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14:38 Social homes delivery target for 2024 missed by almost 20%

Shortfall of more than 2,300 homes on 12,930 goal, though affordable homes beat estimates in some measures

10:02 The UK town with 821 empty homes as Reeves gobbles up tax from second homes

These worrying figures "expose the dishonesty of councils" in the war on second home owners.

04:32 ‘If you’re not rich, you can’t live in Sydney’

Controversial Aussie landlord has claimed if you’re “not rich, don’t expect to live in Sydney”, sparking a heated online debate.

18:59 Warning house prices could soar by $100k

The Greens have warned that house prices could soar by over $100,000 next year as both the major parties throw everything but the kitchen sink at first home buyers.

22/04 ‘Sold a lie’: Young mum reveals why she regrets buying a home

When Bonnie Hanson purchased a home in 2021, she felt an overwhelming sense of pride, but within a few short months, she was filled with regret and stress.

22/04 Letters: Pope Francis was a peacemaker and voice of compassion in an ever more fractured world

On the death of Pope Francis, humanity has lost one of its most persistent peacemakers.

22/04 Over 12,000 beds accommodating Ukrainian refugees returned to tourism sector

More than 12,000 beds used for Ukrainian emergency accommodation were returned to the tourism sector in 2024.

21/04 If planning laws were changed, obsolete offices could be converted into housing to ease Dublin’s rental crisis

In Dublin, 15.3% of office space is vacant, and 64% of existing office stock is considered at risk of obsolescence

21/04 ‘You don’t really live’: Long-distance commuting teachers priced out of Dublin

The housing crisis is resulting in acute teacher shortages, say teachers’ unions, whose annual conferences get under way this week. Is there any solution in sight?

21/04 The Irish Independent’s View: Housing crisis has to be a top priority as teachers gather for annual conferences

By any measure, the latest trends in the housing market are depressing for prospective homebuyers.

21/04 Letters: We need the same urgent approach to housing that we had for the pandemic

A panellist on RTÉ’s Brendan O’Connor show remarked, during a discussion regarding the housing crisis, that the Government needs an “all-hands-on-deck” approach, as occurred during the financial crash, and during Covid.

20/04 'Gang of squatters' take over popular Spanish seaside town loved by Brits

A group of squatters have taken over an abandoned building in Majorca just metres away from some of the island's most famous beaches.

20/04 Call to create first homebuyer zones in Aus

A prominent Australian property expert has called for the creation of new housing “lots” to help struggling first home buyers make it onto the property ladder.

20/04 Non-EU workers delayed in coming to build houses in Ireland due to visa issues, says construction body

Almost 10,000 work permits were granted to non-EU nationals in the first three months of this year, indicating that the numbers coming to work here will be far in excess of last year’s total. However, the figures show there is a shortage of workers in various sectors across the country.

19/04 Policing short-term lets to become a legal nightmare

Plan suggested for deciding penalties on errant platforms seems promote bureaucracy over efficiency

19/04 Wealth gap tensions: ‘My friends don’t have to budget like me. A round of cocktails scares the s**t out of me’

We’re reluctant to discuss it, but wealth disparity an cause serious tension in relationships

19/04 Key moments from Albo’s third week

Just two weeks out from the federal election, Anthony Albanese’s confidence appears to have remained unshaken as he faced down threats that could have derailed his campaign.

18/04 Lowest number of apartment commencements last month since the pandemic

There were only 160 apartment commencements last month, the lowest figure since the pandemic, further illustrating the collapse of that segment of the housing market.

18/04 Decline in apartment building accelerates

There were only 160 apartment commencements last month, the lowest figure since the pandemic, further illustrating the collapse of that segment of the housing market.

18/04 Pat Leahy: Poll shows voters are already grumpy with the Government

Fears over Donald Trump and impatience on housing highlighted by new survey

18/04 Irish Times poll: Housing is main concern for all population groups

Government can take little comfort in how the electorate regards its performance on housing

18/04 Former bonds trader targets gaps in the Irish mortgage market

Núa Money co-founder Fergal O’Leary says there is an opportunity for more players to come into the Irish mortgage market and take market share from the banks

18/04 Fears over Donald Trump and impatience on housing: Poll shows voters are already grumpy with the Government

Fears over Donald Trump and impatience on housing highlighted by new survey

18/04 Irish Times poll shows 82% of voters are ‘worried’ about economic future after Trump re-election

Following Donald Trump’s re-election as US president, 82 per cent of those polled said they were ‘more worried’ about the future

18/04 Letters: Housing crisis, slow death of leading industries and lack of leadership says it all

We have a record number of homeless people and a generation that sees no hope of ever owning a home.

17/04 Fed-up renter camps outside Albo’s home

A fed-up dad has moved to send a message to the Prime Minister on Australia’s housing crisis, setting up a tent and a large sign outside his $4.3 million home in Copacabana.

17/04 Chaos in Spanish seaside city as 'gang of Algerian squatters' take over hotspot

The 'gang of Algerian squatters' have been spotted washing in some of the islands most loved beaches.

17/04 ‘Heartbroken’ Cork family face homelessness following Government tenant-in-situ decision

A Cork man whose family are at risk of eviction following a decision to cut funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme says an emergency meeting in the Dáil is needed to help them, and hundreds of other families in the same situation.

17/04 ‘Deepening crisis’ in rental sector as a mere 41 HAP scheme places available nationwide

Only 41 properties were available to rent through the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme last month, a new report has shown.

