My child lives rent free in a home I own. Will that cause either of us a tax problem?
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Housing crisis
Downsizing in Ireland: ‘It was horrific stuff. There has to be an easier system’
People whose children have flown the nest often want to move to a smaller home, but finding one and organising finances and timing can be stressful
In Ireland, the ‘working poor’ will determine future elections
Life in Ireland today looks nothing like it did when benchmark metrics were defined
Dairygold firm gets go ahead for 436 new homes in south Dublin
Large 666-home development in Arklow struck down by An Coimisiún Pleanála on appeal by developer Lioncor
Could Sweden take Ireland’s crown as the Silicon Valley of Europe?
The city of Gothenburg has been transformed from a shipbuilding town to a global hub for manufacturing, services and life sciences
Will the Government’s new plan speed up the delivery of vital infrastructure projects?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
High rents mean meeting mortgage payment no longer the major concern for aspiring homebuyers
The number of prospective homebuyers paying between €1,000 and €2,000 in rent has more than doubled since 2017, according to Bank of Ireland
What does the housing market have in store in 2026? Property experts weigh in
Lack of supply continues to be the main issue, while Government initiatives provide some hope
Government must act now to prevent catastrophe in private rental market
Flawed regulatory policy cobbled together to help tenants is excluding funders of much-needed housing supply
State needs to take radical action to increase supply of new homes
Housing shortages continue to weigh on market, but overall it’s been a good year for land sales, with strong demand
Share of mortgage lending to landlords has halved since 2020, Central Bank data shows
There has been a 43% reduction in lending in real money terms since 2020 despite of a 51% increase in the median cost of a house
Why Irish landlords are selling up and leaving the rental market
New Residential Tenancies Board figures show rise in eviction notices. But what is behind this?
Fewer than 8,000 new homes started in first nine months
Construction analyst firm’s housing figures at odds with Government
‘Eyesore’ former pub and chipper in Dublin city centre to be turned into seven-storey 434-bed hostel
The stretch of buildings on Townsend Street has long been derelict
Cork homes lie empty for 15 years amid delays in connecting to wastewater network
Uisce Éireann says ‘there is no capacity for new connections’ at Carrignavar near the city
Can the infrastructure plan tackle Ireland’s packed trains and traffic gridlock?
It’s convenient for the Government that the new proposals lands just as Ranelagh residents take a judicial review against MetroLink
The life cycle of a judicial review: how legal and planning challenges have delayed a key Dublin project
Judicial reviews and delays in the planning system have stalled the Dublin drainage scheme for years – a project crucial to future housebuilding
‘There’s a seismic change looming’: Social housing bodies come under increasing scrutiny
Bigger not-for-profit AHBs have operations on a par with large companies, with assets worth billions of euro and monthly rental income of €10m
Are new rental rules really causing a landlords ‘mass exodus’ from housing market?
Rise in number of eviction notices issued by landlords intending to sell their property comes before regulations take effect in March
Number of homeless people in Ireland reaches new record high in October
Focus Ireland says many children now facing second or third Christmas in emergency accommodation
Up to 41,000 apartments with planning permission lying idle in system
New figures highlight high attrition rate for proposed apartments in Greater Dublin Area
Women forced to stay with abusers because they have nowhere else to go, report finds
Housing insecurity makes women and children ‘more vulnerable to domestic abuse’, says National Women’s Council
Number of eviction notices increases by third due to landlords selling property
Some 5,405 notices of termination received in third quarter of 2025, up from 3,995 in same period last year
Bank of Ireland to offer bridging loans to help people downsize from large homes
Borrowing limit at drawdown 60% of valuation while interest rate on bridging loan is at 7%
If Irish households are so rich, why does it feel like an illusion?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
More than 50% of assessed not-for-profit housing bodies ‘non-compliant’ with rules
Watchdog report notes need for action in governance and risk, finance, property and tenant management
Judicial reviews are not the problem – and deregulation is no answer
We have seen before how cutting ‘red tape’ leads to disaster, especially in planning and housing
Sherry FitzGerald sells 300 more houses than previous year as revenues soar
Turnover rose by 23 per cent, helped by a €4.4 million contribution from a Belfast-based agent acquired in January last year
‘We’re not living’: Owners of defective concrete homes appeal for action
Delays and disappointment for Mayo campaigners who seek more support to repair damaged homes
Rent reforms ‘already’ improving sentiment among apartment developers, says Ires Reit
State’s largest private landlord on track to sell 50 apartments this year
Ireland’s economic miracle is like someone riding two horses on a surfboard
Now we are caught in a Catch 22 of our own making on migration and infrastructure
Home Building Finance Ireland boosts lending capacity by 27% with €200m facility
Housing funder will use extra capacity to fund growing pipeline of homebuilding projects, particularly among SME builders
Average rents at almost €4,000 a month in Ireland’s priciest area
Renting a home in Foxrock in the first quarter of this year would set a household back an average of €3,718 a month, according to the CSO
Ballymore says €130m AIB facility could see it deliver 4,000 new homes
New five-year green loan facility refinances existing funding for developer active on nine Irish sites and planning 800-home Balbriggan project
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