Laws to fast-track apartment size changes could result in High Court challenges, lawyers warn
Proposed amendments would allow developers with planning permission to apply to build smaller and more apartments
‘The stress is inhumane’: Second Dublin council pauses scheme to buy homes of tenants at risk of homelessness
Fingal County Council has exhausted its budget for the scheme, having purchased 33 homes
‘We should be making homes, not units’: Smaller apartments plan could lead to more planning delays and few savings, experts warn
There's a fear among many architects that high-density, small-space living is unsustainable and does not serve the long-term needs of anyone except those who have no other choice. Photograph: iStock
Developers with permission for apartments will not need fresh application to change plans in line with new standards
More than 50,000 apartments are approved in Dublin alone, but could now be built with less floor space than originally agreed
‘Heartbreak after heartbreak’: Sallynoggin residents protest mouldy, damp council flat conditions
Children hospitalised due to effects of mould which permeates 1950s buildings, including soft furnishings and toys
Smaller apartments, fewer windows and lifts: What are the planned changes to housing rules?
Eight minimum size studio apartments would fit into one tennis court
Estate agent offered to put kitchen down as ‘extra’ so home qualified for Help to Buy
Agent for Limerick auctioneers said they had ‘helped purchasers’ before using splits
Arts Council almost doubles legal costs on botched IT project
Council asked to cease any further expenditure on legal cases, Oireachtas committee hears
‘Splitting’ raises questions about oversight of Help to Buy scheme, says Simon Harris
Social Democrats say Government has done nothing to stop market actors pushing up house prices
Man (60s) dies while working on Kilkenny road
Incident happened on Tuesday morning on Kennyswell Road
Home buyer asked by estate agent for €25,000 for flooring to bypass Help to Buy scheme cap
Sherry FitzGerald launches internal investigation as Revenue warns against ’artificially splitting’ sale price to qualify for scheme
Children in Dublin waiting up to nine years for psychology services
Primary care psychology services are designed for those aged up to 17 enduring mild to moderate mental health difficulties
Value of sanctions against Irish landlords for breaches reaches highest rate, RTB figures show
Investigation finds extensive overcrowding at multiple properties with mattresses laid on floors
Policing Dublin’s rental market: ‘I paid about €400 to share a bed-bug infested room with four others’
The Residential Tenancies Board is having increasing success in prosecuting often-evasive rogue landlords, who often target foreign students through language schools
‘This is like living the dream’: Communities turn builders to beat the housing crisis in Barcelona
Can Ireland learn lessons from how other European countries are building social housing?