17/04 Number of homes available to rent on HAP scheme falls again

Only 41 properties available to rent within the discretionary rate of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Scheme

16/04 Debate exposes election’s biggest loser

Renters have been deemed as the “real losers” of the election, with one rental advocate accusing both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton trying to “walk away from (their) responsibility to make housing a fairer system”.

16/04 Jack Chambers criticises people who object to housing on basis it affects their ‘area’s character’

Minister outlines plan for taskforce to tackle ‘some of the slowest systems of delivery’ in world

16/04 Irish house price inflation moderates to 8% as home sales fall

Some 3,245 dwellings were purchased in February, down 14 per cent from January, the CSO said.

15/04 Majorca fury as travel agency says 'cannot allow visitors to occupy local homes'

In a huge blow to tourists even travel agencies believe there are too many holiday rentals in Majorca.

15/04 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

15/04 Officials warned of ‘uncertainty’ in housing completions outlook

Internal Department of Housing report set out 10 selected 2024 forecasts, with all but two below 40,000

14/04 Ibiza overrun with shanty towns as residents seen dragging belongings

A major eviction on Ibiza's third largest resort was halted just hours after it began.

14/04 Housing Minister James Browne: ‘If we don’t get this right over the next four to seven months, we’re going to be in serious, serious trouble’

The solution to Ireland’s housing crisis is ‘more supply and it is my job to get that supply moving’, says the Minister for Housing as he answers questions about how he intends to do that

14/04 There are big issues with Labor’s multi billion-dollar housing plan, experts warn

Labor’s plan to get more young Australians into their first home sooner and for less cash upfront will inevitably drive up home prices, economists have warned.

12/04 Developer granted permission for €200m Waterford North Quays project

Construction set to begin at the end of 2025

12/04 Taoiseach would put Irish boots on the ground in Ukraine peacekeeping force

Martin critical of some local authorities for failing to build enough – or any – social houses

12/04 Richard Boyd Barrett on his cancer treatment: ‘It can seriously affect your ability to swallow. That is going to be tough’

The People Before Profit TD has been heartened by a flood of kind messages from all shades of the political spectrum

11/04 Why can’t small-scale builders build in a housing crisis when demand for homes is soaring?

Smaller developers face major obstacles in securing finance and navigating the planning system, while getting basic services to sites is another huge stumbling block

11/04 Almost half of homebuyers now considering applying for social housing

Features of market include struggles to save for a deposit, and low awareness among existing homeowners of potential savings

11/04 Young people ditching home-ownership dream and applying for social housing instead

Surging house prices have prompted large numbers of younger people to ditch their plans to buy a private home and instead apply for social housing.

11/04 ‘Drastically reversed’: Aussie city ‘shrinking’

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10/04 Cost of housing a single migrant in a hotel room is a 'crazy amount of money'

EXCLUSIVE: Kemi Badenoch told the Daily Express "I am very worried that the problem is going to get a lot worse before it gets better".

10/04 Sad reality behind 28yo’s home ownership

A hardworking teacher has revealed how a family tragedy was her only chance at becoming a homeowner, proving Australia’s housing crisis is out of control.

09/04 Minister committed to enacting legislation to ban sex for rent

Jim O’Callaghan says ‘appalling, exploitative’ behaviour totally unacceptable as cross-party group introduces Bill with fine of up to €50,000

09/04 Cost of single migrant staying in asylum hotel revealed as radical plan emerges

The Home Office faces "cripplingly expensive" bills for temporary accommodation for asylum seekers amid a surge in small boat crossings.

09/04 Call for Celtic Tiger tax breaks to accommodate students

Section 23 relief had drawn criticism for helping fuel boom-time development

09/04 Trump tariff boost for homeowners? ECB tipped to slash interest rates to 1.5pc as fallout rocks economy

The European Central Bank (ECB) is being tipped to slash interest rates deeper and faster than previously expected to fight off the risk of an economic slowdown in the wake of Donald Trump’s massive and unilateral tariff hikes.

08/04 Housing targets: Local authorities to be instructed to rezone more land by end of year

Making land available for home building can be done by Christmas, says Minister - ‘It’ll be up to local authorities to move with speed’

08/04 Bandt makes radical housing demand

The Greens will reform negative gearing and end capital gains tax discounts on investment properties if they secure the balance of power after the May 3 federal election.

08/04 Councillors pass motion demanding Tenant-in-Situ housing scheme is reinstated in full

Dublin city councillors have unanimously passed a motion demanding that the Minister for Housing reinstate the Tenant-in-Situ scheme in full.

08/04 More tourism hotspots to escape Airbnb clampdown under Coalition plans to be put forward this week

More Airbnbs in tourism hotspots will escape a Government clampdown under new plans that are being presented to the Cabinet.

07/04 Fury in Cornwall seaside towns as urgent action demanded over rich outsiders

Politicians have argued the housing market is in crisis for locals as people from out-of-town snap up property.

07/04 Single mother and children face homelessness following new tenant-in-situ scheme restrictions

Young woman’s landlord recently informed her of his intention to sell Artane apartment

07/04 Irish consumers adopt cautionary stance as housing costs sap investing confidence

High rents and rising house prices a top concern for nearly a quarter of survey respondents

06/04 Protesters win as Malaga cancels 1,300 tourist homes and mulls 'total ban'

Malaga city council is cancelling its plans to build 1,300 tourist homes and is even considering a "total ban" on the sale of land to foreigners.

06/04 Locals fear Majorca will 'become Venice' over housing crisis and overtourism

As the housing crisis in Majorca rises, an association president shared fears that Majorca may "become Venice", where many locals have been forced out.

