The Irish Times

Payment for holiday home-owners housing refugees being considered, O’Brien says

Emergency measures to fast-track refurbishment of vacant homes to be introduced

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 09:37

County councils held close to €300m in development bonds in 2020

Construction firms must place money on deposit with councils before carrying out work

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 05:16

Tom Parlon’s new CIF contract alongside his successor’s reveals lobby’s political priorities

Business Comment: He’ll be CIF’s Mick McCarthy, while Hubert Fitzpatrick is Stephen Kenny

Wed Feb 02 2022 - 13:16

New land hoarding tax presented as game-changer as hopes rise for housing

Housing expectations are high due to receding pandemic and Housing for All plan

Wed Oct 13 2021 - 06:00

Underresourcing of council planning departments is huge issue for State, committee hears

Councils must be properly resourced to ensure implementation of new Bill, expert says

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 21:58

‘Total travesty’: Plan to curb planning challenges receives nearly 300 submissions

Government plan met with wave of complaints from public and green groups

Mon Jul 26 2021 - 15:29

Ambassador, with these Jammie Dodgers are you really spoiling us?

Planet Business: Krispy Kreme, inflation fears and taking a dip in a 10th-storey pool

Sat Jun 05 2021 - 05:33

Higher cost of building materials could ‘lock out’ more home-buyers

Builders warn increased pandemic-related costs must be passed on to buyers

Thu May 20 2021 - 01:01

Impact of lockdown on housing output less than initially feared, says Goodbody

Broker expects supply of new homes this year will be 21,000 – the same as last year

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 12:35

Help to Buy scheme used by more than 22,000 first-time buyers

Estimated value of approved claims under the incentive since 2017 is about €389m

Thu Mar 25 2021 - 10:18

Dublin house completions hit 10-year high but commencements drop

Latest Dublin Economic Monitor highlights strong end to year for construction

Wed Mar 10 2021 - 07:46

Housing delivery will fall by 800 homes a week if lockdown extended – IHBA

Construction industry body warns of supply crisis if it’s not allowed back to work

Mon Feb 22 2021 - 21:29

Construction shutdown will lead to housing shortage lasting years, builders say

Irish Home Builders Association says current lockdown likely to aggravate housing crisis

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 05:08

People in Irish cities ‘can take 15 years’ to put house deposit together

Record of paying rent should be part of mortgage application process, says report from builders’ body

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 07:03

Builders to ask Government to consider range of tax breaks

IHBA calls for extension of help-to-buy and affordable loan schemes

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 00:05

Housing action plan targets threefold rise in homes in Dublin

Concerns raised at bypassing council planning process and lack of site-specific funds

Wed Jul 20 2016 - 01:00