Ireland needs to invest billions in infrastructure. Most of the benefits will go to landowners and developers. But there's a way to make developers foot the bill.
Under what circumstances would I argue that we don’t need to build lots more homes? To answer that, we need to go back as well as forward.
Between steady commencements and a rebound in imports of tower cranes, indications are that Ireland is set to build more of the homes it needs in the coming year.
The housing development in Rathmolyon, Co Meath was aimed at first-time buyers. Beset by rising costs it requires up to €1 million to be completed. Now receivers have gone in.
Places that were more expensive a year ago have seen, on average, smaller increases (or indeed price falls) over the past 12 months. The cheapest places a year ago have seen the biggest increases.
The regulator of housing charities has decided to send inspectors with extensive investigative powers into the nationwide homelessness organisation after it reported financial difficulties.
PWC has been tasked with assessing the solvency of the leading Dublin-based homeless charity and highlighted the need for exceptional funding over the coming months.
Fingal County Council's outgoing director of housing and community development discusses the north Dublin local authority's experience of developing quality homes and supporting community infrastructure at pace and at scale.
There is little to no economic logic for giving tax breaks to landlords, and the people who need help – those providing new supply and those in rental accommodation – can be helped in other, more targeted ways.
New data gives empirical validity – if it were needed – to the political anger felt by Ireland’s younger cohorts. Ireland has gone from on a par with Germany to having more than twice as many adults living with their parents in just a decade.
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