Thousands of holiday lets will need planning permission due to Rent Pressure Zone changes
Coalition could face a backlash from ministers in affected areas
James Browne
No ‘special exemptions’ for students under latest Rent Pressure Zone system, James Browne says
Minister defends pace of Government moves after claims landlords in areas not covered by RPZs raising rents before the law extended
Legislation to extend rent pressure zones to entire country to be rushed through Dáil and Seanad
Emergency law will mean remaining 55 out of 166 electoral areas to become RPZs this month
Ex-HSE chief Paul Reid to become chair of new planning authority
Paul Reid will chair An Coimisiún Pleanála board when it is established formally by Minister for Housing
Living next door to dereliction: ‘It’s been rotting for years … Rats all over the place’
Some 830 council homes nationally have been vacant for more than a year
Rent reforms will pull up the drawbridge on future renters
Most studies show rent controls depress development
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
One in four single people seeking emergency accommodation are from direct provision, say homeless agencies
Meeting of high-level committee advising Government also hears of increase in number of people over 60 falling into homelessness
The Government is finally showing some political courage in tackling the housing crisis
The most worrying feature of the Coalition’s first six months in office has been the impression of drift. This is a step in the right direction
Buildings designed as creches are being sold as residential homes
Government Ministers working to update planning regulations to prevent change of use of childcare facilities
A key social housing scheme is in danger of falling apart. Why?
The State has pulled the plug on a multi-million euro deal at the last minute, throwing the public-private partnership model into doubt
This is a housing strategy written by Flann O’Brien
Renters such as students who have to move each year will get hammered by this provision, while other tenants are more likely to stay put
Rents unlikely to come down for several years after reforms, Coalition told before agreeing overhaul
Average rents may increase in short term, according to research paper published as Government unveiled plans to overhaul sector
Rent Pressure Zones: Landlords could face stiffer fines for breaking rent rules
Government agrees to extend Rent Pressure Zones and allow higher rent increases in new builds
Home building rate shrinks for first time in nine months amid wider dip in construction
Construction firms report ‘market uncertainty and signs of demand easing’, even as Government again lags housing targets
Rent Pressure Zones: Pressure on Government as it proposes to link certain rents to inflation
Cost-rental tenants may benefit from lower rents in future
The Irish Times view on domestic planning exemptions: room to improve
The idea is a good one if executed well, offering greater flexibility for families
More than 100 families in Dublin at risk of homelessness as tenant-in-situ applications paused
Dublin City Council says no more properties will be purchased through the scheme until 2026
The truth behind the Normans and Ireland: ‘They abolished slavery’
Historians give their view on plans to mark the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conquerer and what was more an English than a French invasion
Housing emergency? Ireland is not even acting at the level of mildly urgent
We are heading for a decade of failure to get to grips with a growing social disaster. That’s long enough to fix things, even in Ireland
Sec Gen rejection of ‘housing tsar’ shows Government ‘shambles’ - Sinn Fein
Top civil servant Graham Doyle says he opposed term and not proposed role
Rise of backward-looking nationalism is not the preserve of the populist right. Just ask Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin objections to the planned commemoration of the Normans might be regarded as inconsequential but they reveal a more sinister objective
‘We do not need a housing tsar,’ top civil servant Graham Doyle tells property conference
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers insists plans to appoint head of Housing Activation Office will go ahead
Minister insists no ‘free pass’ for builders who get planning permission extensions
James Browne says there is ‘use it or lose it’ element in proposals aimed at activating delayed developments
Ireland’s housing perma-crisis returns to centre of political agenda
Opposition plans ‘Raise the Roof’ protest on housing amid new measures
Extensions to planning permissions for developments delayed by judicial reviews to be considered
Proposed measure is bid to activate developments such as large-scale apartment schemes which might otherwise go beyond their permission timeline
Almost 2,000 applications for just 20 Dublin cost rental homes
Rent for the one-bedroom apartments will be €1,326 per month, while the two-bedroom units are €1,478 per month
Smooth ride for Glenveagh as Minister confronts housing crisis
Things looking good for shareholders in listed homebuilder despite ongoing failure of the State to get enough homes built
The battle of Browne vs Ó Snodaigh: Plans to mark Ireland’s Norman heritage sparks war of words
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: How a 14-year-old girl brought the plight of thousands of children to the political agenda
Hitting target of 41,000 homes to be built this year will be ‘challenging’, Minister for Housing admits
Report on reform of rent caps to be brought to Coalition leaders next week with Cabinet decision expected soon
Lord Mayor and Minister for Housing disagree over future funding for scheme to prevent homelessness
Meeting took place after three attempts by Emma Blain to set appointment up
‘We’re at a critically low level of housing stock’ for buyers and renters
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James Browne broke Dáil rules when refusing to release housing data, Ceann Comhairle finds
Data refused due to commercial sensitivity with department saying it would be cumbersome to provide
The Public Accounts Committee returns, and is already making headlines
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