Donohoe hints at extending VAT cut on apartments to forward-funding deals
VAT reduction announced in budget does not apply to site and construction services
Student accommodation
Galway students face 18% rise in private accommodation costs
Residential Tenancies Board says rent pressure zone rules apply irrespective of length of tenancy
DCU should reconsider on-campus student rent hikes, says Minister
James Lawless asks university to justify rise in service charges covering utilities on campus
Dublin college increases fees in on-campus student accommodation in RPZ loophole
Residential Tenancies Board says an increase in service charges is permissible under rental laws
‘Nowhere to live’: Ireland’s student accommodation crisis is only getting worse
Students face a dearth of on-campus beds, hours-long commutes, couch-surfing and a scrap for rooms in an already overheated private rental market. There is no quick fix
Plan to increase on-campus housing for students is delayed again
Only project to be opened so far under funding from student plan is 116 beds at Maynooth University
Student accommodation crisis: ‘My commute takes two hours if there are no train delays’
Two-thirds of those surveyed, aged 18-24, believe they would be better off in other countries
Marlet seeking €42m for Dublin 7 student accommodation complex
The Residence in Stoneybatter comprises 193 bedspaces along with range of onsite amenities
Student accommodation group defers €500m investment amid sector uncertainty
Global Student Accommodation Group has deferred the investment amid policy uncertainty over the sector
Dublin city centre site with full planning for student accommodation guiding at €11.5m
Amiens Street property has approval for development of 246-bed space scheme
Welcome to college in Ireland, with its long commutes, couch-surfing and four bunks to a room
Students have passed their exams, but Government has failed to act on housing them
Nuns seek €10m for site next to UCD primed for student accommodation
Roebuck Road property owned by Little Sisters of the Poor has scope for 460-bed spaces according to feasibility study
Desperately seeking accommodation: Galway students appeal for public’s help
University of Galway students’ union asks homeowners to use the rent-a-room relief scheme
Student accommodation: 70 ads, seven viewings and one ghosting later, I still had nothing. Then I got lucky
One house in Rathmines with extremely reasonable rent got over 1,000 hits within the first six hours of it being uploaded
Rent-a-room offers homeowners a €14,000 tax free windfall and students a place to stay
The essentials both sides need to know as thousands of students run out of options for accommodation ahead of the new college year
Going to college? How to find student accommodation and what to watch out for
How to maximise chances of finding a student place to live and figuring out costs
Four Dublin student accommodation centres report €19m combined turnover in 2024
Students charged from €243 to €320 a week for bedrooms in shared accommodation
Have your say: are you a student struggling to find accommodation?
As students around Ireland face the annual rush to find a place to live, we would like to hear about your experience
Student accommodation scams: ‘People try to get you to pay deposits for a viewing’
Consumer Protection Commission warns of increase in rental scams during summer months
Student housing investors ‘spooked’ by ghost of Zoom University
It remains to be seen if investors will recover from the scare of the pandemic and remote learning
Student accommodation: Just 116 of 1,000 ‘emergency response’ beds will be delivered this year
Oireachtas committee hears of shortfall in €100m plan for accommodation with planning permission in place
DCC gives permission for Clonskeagh student housing
Bain-backed vehicle gets go ahead for 439 bed spaces near River Dodder
Where will vital student housing come from?
Like Ireland’s wider housing crisis, there are too few student beds available with little sign of a solution
‘A load of bull’ that Sinn Féin is on the side of working people, Tánaiste says
Simon Harris claims Sinn Féin is the ‘wealthiest party’ and property owner in the Dáil
DCU took in nearly €13m from its student accommodation last year
The accounts bring Irish universities’ income from student accommodation over €120m for the first time
Minister wants exemptions to new rent rules to be considered for students sharing houses
Students should not be ‘inadvertently disadvantaged’ by the new regime, says spokesman for James Lawless
UL returns €12.4m surplus a year after soured property deals drag it into the red
‘Sadness and anger’ at damage done to UL’s reputation by botched property deals, acting college president says
Santry site with full planning for 170-bed student accommodation scheme seeks €3.4m
McNamara company secured approval for Northwood Campus development in January 2024
Dublin and Galway student accommodation portfolio hits the market at €115m
Portfolio of 724 student bed spaces in Dublin and Galway hit the market
Planning permission sought for Clonskeagh student homes
Bain Capital backed firm seeking permission for 439 bed spaces near UCD
Plans for 316-bed student accommodation in former Independent Newspapers HQ
Summix scheme will preserve the protected Independent House and Emerald Chambers buildings and original printing hall
Yugo records €1m profit for Irish student accommodation properties last year
Yugo operates 12 student housing locations across Dublin and Cork.
Round Hill Capital appoints UK manager to operate its Irish student rooms portfolio
The properties are Broga House, Curraheen Point, and Ashlin House in Cork, as well as Ardee Point in Dublin
Call for Celtic Tiger tax breaks to accommodate students
Section 23 relief had drawn criticism for helping fuel boom-time development
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