Housing
10 days agoGovernment commitment to social housing criticised
The Government is being criticised for not doing enough in the area of social housing in this year's Budget.
13 days ago'We need to bring back an affordability scheme like we had in the past' - Housing Minister
The Housing Minister says there will be an affordable housing scheme, even though it was not announced in the budget.
16 days agoLatest: People refusing social housing not to blame for crisis, says Dublin Councillor
LATEST: A City Councillor says reports that people are rejecting social housing are a distraction from the real problem.
31 days agoMinister defends Government's response to housing crisis
Minister Eoghan Murphy has today defended the Government's efforts to tackle the housing crisis.
33 days agoTaoiseach defends objection to housing development in his constituency
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has today defended his objections to a housing development in his own constituency.
35 days agoWatch the new Simon video which will make you think about housing and homeless crisis
The Simon Communities in Ireland have created a thought provoking video to coincide with a new campaign calling for the government to build more social and affordable housing.
35 days agoCork City seeing four new applicants join housing list for every house allocated
New figures show that for every house Cork City Council allocated over the summer more than four new applicants joined the housing list, reports Jess Casey.
42 days agoAvailable properties down 9% on last year
The stock of properties available for sale in has fallen significantly since last year, according to estate agents Sherry FitzGerald.
44 days agoHousing charity calls on Government to use compulsory purchase orders to to force sale of empty homes
Housing charity Peter McVerry Trust has today welcomed news that the Attorney General has informed the Government that there is no impediment to using compulsory purchase order (CPO) powers to force the sale of empty homes.
44 days agoLabour Senator criticises plan to offer families accommodation in rural areas
Housing will be a key focus at this year's Labour Party Away Day, which begins today.
44 days agoLocal Authorities reject almost 90% of vacant homes offered
Almost 90% of vacant houses and apartments offered to local authorities have been rejected.
46 days agoLeo Varadkar says homeless testimonies in the media are 'not often the full story'
Leo Varadkar says he is affected by the personal stories of those being made homeless, but the stories in the media don't always portray 'the full story'.
46 days agoReports of developers asking €500k for apartments for social housing
A Labour spokesperson has said that the high prices being quoted by developers for building social housing in Dalkey show the need to cap the price of building land.
46 days agoVacant home tax 'probably not a game-changer' for housing crisis, says Taoiseach
The Taoiseach has said a vacant home tax is being considered but has warned there is no "quick-fix solution" to the homeless crisis
50 days agoFianna Fáil tax-incentive plan for house building criticised
Some experts have criticised Fianna Fáil's plans to give developers tax breaks, saying it would not solve the housing crisis.
50 days agoGovernment told: Build 90,000 social homes or admit failure
More than 90,000 social homes and apartments need to be built in the next five years or the Government will have to admit failure on the housing and homelessness crisis, campaigners have claimed.
51 days ago300% more properties available on Airbnb than Daft.ie in Dublin
There are 300% more properties for rent on Airbnb in Dublin than there are to rent on Daft.ie.
69 days agoLATEST: Landlords suspicious of plan to penalise those with vacant properties
LATEST: Proposals by the Housing Minister to penalise those who have vacant homes have been met with suspicion by landlords.
78 days agoPrivate developers must ’stop holding our cities hostage’: Sinn Fein
Private developers must ’stop holding our cities hostage’ and start building affordable homes on land that has been zoned for housing.
85 days agoMore modular homes approved for Dublin
Seventy more modular homes have been approved for Dublin.
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