06/04 Lorcan Sirr: More land, housing at scale and other myths about Ireland’s housing crisis

One thing that’s certainly true: you should question everything you think is fact about the shortage of housing

06/04 Period home demolished in Melbourne’s north as NIMBYs fight development

Oakhill estate in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir is one of the most sought-after pockets in all of the city’s north. And there’s a special reason for that.

05/04 Dutton’s radical housing crisis plan

Peter Dutton has vowed to slash the number of international students in Australia by 80,000 people in a move designed to ease the housing crisis.

05/04 Major Spanish city resident shares how his rent has increased from £170 to £723

A Spanish resident in a major city has revealed how his rent has increased by several hundred euros as people across the country take to the streets today.

05/04 Thousands Protest Across Spain over Soaring Cost of Housing

Protesters returned to the streets across Spain on Saturday in anger over high housing costs with no relief in sight. | London / Europe

05/04 RTB tribunal orders tenant to vacate rented Galway property of 20 years

Mother of two says housing charities and local council advised not to leave the property because ‘there is nothing else out there’

04/04 Nama chief is Government’s preferred option for ‘housing tsar’

New role will head up the Strategic Housing Activation Office, which is being established in the Department of the Taoiseach in the coming weeks

04/04 Housing stock levels reached a ‘historic low’ in January

Estate agent shows second hand home prices rose 2.3% between January and March

03/04 South Dublin County Council seeks pass from itself for land deemed taxable on its own map

Local authority among landowners caught by residential zoned land tax

03/04 Massachusetts Democrats Hide Migrants in Tax-Funded Housing Program

Massachusetts officials are touting the falling number of migrants in the state's emergency housing program.

02/04 Chaos in Spain as protesters get set to march in 40 cities

Tens of thousands of Spaniards will take to the streets across 40 cities this weekend to demand a solution to the country's housing crisis.

02/04 John McManus: Darragh O’Brien falls into the urgency trap at Dublin Airport

Passenger cap is not a more important problem than housing or critical infrastructure

01/04 Investment in public transport is key to success of revised national planning framework

Either we spend a lot more on public transport, especially in regional cities and on rail lines serving new commuter belts, or the framework will be meaningless

01/04 Majority of homeowners to see property tax increases of between €5 and €25

Paschal Donohoe expected to brief colleagues on proposed changes to LPT charging mechanism to limit the impact of rising property values on householders

01/04 Planning permissions fell by more than 50% in three Dublin council areas last year

Housing supply unlikely to increase unless emergency measures are introduced, says Construction Industry Federation official

31/03 Some €436m for acquiring second-hand social housing, building new social homes announced

Funding for social and affordable housing has been cut this year compared to last year, says Sinn Féin

31/03 The huge new African city meant for 500k people but few can afford to live there

Just 17 miles from the capital of Angola, this new city was designed to house 500,000 people but remains almost empty due to its high prices.

31/03 LDA chief expects State agency to be building 3,500 homes annually by 2027

Agency boss insists it does not get involved with builders are also talking to approved housing bodies on projects

31/03 Just 47 homes purchased so far under €150m State fund to buy vacant and derelict properties

Many local authorities have spent tiny amounts of their fund allocation, with under €7.5m spent across State so far

29/03 Abundance; The Care Economy; The Measure of Progress: ‘The old is dying and the new cannot be born’

Three ambitious new books - by Tim Jackson, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, and Diane Coyle - examine the failures of liberal democracy, and how we can chart a course to a better future

29/03 Letters: My mother didn’t just give me advice, she lived a life of leadership and example

On the subject of maternal wisdom, my mother never bombarded me with advice (‘Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe’ – the best advice my mum gave me’, Irish Independent, March 27).

28/03 Housing ‘segregation’ emerging in Dublin between Irish and immigrants, report says

The report from The Housing Agency says ‘housing challenges faced by migrants highlight stark inequalities’

28/03 Builders ‘fear blacklist’ from calling out housing bottlenecks, says finance provider

Roundtower head says just choosing a name can take authorities up to nine months

28/03 Average cost of second-hand Dublin homes approaches €600,000

Estate agent DNG’s price gauge points to annual inflation rate of 9.6%

28/03 Letters: It’s more like Bawl Éireann as our cynical TDs turn the parliament into a creche

Henry Cruise is absolutely right (Opposition attempts to obstruct governance of a nation is utter disgrace’, Irish Independent, Letters, March 27).

28/03 Average price of second-hand house in Dublin revealed as lack of supply fuels increases

The average price of a ­second-hand home in Dublin is set to pass €600,000 as lack of ­supply and strong demand fuel price rises.

28/03 ‘I can’t thank the acts enough’ – Rock Against Homelessness raises €50,000 for Focus Ireland

This year’s Rock Against Homelessness concert has helped raise €50,000 for Focus Ireland.

28/03 Migrants to Ireland hit ‘disproportionately’ by poverty after housing costs despite being better educated

One in five migrants in Ireland is ‘income poor’, and 14.5% are at risk of poverty, compared with 11% of Irish-born residents, ESRI finds

27/03 Rent pressure zones ‘effective’ in controlling rents but have triggered fall-off in supply, says ESRI

ESRI puts forward three options to replace rent pressure zone structure, which now operates across 66 urban areas in 17 counties

26/03 Angela Rayner dealt major blow as Labour set to break key election promise

The Chancellor made the revelation about housing during her spring statement in the Commons.

26/03 Michael McDowell: No European city would tolerate the decay and dereliction visible in Dublin

All of Ireland’s cities and larger towns need positive urban planning. That needs a revolution in government thinking

26/03 ‘I grew up in an apartment in another country. I bought an apartment in Dublin and had to get out after a year’

We asked readers which type of home they would prefer to live in an apartment or house long term, and the results are in

26/03 John McManus: Time to do a Trump on the planning process?

