‘Nothing is off the table’: Mayo housing official defends call to boycott holiday homeowners
Proposal is about ‘demanding accountability’ from holiday homeowners, says Tom Gilligan of Mayo County Counc
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Buying a home on your own: ‘I was being outbid on every property’
From moving back home for 2½ years to saving for seven years for a deposit, two women had to show huge perseverance before buying their first homes. Now they’re putting their own decorative stamp on the places they call their own
Irish Government’s housing policy is deterring investors, Deloitte warns
Consultancy claims in pre-budget submission that recent policy shifts have introduced level of uncertainty that risks undermining confidence
Vacancy, dereliction and demolition of existing buildings should be reduced, building group says
Government should aim for 50-75% reduction in vacancy and building underuse by 2040, says Irish Green Building Council
Minister for Housing reverses decision not to meet Dublin Lord Mayor
Emma Blain wrote to James Browne three times seeking meeting about tenant-in-situ scheme
Plan for 80 homes in Leopardstown approved as part of string of south Dublin projects costing €500m
Council received 640 applications for just 30 three-bedroom homes at Woodbrook, Shankill
Regulatory uncertainty blocking housing investment, Elkstone warns
Ireland’s development pipeline is stalling precisely when new housing is most desperately needed, investment firm Elkstone claims
Reforming the planning laws: ‘It was never going to be a short-term solution to the housing problem’
Within weeks An Bord Pleánala will become An Coimisiún Pleanála - but what impact will it have and how is it changing?
Older people and downsizing: ‘We hated selling our home but it became a necessity’
Mobility issues and being closer to family are reasons to ‘right-size’ in your twilight years - but don’t leave it too late
An Bord Pleanála failure to decide on applications delays up to 6,000 apartments
Planning board hit by more than €1.4m in fines for failure to process over 140 ‘strategic housing development’ applications on time
‘Thousands’ of new homes delayed due to electricity access
ESB Networks acknowledges ‘limited’ capacity in some locations
Lottie Ryan on family life in an apartment: ‘It is very likely our forever home’
2FM presenter and others give their views on why they favour apartment living
Even at €430,000 a year, Brendan McDonagh would be nuts to take the housing tsar job
McDonagh gives the impression of being someone who does not suffer fools gladly and who believes the media by and large falls firmly into the category of fools
Housing ‘tsar’ salary might be lower than €430,000, say Government sources
Brendan McDonagh might be paid less than he earns at Nama if appointed head of Housing Activation Office
Balbriggan lands zoned for housing guiding at €18.75m
37.5-acre North Dublin holding comes for sale zoned in its entirety for residential development
Ready-to-go residential site in Bray guiding at €2.25m
Bray site has full planning permission for 12 apartments and 12 duplexes
Taoiseach understands public concern over mooted €430,000 salary for ‘housing tsar’
Plans for new Strategic Housing Activation Office as well as asylum system overhaul and military radar due before Cabinet
Five things your estate agent is too afraid to tell you
There are many factors that could prevent the sale of your home. Estate agents reveal the top five things that they're often too afraid to tell their clients.
My US cousins sealed their house deal with a ‘post-occupancy agreement’, can I do this in Ireland?
My US cousins offered the seller of their house 60 days post-sale occupancy for free
Price of a home in the Republic rose by 9.8% on average in the first quarter, report says
New homes and those seen as more energy efficient are commanding ‘hefty’ premiums, says Geowox
ECB interest rate cut: What does it mean for mortgage borrowers on trackers, fixed and variable rates?
Interest rates explained: Drop of a quarter of a percentage point will benefit some consumers more than others
How new Airbnb law will operate - and why were Kerry TDs objecting?
Short-term lets in towns with a population of more than 10,000 will have to be registered
Housing Minister James Browne: ‘If we don’t get this right over the next four to seven months, we’re going to be in serious, serious trouble’
The solution to Ireland’s housing crisis is ‘more supply and it is my job to get that supply moving’, says the Minister for Housing as he answers questions about how he intends to do that
Taoiseach would put Irish boots on the ground in Ukraine peacekeeping force
Martin critical of some local authorities for failing to build enough – or any – social houses
Dundrum Town Centre hands over keys to 15 homes at The Ironworks
Completion of 122-unit residential development expected in a year’s time
Call for Celtic Tiger tax breaks to accommodate students
Section 23 relief had drawn criticism for helping fuel boom-time development
Christ Church Leeson Park to see interest from developers of high-end homes at €4.75m guide
Landmark Dublin 6 property sits on prime site zoned for residential use
Drumcondra site zoned for housing seeking €2m
Plot comprising 0.448 acres occupies prime location in established, sought-after residential area
Trade war could put a brake on asking prices for Irish property, MyHome says
Irish house prices are now eight times average incomes of €51,000, their most stretched level since 2009
Investors leaving high-end housing market even as rents climb
Estate agent Owen Reilly says 60% of available properties are being sold by landlords
Who would buy gangland homes seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau?
Desire for bargain displaces fear, especially for foreign buyers, even when assets are seized from Ireland’s most dangerous men
House prices in Ireland continue to rise as shortage drives demand higher
Estate agent shows second hand home prices rose 2.3% between January and March
Cosgrave family secures €4.7m from sale of Dublin city apartments
Dublin city centre apartment portfolio sells for significantly above guide
What’s the best way to fund home renovations?
Options include topping up a mortgage or tapping the Government’s low-interest Home Energy Upgrade Loan scheme
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