‘Shannon was bursting out in tears with fear’: Boyd-Barrett tells Dáil of couple and children facing eviction
Couple and children with special needs face living in hostel due to impending ‘no fault’ eviction, Dáil told
Housing crisis
Too early to say whether measures to lure property investors back are working
Hooke and MacDonald boss says new forward sales of apartments are still curtailed by viability issues
Dublin stately home owner fights council plan to rezone his land for housing and public use
Marc Cochrane has, through representatives, described plans to build on centuries-old estate as ‘architectural vandalism’
Tens of thousands face rent rises, say Sinn Féin, after Tenancies Bill passes Dáil vote
Government-supporting TD Danny-Healy Rae votes against rent reform legislation amid protests
The Irish Times view on short-term lets: Government rhetoric rings hollow
There is a reluctance to make difficult trade-offs to address housing crisis
David McWilliams on how social media giants are making billions from fake ads
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Government throwing ‘renters to wolves’ with new rental market laws, Sinn Féin claims
Taoiseach accuses Mary Lou McDonald of being ‘interested in chaos’ and says she ‘couldn’t care less if we provide more houses’
Irish mortgage rates fall to lowest level in almost three years
The average mortgage rate in December was 3.5%, down from 3.8% a year earlier, Central Bank data shows
When one-third of Irish homebuyers expect to be ripped off, it’s a big problem
Industry regulator has investigated only one complaint of so-called ghost bidding in three years
Harris accused of ‘allowing vulture funds buy up family homes’ despite promise to end practice
Bulk purchase of houses down to 293 last year from high of 675 in 2023, says Tánaiste
Short-term letting owners without planning permission may be given more time to comply
New rules agreed by Cabinet will mean effective ban on such lets in areas with population of more than 20,000
Short-term let restrictions will only apply to towns with populations over 20,000 after Government rowback
Minister for Tourism says opposition from Norma Foley and Michael Healy-Rae not the reason for change of approach
Senior civil servant appointed as ‘housing tsar’ with brief to speed up development
Minister’s previously indicated choice, ex-Nama chief Brendan McDonagh, withdrew amid controversy over salary
Court ruling puts builders at risk of going bust and buying property via your pension
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Home-building slows in January for ninth consecutive month
Department of Housing argues that figures show progress
Explainer: One big reason why Ireland’s home-buying process is so fraught
ESRI Research suggests bidding system may egg on prices and that many did not trust the process
Irish evictions have reached a level similar to the 1850s
Child homelessness is the most devastating aspect of this crisis
Early Edition podcast: High Irish house prices, and how tattoos affect the immune system
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
Ireland’s bidding system for homes ‘driving prices higher’
Tendency for offers to be pushed higher in open auctions managed by estate agents, reveals ESRI study
The Irish Times view on the Ipsos B&A poll: irked by lack of delivery
Results show widespread impatience with Government
New rent Bill would add to an incomprehensible jumble and is possibly unconstitutional
This deeply flawed Bill will not in any way resolve the issue of high rents, argues Alan Shatter
Fair Deal writer Una McKevitt: Buying a home is like ‘going to Mars – it takes up a huge part of people’s lives’
Set over a single night in a family home, Fair Deal uses a dispute around care and inheritance to ask not who gets the house, but what the house has already done to the people inside it
Domestic abuse victims left waiting years for social housing after fleeing abusers
One woman took council to court after being told she had voluntarily left the home she was renting
‘This was the family farm’: Owner of south Dublin golf centre opposes rezoning of land
Rosa Roe says she has ‘no intention’ to sell Stepaside property as she believes late husband would not want that
Two-thirds of voters back insertion of right to housing into Constitution, poll shows
Fewer than a third of voters think Government is making progress on housing, Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll finds
Appetite for radical change grows as voters’ patience wears thin over housing crisis
Half of all voters say country’s problems are getting worse instead of better
Public somewhat sceptical of Government’s claims of progress on housing crisis
Issue was prominent in minds of voters at time of 2024 general election and has maintained its standing
Early Edition podcast: Cork landlord ‘traumatised’, Taoiseach bounces back and more weather warnings
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Man describes experience as landlord as ‘traumatic’ after overholding tenant
Eoghan O’Malley has been attempting to gain possession of his property since 2024 when tenant stopped paying rent
Homes in commuter counties still out of reach of middle-earning first-time buyers, SCSI study finds
Affordability study by Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland finds many basic homes are still out of reach of middle-earning first-time buyers
Sinn Féin leads a scattered field
Forming behind the party is an orderly queue of alternatives, all aware that the electorate is frustrated
Big property developers should be careful what they wish for
Threat to sue Government over no-fault eviction ban could come back to bite them hard
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