After a decade of tinkering around the edges, it must surely be time for more drastic measures to be considered, including emergency powers for government

26/03 Couple ‘couldn’t be happier’ after ditching Dublin for Berlin to buy a home

Housing, quality of life and healthcare in both cities are ‘night and day’, says couple

25/03 $49bn noose around country’s neck is making the rich richer and hurting ordinary Aussies

Taxpayers will this year foot a mammoth $49 billion bill to help grow the nest eggs of largely wealthy Australians, the latest budget reveals – an “absurd” expense making ordinary people’s lives tougher.

25/03 Rachel Reeves attempts to end Labour civil war with £2bn to build new homes

Labour MPs are worried that the spring statement budget will lead to cuts in services such as education and police.

25/03 Still no respite on house price inflation, which hits eight-year high

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

25/03 Makhlouf’s housing comments touch nerve in Government

Regulator wonders out loud if Government’s many policies and interventions in housing market were ‘mutually supportive’

25/03 North’s homelessness services under mounting pressure

Demand for temporary accommodation surges almost 180% in six years, notes public spending watchdog

25/03 Housing land dezoned in Dundalk despite regulator’s intervention

The site, owned by Glenveagh, had been earmarked for some 500 new homes

25/03 House price inflation in Ireland at 3.7% reaches eight-year high

First quarter level of available second hand homes now at lowest since 2007

25/03 No such thing as good news for Ireland’s housing supply

The ‘ultimate solution’ has not changed - build more homes

25/03 The Irish Times view on the National Planning Framework: inertia is inexcusable

This Government is staring at the vista of its own abject failure to deliver on its single biggest promise

25/03 Spanish tourist hotspot loved by Britons could be forced to 'expel own citizens'

The Spanish holiday hotspot has been the centre of anti-tourism sentiment for several months.

25/03 I Want to Go Home But I’m Already There by Róisín Lanigan: A new haunt

Debut novel tackles big themes with wit and precision

25/03 Property inflation hits eight-year high as typical asking price for home hits €346,000

Housing inflation has hit an eight-year high, with the surge driven by Dublin and Leinster.

25/03 Tax-free Ukrainian accommodation payment to be cut to €600 per month

Norma Foley to bring memo to Cabinet outlining plan to extend reduced Accommodation Recognition Payment scheme until March 2026

24/03 Central Bank governor casts doubt on Government proposals to ease lending rules for developers

Central Bank of Ireland governor Gabriel Makhlouf has cast doubt on Government proposals that would allow developers to invest less money and borrow more from banks to increase building supply.

24/03 Key housing planning framework delayed since November: ‘Nothing can happen without it’

Ireland ‘cannot move forward’ on meeting housing targets without revised framework, expert says

23/03 ‘Nobody wants to build apartments’: Minister says ‘drastic’ improvement needed in delivery of Dublin city units

James Browne says courts have been ‘weaponised’ to delay projects

23/03 Why is there such a shortage of homes to buy and rent in Ireland?

As ordinary people continue to bear the brunt of the State’s dire housing shortage, we examine the reasons for the crisis and look at possible solutions

22/03 Pat Leahy: Taoiseach was cock-a-hoop after his meeting with Trump, but a quick reality check followed

I have never seen such obvious stress as I saw on the faces of Irish officials sitting on the Oval Office couch praying for the ordeal to end. I have never seen such relief afterwards

21/03 How to slash up to $500,000 off your mortgage

Eligible families and single parents can now slash up to $500,000 from their mortgage for a new home under a pre-election expansion of Labor’s shared equity housing affordability scheme.

21/03 International students ‘not the culprits’ of rental crisis in Australia, study claims

International students are not responsible for Australia’s rental crisis and should not be “scapegoated” by politicians and media, a new study claims.

21/03 Banks join regulator estimating Government will miss housing targets

Banking and Payments Federation Ireland cites inefficiencies in critical infrastructure

21/03 Planning for 20,000 homes to expire over next two years

Planning for around 20,000 apartments is set to expire over the coming two years, even as demand for homes dramatically exceeds supply, according to a new report.

20/03 The Irish Times view on dereliction levies: why are councils failing to act?

The chasm between rhetorical commitments and the grim and apparently unchanging reality is dispiriting

20/03 The UK's incredible 'new town' being built for £3bn including new train station

The train station will serve a new neighbourhood in the southwest built to address the 'housing crisis' in the area.

20/03 Picture shows why Australia is going nowhere

Opposition to plans for mid-rise apartment towers in an affluent Sydney suburb has again shown the disparity between new housing targets and locals who don’t want them.

20/03 Republic’s commercial vacancy rate hits highest level on record

More than 30,000 business locations classified as vacant in the final quarter of last year

20/03 Miriam Lord: Taoiseach’s Oval Office whirl goes pear-shaped as Sinn Féin leader rounds on him

Micheál Martin accused of ‘sniggering’ at Ireland’s housing crisis and dodging Gaza issue during White House audience with Trump

20/03 State apartment scheme set to miss target by huge margin

Just seven contracts with developers have been signed so far for the delivery of 870 apartments

19/03 Taoiseach ‘sniggered’ about housing in Oval Office in action of ‘obsequious coward’, claims Sinn Féin leader

Martin says McDonald's 'feigned outrage' ignores his comments about housing being Ireland’s number-one issue

19/03 House price inflation moderates to 8.1%

The latest official figures indicate prices in Dublin rose at a yearly rate of 7.5 per cent while values outside the capital rose at a rate of 8.6 per cent

19/03 Finglas village site with planning for 48 apartments seeks €2.25m

Former Dublin pub with full planning for 48 new homes

18/03 As many as 40,000 retail premises could be converted into homes with right incentives, lobby group says

Capital gains tax waiver and grant changes ‘would encourage conversion of the units into accommodation’

18/03 Why is it so hard to buy a one-bed apartment in Ireland?

