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Local property tax data will give an up-to-date picture of vacancy rates in Ireland.
A new study has found that more than half of renting households receive State support.
The housing minister says the scheme aims to bring into use 80,000 un-commenced planning permissions.
Leo Varadkar is attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland today.
Median household income of first-time buyers increased from €71,000 to €77,000.
The minister said it is “not sustainable” to have “multiples of short terms lets versus long terms in all our major cities”.
Residential property prices hit a fresh seven-year high of 15.2% in March, according to new CSO figures.
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says rents are out of control.
Senior counsel Remy Farrell has six weeks to carry out his report.
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien indicated that tax breaks may be needed to keep ‘mom-and-pop landlords’ from selling up.
Mortgage switching has increased by 28% in the first quarter of the year, BPFI report shows.
New rents nationally increased by 9% in the last quarter of 2021.
The lowest rents for new tenancies were in Leitrim and stood at €740 per month.
The amount of carbon emitted during construction will continue to increase to meet the homes target in the Housing For All plan.
A total of 25,383 refugees have arrived in the country as of last night.
Taoiseach Micheá Martin said that he had met with Ukrainian refugees over the weekend.
The Government plans to abolish charges for overnight stays as well as fees for day cases.
More than 9,000 residential units have been applied for under the SHD system for Dublin over a two week period in April.
This plan and others will be discussed at Cabinet tomorrow.
The total number of private homes that can be bought by all 31 local authorities is limited to 200 per year.
The highest increases in house and apartment prices were seen outside Dublin.
The senior lecturer in housing says the urgent need to house Ukrainian refugees may be what Ireland’s housing crisis needs, with political will.
Nursing home residents will be able to keep 60% of rental income under changes to the scheme.
18,000 cost-rental homes will be provided between now and 2030, said the housing minister.
Vacant buildings are being examined to find spaces that can be converted to homes.
The Simon Community has called for HAP rates to be increased to deal with the rising cost of housing.
Government ramp up plans to deliver more housing as 18,600 Ukrainians are now in Ireland.
“When we left, the island probably lost more than we did. Because they lost a whole family. Gone.”
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that the planning system was a drawback to activating housing developments.
Opposition parties raised concerns about reports that the new pension scheme is needed to pay for ‘generation rent’ who will never own a home.
Increases remain smaller in urban areas, compared to rural areas, although the gap is narrowing.
It is the first phase of the development at the site of the former Irish Glass Bottle factory.
The median price nationally of a home bought in the 12 months up to January this year was €280,000.
Taoiseach says Ireland will take in a further 500 Ukrainian refugees that are currently in Moldova.
A new County Development Plan is set to come into effect during the summer.
The Taoiseach said it is ‘very possible’ that Ireland could be asked to take in numbers higher than 20,000.
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien will today visit the Housing Commission.
The report compiles data in a number of policy areas relating to children’s wellbeing.
The government wants to bring greater awareness to planning exemptions that allows for pub conversions.
Multi-Story Act 1: The Apology will feature an actor playing the Taoiseach apologising for the failures of the State to address the crisis.