Even by the standards of a torrid decade, the last week of the debate around Ireland’s housing policy has been something of a new level. There has been no shortage of opinions about the housing system and the role of institutional investment in that – not least from politicians and the Cabinet. In short, Ireland appears to be on the cusp of a major decision on the future direction of its housing system. Most healthy housing systems have a combination of owner-occupied, market rental and social housing tenures. Much of the debate in the past week has been about how…

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First time buyers, spiralling rents and why we are on the cusp of a major housing policy mistake

Housing policy in Ireland fetishises first time buyers, at the expense of everyone else. And this focus on first time buyers has led to skyrocketing rents, and may be about to cause a major public policy error.

21st May, 2021 - 7 min read

Ronan Lyons

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