Few developers cater to the market for single people and banks often require higher deposits

17/03 Why is Ireland the second most expensive place to live in Europe?

Several recent studies have reinforced how expensive Ireland is in global rankings. Here are 10 key areas where we pay well above average

17/03 Irish economy will stagnate unless we change our R&D tax framework for multinationals

Research and development in Ireland remains tethered to a physical presence and employment here – an approach increasingly out of step with wider global shifts

17/03 Blindboy Boatclub: ‘We took the blue from the sky and put it in the ground’

The world now faces record heatwaves, crop failures and ecosystem collapse – a much greater threat than the famines we faced before 1909. What are we doing?

16/03 Angela Rayner madness as 'logic defying' tax raid to derail her own policy

The Deputy Prime Minister's policies could backfire as Labour looks to build more homes.

16/03 Micheál Martin chuckling about the lack of housing was a stark reminder of Ireland’s identity crisis

We sometimes seem to be clutching Irish identity in a pinched fist. We struggle to reconcile our long history of migration with a generation locked out of Ireland over housing and growing unease about immigration

16/03 ‘I don’t write a lot of personal stuff’: author Róisín Lanigan on being married, divorced and surviving cancer before her 30s

The Irish author is on the cusp of publishing her debut novel, which reflects on the realities of the housing crisis for young people

16/03 Seán Moncrieff: The estate agent quoted a jaw-dropping figure for what he thought our house would go for

He did us a huge favour, but probably not in the way he would have hoped

15/03 Dublin plumbing group seeks planning retention at Kilmainham site to avoid zoned land tax

Levy could lead to closure of warehouse, says company

15/03 Cairn Homes offers Clontarf golf club land swap as ‘several thousand new homes’ envisaged

Facility would relocate to Kinsealy with Paul McGinely designing new course

14/03 Spain hotspot given go-ahead to launch strict new measure set to impact tourists

Soon a new measure will be introduced which will severely limit the number of tourist rental licenses.

14/03 616 Cork properties being offered on Airbnb while 611 adults remain homeless in county – Threshold

A significant amount of Cork properties are being taken off the housing market as owners seek to let them out short-term via the online holiday accommodation site Airbnb.

14/03 Housing charity calls for law changes after 20,000 properties advertised as short-term rentals

More than 20,000 homes are being advertised as short-term lets at a time when just under 2,300 properties are available nationwide in the private rental market.

13/03 Fury in Cornwall as seaside town locals say ‘stop doing this to so many homes’

Residents at are loggerheads over plans to turn guest houses into HMOs.

13/03 Majorca fury as locals send warning to British expats ahead of looming protests

Majorca is gripped by a housing crisis, with anti-tourism activists blaming tourists, expats and foreign buyers for the high demand on properties.

13/03 Taoiseach is accused of ‘plámásing’ Trump at White House as critics scorn housing ‘joke’

Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin said joking about homes crisis was never ‘a good answer’

12/03 South Dublin site with full planning for 27 new homes seeks €3m

Glenageary site with full planning for 27 apartments

11/03 Angela Rayner 'doomed to failure' over ill-fated 1.5m new homes plan

Labour and Deputy PM unlikely to fulfil promise of ‘biggest building boom in a generation', say experts

11/03 Third of households with single adult and children went into debt to meet ordinary living costs last year

CSO says 54 per cent found basic cost of housing to be a ‘heavy burden’

11/03 I met my younger self for coffee – and this is the financial advice I gave them

Given what they know now, some top financial experts offer advice to younger people on making key financial decisions

11/03 Have your say: Would you prefer to own a house or apartment to live in long-term?

We want to hear your views on the type of home you’d prefer to live in if supply was not an issue

11/03 House building activity rises despite ‘mixed’ construction trends

‘Muted operating environment’ sees building activity shrink again in February, according to AIB survey

10/03 Chinese investors sink large sums into north Dublin property

Group buying properties in Dublin 1 and 3 is providing services to high net-worth Chinese, says LinkedIn profile

09/03 Property prices likely to rise by close to 10% again this year - Ipav

Estate agents say Government needs to incentivise small builders back into the market if it is to offer hope to ‘locked out’ generation

07/03 Significant support for proposed tax breaks for developers, MyHome survey finds

Survey dominated by buyers believes incentives are needed to increase supply of rental properties and homes to buy

06/03 Lorcan Sirr: How has ‘public squalor’ become so normalised in our towns and cities?

For a nation allegedly obsessed with property we care surprisingly little for it beyond its monetary value

06/03 Peter McVerry Trust: Assisi House care home latest problem for beleaguered charity

Secular Franciscan Order donated property, land and other assets to the trust now mired in turmoil

04/03 Almost a fifth of Galway students living with family or in emergency accommodation, survey finds

The vast majority of respondents said they struggled to find accommodation

04/03 ‘Housing situation is a nightmare but it’s worse for those with a disability’: Wheelchair user on his four-year wait for ground floor home

Glenn Quinn (63) crawled up and down stairs of rented home while searching for new place

04/03 Letters: Comrades Trump and Vance have given Putin free rein to wage war

The champagne corks must have been popping in Moscow and Orwell Road as they watched comrades Trump and Vance behave in an arrogant and ignorant manner in their dealings with President Zelensky.

