Its housing crisis is like Ireland’s – but arguably even worse. Can we avoid its mistakes?

Mortgage approvals total 4,355 in August, up 4.1 per cent compared with a year ago

Residential Tenancies Board concerned over ‘significant reduction’ in supply

Dublin’s spiralling rents have left many people facing the prospect of homelessness

The Irish Times would like to hear from renters about their experiences

Dublin City Council chief says system should reflect municipal districts in US

Multinational firms can offer new staff help with accommodation but Irish SMEs cannot

Residential property prices rose 8.4 per cent nationally in year to October, CSO figures show

Housing charity Threshold recorded 50% rise in number of calls from tenants served notices to quit

There is ‘increased vulnerability’ in the housing sector, says agency chairwoman

Thousands of workers are needed but housing and a possible crash are concerns

Investors and pension funds could help reshape our relationship with home ownership

‘At least half a million people...whose housing situation is causing them serious distress’ - Fr Peter McVerry

Choice music award winners Ships say rising rents mean they may be left without a roof over their heads when they leave their Dublin accommodation next week

Campaigner also warns of Brexit influx and puts number in ‘serious distress’ at 500,000

Activists who occupied a vacant house in Dublin city say they are not vigilantes

Those on both sides of debate have their say as laws governing sector to change again

Latest rental proposals do little to address fundamental problems for tenants

Dublin landlords secured increases averaging 10% before limit was introduced

Housing crisis has led to a surge in illicit rentals, some run by a firm with links to language schools

Róisín Shortall says new tenants should know how much rent predecessors paid

University’s project is the first to be approved under new ‘fast-track’ planning process

Don’t count on it – there are four big factors militating against their success

As greed forces rents ever-upwards, the Government works off fictional sets of data

Rates are forecast to continue to increase in 2018 due to lack of supply in urban areas

Landlord alleged to have changed locks and cut off electricity to apartment

Average monthly rents are a record €1,056, up almost 10% over the last year

Most serious cases involve ‘someone going in and changed the locks’ to evict tenants

Think tank says the figure could be even higher if housing supply issues are not addressed

Figure represents 25% rise on previous period and reflects shift away from social housing

Tenants stuffed into overcrowded rooms with bunk beds, claim tenants rights group

Call for 30,000 rental properties for multinational staff

Threshold calls for NCT-style certification for properties after investigation exposes flaws

Landlords who rent out slum-like houses and flats described as ‘sharks and vultures’

Local authority waiting lists now exceed 130,000, compared to 27,000 in 1996

Rent-to-income ratio at new high in Dublin, with Limerick the cheapest urban area

Ahead of next week’s budget Government should see private landlords as part of the housing solution, not the problem

Trinity student (20) says landlords are taking advantage of students’ desperation

Government plans high-rise apartments with communal facilities at affordable rent

Ireland tops buy-to-let league table, at 7.08%, making it attractive to investors