought for a plan to convert offices into housing. But how practical is it?
Seen & Heard: Regulator’s warning; Michael O’Leary’s big payday; and the Rotunda’s Clerys Quarter move
Oireachtas committee told about absence of national standard approach by planners
Re-election of chief executive Margaret Sweeney to be contested
Couple living in west Dublin have five children under the age of five
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Dublin City Council to recommend higher-income tenants for cost-rental ‘backstop’ scheme if they cannot find new private rental accommodation
SDCC invites those in receipt of termination notice with no alternative accommodation to contact them for options
Critics claim the scheme, one of the key policies outlined following ending of eviction ban, is ‘half-baked’
Revenue figures show they earn between €30,000 and €40,000 a year, are aged between 25 and 34 and have been at the current address for less than three years
Text includes several measures raised by members of the Regional Independent Group
Companies are making submissions to council on the Dublin commuter belt
Taoiseach’s remarks in tune with others who believe aiming for 33,000 new homes each year falls far short of what is needed
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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