03/03 System would ‘grind to a halt’ if everyone sought planning permission for external insulation, expert says

Private planning consultant Tom Phillips says work should be exempt from requiring permission

03/03 Country’s first cohousing initiative launched for over 55s in hope of ‘tackling Ireland’s housing crisis’ by opening family homes up

Ireland’s first co-housing initiative for people aged 55 and older has been launched with the goal of easing the housing crisis.

03/03 Co-housing project for over 55s could ‘free-up’ thousands of family homes

Co-housing Communities Ireland aims to fill gap in housing market it says is faced by middle-aged, older people

02/03 Croatia crisis as poll shows 70% of young people unable to rent or buy property

A staggering 70% of young people in Croatia have insufficient income to rent to buy a property, a new study has revealed.

02/03 Are there tax issues if we lend to our daughter to buy us out of shared home?

Loans within families can offer far better value to the borrower than having to go to the banks but make sure you follow the rules

02/03 Is the answer to Ireland’s housing crisis more apartments?

The country is full of half-empty three and four-bed detached homes, chief executive of Cairn Homes Michael Stanley says

02/03 Young homeless woman who left State care six months ago feels ‘scared’ amid council housing change

For social housing applications, Dublin City Council has paused the priority status for people leaving care. At least one young woman has been left in a troubling limbo

02/03 Caitríona Ní Chualáin: ‘I’ve been refused planning to build in Connemara. Irish speakers are forced to move elsewhere’

Caitríona Ní Chualáin is a weather and continuity presenter with TG4 in Connemara. The 31-year-old native Irish speaker, who grew up in Indreabhán in Co Galway and worked as a teacher, lives in Galway City with her partner Darach from Inis Mór.

28/02 Homelessness hits new high as 100 more children enter emergency shelter

Figures come as Minister rows back on Government commitment to end homelessness by 2030

28/02 Diarmaid Ferriter: Eamon de Valera was the first to suggest ‘garden cabins’ as a solution to an Irish social problem

Continuity of ‘implacable social systems’ witnesses the refloating of an old focus on the back garden

27/02 The latest housing crisis ‘solutions’: Which could work and which are hare-brained?

There are many ideas to ease the housing crisis but not all are equal

26/02 The beautiful UK seaside town that's now 'London-on-sea' with £1million houses

Locals are furious after the houses prices in their precious seaside town have skyrocketed to the point of being unaffordable

26/02 Landlords with 100-plus tenancies in Dublin now have 26% of rental market

Number of institutional landlords in capital has grown, with average rent for new tenancies at €2,226

26/02 Overheard chat on the train showed me the secret behind far-right AfD’s growth in Germany

The German party’s secret weapon is its self-radicalising multipliers

25/02 Almost one in three Irish people expect to be repaying a mortgage at retirement

Over a third of this cohort anticipating their mortgage payments will still be ‘significant’ at that stage, according to a new report

25/02 Will the Government’s garden cabins plan work? Seán O’Neill McPartlin and Orla Hegarty debate

Call them ‘seomraí’, ‘shedsits’ or garden cabins, the Government’s plan to relax rules on garden dwellings is dividing experts

25/02 ‘At least 7 in 10′ house buyers get gifts from parents, often six-figure sums

Gifts from the bank of mum and dad are pushing up property prices and widening the social divide

25/02 Restoration grants for vacant properties accelerating rapidly, housing minister will tell Cabinet

The Cabinet will be told today of ­growing progress on the delivery of grants to help turn vacant properties into modern homes.

24/02 State’s housing investment ‘not sustainable’ as homebuilding grows, officials warned

Relying on exchequer grants to deliver climate and energy targets not sustainable in long term, department said

24/02 Balearic Islands panic as hotspot still grappling with crisis after protests

The islands were at the centre of overtourism protests last summer.

24/02 Glenveagh sells 337 apartments in Cork for €150m

Sale follows the granting of planning permission at the site for an additional 176 units bringing the total to 1,178

24/02 Rents continue to rise as availablity of properties worsens again, Daft says

Open-market rents across the country are now 43 per cent higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic

24/02 Opinion: Reference rents not the solution to the challenges in Ireland’s rental sector

Allowing rent resets when a home becomes vacant, along with greater opportunities for maintenance and improvements to be recouped, represents the best way to resolve issues in the rental market

24/02 Average rent now almost €2,000 per month with no let-up in sight as number of available homes plummets

Rents rose by an average of 5.7pc last year, pushing the average monthly cost close to €2,000, according to the latest report from property website Daft.ie.

23/02 Mortgage-free in a cosy cottage before age 40: ‘I don’t have any savings, but I don’t have any debt either’

With grit and as much drama as any property TV show, Abi Dillon flipped her first house to renovate a derelict cottage in Co Cork.

22/02 Migration madness as surge in asylum seekers sparks housing chaos

Labour is warned its target of 1.5million new homes is 'barely be enough for future migrants let alone those already here'

22/02 Taoiseach signals intention to expand private sector role in home building

‘We have to simply work on attracting private sector investment into house building at an appreciable scale that will make the difference’

22/02 Payment for accommodating Ukraine refugees set to be cut

Minister seeks review of provisions for excluding people convicted of non-political crimes from being granted refugee status

22/02 Letters: Conversion of business premises into houses will just leave us with soulless towns

A disturbing trend in recent years has been the conversion of business premises in towns into housing.

21/02 Government to invest more than €6bn in public housing this year, says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin defends plan to exempt back-garden log cabins from planning permission, saying ‘solution mode’ needed

21/02 The 'poshest' UK seaside town loved by Prince William with huge £7m houses

The seaside town has been a popular tourist destination for years with house prices now soaring.

