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17 Oct '18 |
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Agency may demand over 40% social and affordable housing on idle lands
This will be “negotiated as a quid pro quo” for facilitating development on vacant sites, the agency’s interim chief executive John Coleman will tell the Joint Committee on Housing: “it is imp - Subscribe |
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16 Oct '18 |
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Pre-let Lennox building at South Richmond in Dublin 2 on the market for €25.5m
A pre-let Dublin 2 building due for completion in January and due to produce a rent roll of about €1.383 million is on the market through Knight Frank for €25.5 million. This price level wou - Subscribe |
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15 Oct '18 |
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Rent caps should cease, Dublin City Council told
According to a report from UCD and the Community Foundation of Ireland on the financial sustainability of council housing, Council house tenants’ right to buy their homes should be suspended, and th - Subscribe |
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14 Oct '18 |
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Housing activists call for ‘total ban’ on Airbnb
The flash occupation was part of a new stage for the campaign, which would target other symbolic buildings, he said. “There are the offices of vulture funds around that area of the city, so they are - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
10 Oct '18 |
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Budget 2019: Homebuyers get boost with €310m fund
Low- and middle-income workers will be able to buy homes at a discount of up to 40 per cent on market rates through a €310 million fund announced in Budget 2019 to provide more than 6,000 affordable - Subscribe |
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05 Oct '18 |
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Irish House Price Report Q3 2018: Daft.ie
DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT HERE >>> Ronan Lyons: "the more gradual slowdown in Dublin inflation is down to supply of housing, not supply of credit. This can be seen regardless of the measure of housing supp - Subscribe |
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05 Oct '18 |
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6% of properties available within assistant limits - study
The 'Locked Out of the Market' snapshot study says that there were 561 properties with no income limits available to rent across the 11 locations researched in August, but just 34 properties were avai - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
05 Oct '18 |
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Local authorities to get new powers to build council houses
The change in existing laws effectively means local authorities will be given greater freedom to build more council houses without going through a process which can take more than 18 months. - Subscribe |
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04 Oct '18 |
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Trading Down: Enthusiasm has waned after packed viewings and endless web trawls
Cliodhna O'Donoghue: One major irritant was having to dredge details such as aspect from agents that should have been available online, or in advertisements. Most responses were informed and delivered - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
03 Oct '18 |
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'We have mortgage approval and a significant deposit - but it's a catch 22 when it comes to renting and looking to buy'
It is a tragic reality that the rent we pay would well pay for a mortgage on a three-bedroom home.
We have mortgage approval and have a significant deposit saved. But we simply can't get on the pro - Subscribe |
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01 Oct '18 |
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[NEED SBP Sub] Karl Deeter: Naming and shaming the politicians who have lobbied against housing
What chance does Eoghan Murphy have, when Nimbyism reigns and so many of our elected representatives are actively objecting to new homes at a time of crisis? - Subscribe |
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01 Oct '18 |
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Airbnb reveals 900 homes on site are long-term rentals
In an interview with the Sunday Independent, CEO Aisling Hassell said the business has had to deal with "a lot of anecdotes" that were not backed up by data. "We took a look at all the listings we hav - Subscribe |
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28 Sep '18 |
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Clampdown on long-term Airbnb lets in rent zones
Long-awaited legislation has been held up by an internal row between Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy and Transport Minister Shane Ross over which department should take the lead on drafting new laws to - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
27 Sep '18 |
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House-buyers forced to make compromises as prices spiral, KBC survey finds
The bi-annual research from KBC bank suggests that the house-buying process is one “to be endured rather than enjoyed” with many would-be buyers feeling bleak about the prospects of finding the ri - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
24 Sep '18 |
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[Need SBP sub] Ronan and Colony’s €3bn Dublin play
A joint venture company between property developer Johnny Ronan and US investment group Colony Capital is to invest €1 billion in developing a 4.6-acre site in Dublin north docklands - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Sep '18 |
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Plan for 3,500 social homes delivers just 15 countrywide
The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) was launched in February 2017, with then minister for housing Simon Coveney promising it would convert up to 800 empty properties into social houses during the firs - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
18 Sep '18 |
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Letter to Times re dereliction: the Built Heritage Investment Scheme & the Living City Initiative
DONOUGH CAHILL: Now is the time for relevant government departments and local authorities to actively work together in generating greater awareness of financial incentives for the restoration of histo - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Sep '18 |
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New agency in talks with State bodies to find sites for 7,000 homes
John Coleman, the agency’s interim chief executive, confirmed it was in talks with several Government bodies on acquiring sites for 7,000 homes. This second group will make up the 10,000 dwellings t - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
14 Sep '18 |
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Murphy could stop housing delays with stroke of pen, conference told
Lord Mayor of Cork Mick Finn" “The Minister can decentralise powers to progress developments locally by cutting the bureaucracy that currently strangles the procurement process . . . and he can do s - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
14 Sep '18 |
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State continues to demolish viable housing stock instead of repairing it
A 1999 study, by Prof Tony Fahey and others, of what makes for success or otherwise on council estates concluded that the social quality of an estate is a bigger influence on its success or desirabili - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
13 Sep '18 |
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New State agency to free up land for ‘150,000 homes over 20 years’
The areas to be identified by the Land Development Agency are a mix of previously announced schemes and new zones. The Government says the agency will pave the way for the construction of 150,000 home - Subscribe |
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