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© The Irish Times |
22 Sep '23 |
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Housing starts continue on upward trajectory despite wider construction slowdown
Commencement notices for the construction of 2,770 new homes were received by the Building Control Management System (BCMS) in August this year, an increase of 30.6 per cent on the number of new homes - Subscribe |
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© RTE |
14 Aug '23 |
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Decline in construction activity in July - BNP Paribas Real Estate
John McCartney, Director & Head of Research at BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland, said the decline in activity will not impact the Government's housing targets this year.
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© The Irish Times |
24 Jul '23 |
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Concrete levy to add €300m to costs of Housing for All targets, says industry body
Commissioned by the Irish Concrete Federation (ICF), a new report estimates that the levy, which comes into force from September, will add €1,285 to the cost of building a three-bed house, ahead of - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
21 Jul '23 |
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New-build home starts up 25% on same month last year, says Department of Housing
The data, published on Thursday, show that commencement notices for 2,574 new homes were received by building control authorities in June 2023, compared to 2,060 units in June 2022.
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© Irish Independent |
10 Jul '23 |
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Building is picking up as Irish cost pressures start to abate
BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland said the construction sector expanded in June for the first time since September last year, as new orders rolled in more quickly, firms added jobs and cost inflation ea - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
24 Jun '23 |
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Construction to expand despite domestic and external challenges
The March PMI did show inflation easing, meaning the actual rate of price increases slowed, rather than stopped or turned around. CIF's Tom Parlon says cement prices rose 27.5 per cent over the past y - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
22 Jun '23 |
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Problems with access to finance making construction projects ‘unviable’ - SCSI
Enda McGuane: “According to our members, the hike in interest rates has become a key reason why access to finance is becoming increasingly difficult to acquire. The higher interest rates are affecti - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
12 Jun '23 |
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Residential construction slowed in May as inflation bites: BNP Paribas Real Estate Purchasing Managers’ Index
A report from the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB) warns that inflation has been rising so rapidly during the lead-in times to projects that some are no longer viable by the time work is due to - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
15 May '23 |
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Sharp slump in housing construction, figures show
The latest construction purchasing managers’ index from BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland reveals a reading of 48.4 in April compared to 49.5 in March. Any figure below 50 indicates contraction and an - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
05 May '23 |
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Spending on housing 32.5% lower than planned for first four months
Some €434m had been earmarked for spending on housing up until the end of April but just €293m of this was spent. "The department expects expenditure to return to profile throughout the year and a - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
05 May '23 |
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Building a home in Dublin costs 30pc more than in similar European cities
The study found that the cost of building an apartment in these cities can be up to 30pc lower than it is here, even if the apartment has similar specifications.
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© The Irish Times |
27 Apr '23 |
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Housing completions up 19% as momentum carries forward from 2022
There were 6,716 new dwelling completions in the State in the first three months of the year, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) said on Wednesday, with apartments accounting for 36.1 per cent of the - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
17 Apr '23 |
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Eoin Burke-Kennedy: How many new homes will be constructed in Ireland this year?
There are two big forces threatening the viability of housing projects and by extension the Government’s future housing targets, namely higher input costs and higher borrowing costs. Apartment viabi - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
02 Apr '23 |
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Housebuilding figures 20 per cent down on same period last year
Construction began on more than 3,500 new homes in March, but the level of homebuilding is still 20 per cent behind the rate recorded this time last year, a Business Post analysis has found. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Mar '23 |
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Construction costs a ‘significant worry’ for delivery of cost-rental homes in Dublin city
There were a large number of reasons the council paid more for housing development, including the nature of the sites, additional facilities and the higher specification required by the council. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
13 Mar '23 |
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BNP: Rising builder confidence despite surprise jump in construction inflation
According to the BNP Paribas Construction Activity Index, the proportion of construction companies saying that they expect to be busier in 12 months’ time is at its highest level in more than a year - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
23 Feb '23 |
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Housing starts rise in January despite increase in construction costs
The Department of Housing, which publishes the data, noted that this was the highest number of commencement notices received in the month of January since the data series began in 2014. - Subscribe |
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© Business Plus |
15 Feb '23 |
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Mystery Over 6,000 New Houses: Were They Built Or Not?
CIS said in its report: "At the end of the first year of their commendable Housing for All plan, the Government claims to have exceeded their target of building 25,000 new homes by almost 20%, by deli - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
15 Feb '23 |
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BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland: Housebuilding activity contracts four months in a row
The latest BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) also showed builders continue to battle sharp input cost inflation as prices increased across a broad range o - Subscribe |
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© The Currency |
01 Feb '23 |
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Ronan Lyons: Ireland has hit peak construction. The data reveals it is still not nearly enough
Unfortunately, we are at the peak of the construction cycle. While almost 30,000 homes were completed last year, just 22,300 were started – down from 25,400 in 2021. Meanwhile, the number of propert - Subscribe |
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