21/02 Housing crisis: EU can do 'much more' than build new homes, says MEP

In less than a decade, average house prices have risen by 48% across the EU. The European Parliament's has set up a new committee to tackle the crisis, and its chair Irene Tinagli told Euronews there is plenty of room for manoeuvre. #EuropeNews

21/02 Joe Duffy is in unexpectedly positive form about the garden cabin plan: ‘Would the credit union give me a loan?’

Radio: Liveline host also celebrates the work of neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire with enlightening, even inspiring discussions

21/02 The Irish Independent’s View: Digging ourselves out of housing hole is a formidable task

We are advised to never allow anything that is important to become urgent. A case in point is housing: reports have identified problems and the solutions. So why are we still hearing warnings about the exact same challenges?

21/02 Letters: Those who espouse belief in terror must answer for it when the time comes

For my own peace of mind, I did not read reports on the Omagh Bombing Inquiry in the newspapers. However, I did get the sense of the horrific loss survivors and relatives of the victims.

20/02 Builders engaging senior counsel at outset of projects in anticipation of legal challenges – Ifac

Economist Niall Conroy says ‘big step change’ needed to double number of homes being delivered

20/02 Major issue could sway Aussie voters

Voters are looking for increased support for homelessness services, as more than 120,000 Australians facing homelessness reveal they’re not getting the support they need.

20/02 State must focus on building the right homes in the right places

Rush to deliver large-scale apartment schemes in response to crisis runs risk of creating ‘modern-day slums’

20/02 House prices could increase due to relaxation of garden-room planning rules, say experts

Department of Housing is considering changes to exempt free-standing modular or cabin-style homes from planning permission

20/02 Property prices ‘to keep rising’ as shocking increase in cost of typical home in 10 years revealed

Property prices are expected to keep rising this year despite large numbers of buyers hitting affordability limits.

20/02 Letters: Backyard homes another way of serving up crumbs from the rich men’s table

The Government’s plans to ease rules for cabin homes reminds me of when I was a child (‘Plans to ease rules for ‘cabin homes’ in back gardens’, Irish Independent, February 19). Back then, my sister and I played in a small plastic house at the bottom of our garden, where she would offer me empty plates for dinner and we would sip happily from empty teacups.

19/02 Proposals to relax planning rules for cabins not a solution to rental crisis, Minister says

Minister of State John Cummins says proposal would allow more people to live independently

19/02 Planning rules for cabins and modular homes in back gardens set to be relaxed

Extensions up to 40m2 to a home can be built without planning permission whereas habitable structures of this size must have approval if not attached to the home itself

19/02 Call for emergency housing plan as private rented sector grinds to a halt

Dramatic decline in apartment delivery compounding ‘deepening supply crisis’, notes report

19/02 International students being offered sex-for-rent and bed-share deals, report finds

International students are being offered rent-free accommodation in exchange for sex and bed-shares with strangers, according to a new report.

19/02 Exempting ‘back-garden homes’ from planning rules part of Government plan to increase housing

Cabin-style homes in back gardens are to be exempt from planning rules under new Government plans.

18/02 O’Devaney Gardens ‘affordable’ homes near Dublin’s Phoenix Park priced at up to €402,125

Prices released for first 66 State-subsidised apartments as sales expected to open in June

18/02 Property group urges Government to pause proposed land value sharing legislation

Measure is designed to reduce land speculation would see levy of 25% tax on land that is rezoned for housing

18/02 Housing body calls for funding to change from ‘100 per cent debt’ to grant or equity

Clúid housing says change would allow group to be more suitable for investment

18/02 Fianna Fáil interventions on housing prompt puzzlement in Fine Gael

Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin

18/02 Possible tax breaks for property development not discussed at ministerial meeting on housing

Government preparing to agree additional €450 million in capital funding for housing sector

18/02 Revealed: Counties with highest rates of vacant or derelict homes amid chronic housing crisis

Thousands of homes remain vacant despite a national housing crisis.

17/02 What is the new short-term letting legislation and why was it stalled?

European Commission imposed standstill period on progress of Bill to regulate short-term letting while it worked to agree regulation on EU-wide level

17/02 Majorca fury as locals tell British expats 'go to hell'

Residents are not happy with people buying second homes on their island.

17/02 Developer Joe O’Reilly gets permission for 316 apartments near Heuston Station in Dublin

Dublin City Council has granted permission to Ruirside Developments Ltd at Parkgate Street in Dublin 8

17/02 Donohoe opposed to return of ‘harmful’ tax breaks for developers

Previous ‘costly’ tax incentive schemes should not be considered, Minister for Finance says

17/02 Lack of affordable accommodation hampering construction of new housing, survey suggests

Shortages are driving increases in pay while employers are also having to offer other benefits to attract staff

17/02 Business Today: McGrath and Big Tech meetings, Jordi Murphy's €2,500 LeBron James jersey, and tax relief for working from home

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

17/02 Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil divided over proposed tax breaks for developers to boost supply of homes

Simon Harris warns over failed policies of the past, but Micheál Martin’s party wants drastic action to meet housing targets

17/02 Three steps that could clear the housing roadblocks to boosting the supply of new homes

Residential property output is stagnating, but immediate government action on three key issues could jump-start the market

17/02 Letters: JD Vance’s uncomfortable truths were what Europe’s leaders needed to hear

For those of us who value freedom of speech and thought, laced with humour, the words of US vice-president JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference were a much-needed breath of fresh air.

