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‘I lived in bedsits and above Chinese restaurants’: Housing Agency chief on tackling accommodation crisis
Martin Whelan says private sector money needed to ramp up supply, but insists progress is being made
Ireland needs six to eight more large developers to meet 2030 housing targets, says agency chief
Existing companies Cairn Homes and Glenveagh Homes complete 1,600 new homes in first six months of 2025
Green roofs and permeable paving: how to solve both the human and nature housing crises
New housing developments can provide more benefits to society than the bare minimum of having a roof over your head if done correctly
Housing Agency raised salary for incoming CEO by over €23,000
Government approved bumping salary from lowest to highest point on Assistant Secretary pay scale on appointment of NTMA’s Martin Whelan
Irish house prices will rise 5% in next year then level off, say estate agents
Irish residential property prices have soared almost 165% from their post-crisis lows in 2013
State must increase spending by €265bn by 2050, Central Bank’s Makhlouf warns
Central Bank governor calls for Government to have ‘credible’ spending rules for upcoming budget
Average price of a second-hand home in Dublin pushes past €600,000 barrier
In the rest of the country, housing prices reached €313,000 in the first half of the year
Political nerves jangle over rent reforms: ‘We’re out defending something without any real evidence it’s going to make a difference’
Some in the Coalition parties fear the costs could outweigh the gains regarding changes to rent pressure zones regime while others point to the longer-term electoral picture
Michael Carey steps down as chair of Enterprise Ireland and Housing Agency
Action at Enterprise Ireland and Housing Agency is to avoid embarrassment for Ministers over late filing of accounts by East Coast Bakehouse
Hundreds of homes for homeless people in Dublin at risk after no bids for tender to manage
Dozens of people who should have been offered housing have not received offers
How much can I earn and still qualify for social housing?
A single person can earn more than €50,000 and still qualify for social housing and a new cohort is seeking State support as prices keep rising
Ires chief executive favours ‘simple’ rent-cap increase under Government review
Eddie Byrne warns of complications tied to reference rent system
Housing ‘segregation’ emerging in Dublin between Irish and immigrants, report says
The new study funded by the Housing Agency says ‘housing challenges faced by migrants highlight stark inequalities’
Apartment scheme set to miss 5,000 target by huge margin
Just seven contracts with developers have been signed so far for the delivery of 870 apartments
What do I need to know in order to rent out my parents’ former home?
I’m leaning towards keeping the property for my children
Thousands of landlords face fines of up to €15,000 for illegally increasing rents in fresh crackdown
RTB data identifies 16,000 ‘tenancies of concern’ with rent rises above 2 per cent
Owners of defective apartments face further delays to grants after Housing Agency oversight
Legal advice revealed ‘pathfinder’ scheme was not fully compliant with law
Scrapping rent controls and offering tax breaks under review, but no guarantee they will solve housing crisis
Micheál Martin looks to encourage private investors to return as housebuilding and apartment completions slow down
Housing RPZs: What will a new rental regulation system mean for renters in Ireland?
Q&A: The Government wants to attract more private landlords, but how will that affect rents?
New ‘reference rental’ system proposed as replacement for rent pressure zones
New form of rent control under consideration for entire country
Housing Agency buys 120 homes with tenants in situ for up to €645,000 each
State scheme aims to buy houses from landlords in cases where their plans to sell up could result in homelessness for tenants
‘No magic wand’ to bring down prices of cost-rental homes, says Housing Agency director
New schemes testing affordability limit with some units in Dublin costing up to €1,775 a month for three-bed property
What we really need is a low-cost Ryanair for housing
The construction industry says it can’t build homes at affordable rates or for people on average incomes, but is the cost of construction really the obstacle?
‘It’s completely unfair’: How a broken rung on the property ladder locks out first-time buyers
Cash buyers - often overseas investment funds - are snapping up thousands of apartments in Ireland for which others can’t get mortgages because of fire safety issues
Housing Agency board backs chief in controversy over sale of house to McVerry Trust
Board chairman says it reviewed the transaction and ‘no further action is required’
Top housing official to step down early in blow to Government plan
Bob Jordan, chief executive of The Housing Agency, had a five year deal but will step down in September
Only 61 defective homes fully remediated under scheme launched in 2021, committee hears
Government yet to appoint senior counsel to investigate defective blocks controversy despite promise last year
Ireland is spending big on housing. So why is the sector still in crisis?
The State is putting an awful lot of cash in, but are taxpayers seeing a worthwhile return?
Ireland’s housing budget: How the State is now spending more than €8bn to address the crisis
State spending on a range of housing initiatives has risen significantly in recent years as the pressure is on to increase housing supply
An entitled minority are giving two fingers to the rest in Ireland’s housing crisis
Nimbyism is blocking homes being built. It has to stop
Call for more supports to redevelop units above shops into homes
Simon charity and DCU report says properties above shops could help tackle housing crisis and revitalise urban locations
Developers offer to build 6,000 modular homes
Seen & heard: Johnny Ronan targets 17-storey docklands block; Trinity Biotech buys diabetes tech; Housing Agency boss warns prices must drop; and new Dublin pharma hub
An extra 120,000 homes may be needed by 2030, Ministers warned
Cabinet Committee on Housing also heard how end of tenant in situ scheme could see increase in rents for participants
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