17/02 The Irish Independent’s View: A clear policy on housing will provide certainty for all

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and housing statistics. Taking liberties in paraphrasing that particular quote is in keeping with its origins. The pithy soundbite is attributed to Mark Twain, who himself credited Benjamin Disraeli, who might never have actually said it in the first place.

17/02 New bid to crack down on Airbnb short lets as coalition holds first meeting on housing crisis

A fresh effort to crack down on Airbnbs and other short-term rentals is to be one of the new Government’s first moves towards improving the housing stock.

16/02 The ambitious plan to help first homebuyers save thousands while boosting housing supply

A major property group will lobby Labor and the Coalition to adopt its ambitious proposal to save homebuyers up to $13,000 a year while boosting housing supply at the same time.

16/02 The incredible £176m 'ghost town' with 100 abandoned mansions left to rot

The construction of a multi-million complex featuring luxury mansions is the one of many development projects in China hat came to an unexpected halt

16/02 How using a Deutsche Bank projection landed the Government in hot water on housing completions

The only 40,000 estimate for completions last year, which was often quoted in the general election campaign, came from Deutsche Bank

16/02 Pat Leahy: Micheál Martin is still the adult in the room, but now with added barbs and an air of impatience

There’s a sense that this is probably the last extended act in a long political career and that time is short

15/02 Jennifer O'Connell: War on Airbnb lockboxes won’t solve the mess that is Dublin

The boxes attached to bicycle stands are seen as a symbol of overtourism – that sounds like wishful thinking where Dublin is concerned

15/02 Social housing firm may scale up Irish business again on hope of policy U-turn

Low-profile firm entered the market a decade ago and had 800 units at its peak across Dublin and other cities

15/02 Housing: Back to the drawing board for the Government or more of the same?

Ministers expected on Monday to discuss creation of ‘clearing office’ with aim to clear blockages in system and co-ordinate homebuilding and servicing of zoned lands

15/02 Letters: GAA players will abandon the game if they continue to be denied a fair share

The startling report by Frank Roche (‘Net zero cost for players is the GPA goal… or else GAA’s amateur status is at risk’, Irish Independent, February 13) is most alarming.

14/02 ‘We’re just about getting by’: Young family faces eviction after council declines to purchase home from landlord

Paul Harney (42) lives in three-bedroom apartment in Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, with his wife and daughter

14/02 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

14/02 Should adult children living at home pay rent? Our readers respond

The average age for moving out of the family home is 28. What kind of financial contribution, if any, should people make in the meantime?

14/02 Letters: We should do a Denmark – make an offer for Florida and rename it New Mayo

In reaction to Donald Trump’s attempt to acquire Greenland and Denmark’s satirical proposal to buy California, surely Ireland could get in on the act too?

13/02 The ‘give it a lash’ attitude of developers is contributing to Dublin’s dereliction problem

Long delays, failed projects and a city centre blighted by derelict sites – maybe it’s time for more realistic planning applications

13/02 Newton Emerson: Moral panic about build-to-rent apartments overlooks the obvious advantages

Extra supply at the top relieves pressure on the whole market. This is one form of trickle-down economics that works

13/02 John Burns: Is wooing back big landlords a silver bullet for housing or could it make a bad situation worse?

The lack of private investment in the market is one reason why the Government is not achieving its housing targets, according to Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers.

13/02 ‘This has serious social implications’ – majority say housing crisis forcing couples to delay marriage and having children

An overwhelming 84pc of adults in Ireland say the housing crisis is causing couples to delay getting married or having children, according to new research from Accord.

12/02 Angela Rayner's 1.5 million new homes target at risk amid scaffolder shortage

EXCLUSIVE: The Government needs to boost the number of scaffolders in the UK if it wants to meet its 1.5 million new homes target, industry experts say.

12/02 Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader in Dáil row over ‘telling lies’ on housing

Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims

12/02 Panic in Majorca as major overtourism protest group vow to ‘intensify’ action

The movement Menys Turisme, Més Vida which organised demonstrations against tourist overcrowding last year has vowed to intensify its actions in 2025.

12/02 Most adults delaying marriage and kids due to housing crisis, survey by Catholic agency finds

A survey of 1,000 people was carried out by Accord, the Catholic marriage guidance agency

12/02 OECD calls for changes to be made to rent caps, and for rents to be adjusted between tenancies

Rents should be re-set between tenancies, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which is essentially recommending a reform of the current system.

12/02 ‘Finder fee’ for new landlords entering State rental scheme proposed

Government report also recommends increasing payments to landlords in rental accommodation scheme

12/02 Simon Harris says Government should not ‘make policy on the hoof’ as he defends rent controls

Tánaiste’s comments come after Taoiseach Micheál Martin trailed possibility of replacing RPZs

12/02 Kathy Sheridan: What we need now is a Tony Holohan for housing

Where are the greedy fossils desperate to keep house prices soaring? We just want the truth

12/02 Leopardstown racecourse earmarked for 1,000 homes

Deal for social housing likely between Land Development Agency and Horse Racing Ireland

12/02 Maynooth land bank with development potential seeks €10m

The 97-acre holding occupies strategic location in Kildare next to M4 motorway and town centre

12/02 Illegal squatters block cops with caravans

Illegal squatters have parked caravans over water lines “defending their water” as authorities attempted to disconnect supply to nine government-owned houses on Wednesday.

11/02 Sherry FitzGerald sees fall-off in home completions as ‘backwards step’

Ireland’s largest estate agent calls on Government to introduce targeted measures to boost supply

11/02 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?

11/02 Have Your Say: Do you think adult children living at home should pay rent?

Should parents charge their adult children rent?