# Property

This year

2023

Almost one in 20 dwellings in Ireland were vacant in last three months of 2021

Leitrim was the Local Authority with the highest vacancy rate at 10.6% in Q4 2021, while South Dublin had the lowest at 1.%.

9.1k

Jan 31st 2023, 4:27 PM

# Resignation

Fine Gael TD Damien English resigns as junior minister after reports about property ownership

English confirmed that he failed to inform Meath County Council about ownership of a house in Castlemartin.

70.2k

Updated

Jan 12th 2023, 1:15 PM

# Daft.ie

'Cool off' in housing demand predicted as prices fall in final quarter of 2022

The average listed price nationwide in the final quarter stood at €309,941, which represents a 0.4% fall from the previous quarter.

20.9k

Jan 4th 2023, 7:59 AM

Last year

2022

THE MORNING LEAD

Dublin property price ceilings under First Home Scheme to increase to €475,000

A report by

Christina Finn

Maximum property price ceilings are to increase from 1 January.

Maximum property price ceilings under the First Home Scheme for every county are to increase on 1 January, Political Correspondent Christina Finn reports.

Price caps for Dublin City; Cork City; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, and South Dublin are to increase from €450,000 to €475,000.

Since its launch in July, 2,400 people have registered under the scheme.

28.9k

Dec 20th 2022, 12:05 AM

Voices

Extract: 'Governments made decisions that led to your housing situation - you are not to blame'

Housing expert Dr Rory Hearne shares an extract from his new book ”Gaffs’ released this week.

18.1k

Oct 4th 2022, 7:00 PM

# factfind

FactFind: How many current TDs own houses that they rent out?

Some TDs who had residential tenants let did not declare the rental income

There are 160 TDs in the Dáil - but it isn't entirely straightforward to find out which of them also derive an income from renting houses.

An analysis by The Journal sought to find out, using the Dáil register of interests and by contacting individual TDs.

42.0k

Sep 17th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Robert Troy

Robert Troy says he didn't do his 'due diligence' on members' interests returns

‘I can only admit I got it wrong, I’m embarrassed at how wrong I got it,’ Troy said.

33.1k

Updated

Aug 23rd 2022, 3:55 PM

# Robert Troy

Taoiseach: Robert Troy's errors in declaring interests a ‘misunderstanding’

Junior Minister Robert Troy has been forced to correct the Dáil’s register of declarations of interest after he failed to include properties.

15.6k

Aug 22nd 2022, 6:11 PM

# SIPO

FF junior minister Robert Troy amends his register of interests after undeclared property sale

In declarations for 2018 and 2020 respectively, he has added the sale of two properties.

21.8k

Updated

Aug 18th 2022, 5:00 PM

# Housing Crisis

Daft report highlights largest quarterly gain in housing prices in nearly two years

The average listed price nationwide is up almost 10% on the same period last year.

27.9k

Jun 27th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Housing

Median asking price for houses in Dublin rises to €403,000

Homebuyers in the second quarter of the year were bidding up transaction prices 6.6% above asking price

The MyHome.ie/Davy property price report found asking prices rose 5% compared to the previous quarter.

Author of the report, Conall MacCoille said that price inflation should slow down in the second half of the year.

27.9k

Jun 24th 2022, 12:05 AM

# shocking

House price growth reaches seven year high at over 15%

Residential property prices hit a fresh seven-year high of 15.2% in March, according to new CSO figures.

16.8k

May 16th 2022, 2:07 PM

# Housing

Home prices rise by almost 15% around the country in the space of a year

The median price nationally of a home bought in the 12 months up to January this year was €280,000.

11.8k

Mar 16th 2022, 3:34 PM

# House Prices

House prices across Ireland are almost 10% higher than they were a year ago

Analysis by Davy and Myhome.ie shows that house prices are now seven times average incomes.

21.0k

Jan 4th 2022, 6:30 AM

All time

# local property tax

Revenue extends hours for Local Property Tax helpline ahead of deadline this weekend

The agency received over 12,000 calls daily this week.

41.2k

Nov 2nd 2021, 5:36 PM

# Vulture funds

Almost 40,000 people sign petition demanding government takes more action against vulture funds

The petition includes demands such as the scrapping of investor tax breaks.

17.3k

Oct 5th 2021, 4:58 PM

# rental crisis

Explainer: Berlin has voted to forcibly buy homes from property giants, what happens next?

The referendum supports the expropriation of homes from property companies to the city.

32.4k

Sep 27th 2021, 1:40 PM

# housing for all

Sites in Dublin, Cork and Limerick included in 'largest ever transfer of State land'

The Land Development Agency will take ownership of State land capable of delivering 10,000 to 15,000 additional homes.

34.3k

Sep 3rd 2021, 11:16 AM

# empty homes

Vacant property tax to be introduced next year in a bid to get empty homes back on the market

Varadkar said it “might be possible” to collect the tax next year.

41.6k

Sep 2nd 2021, 6:53 PM

# Property prices rise

Property prices rise almost 7% in a single year, CSO figures show

Mortgage experts have warned that ‘property prices are really only going one way for the foreseeable future’.

17.9k

Aug 12th 2021, 1:34 PM

# Housing

Daft agrees to develop processes to remove ads that exclude rent allowance tenants

The company came to an agreement with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on foot of a 2016 complaint.

10.6k

Jul 29th 2021, 4:53 PM

# Daft Report

Properties by the coast in Ireland now cost 23% more than before Covid-19 pandemic

This compares to a national average increase of just 8.7% in the same period.

34.8k

Jun 17th 2021, 6:15 AM

# Dublin

Council to take €250,000 loss on Dublin property it bought just four years ago

Though commercial property prices have generally risen since then, the council says the condition of the property has deteriorated.

56.4k

Jun 6th 2021, 3:54 PM

# LPT

Here are the new Local Property Tax bands

Most of those who face an increase in the tax will pay an extra €90 per year, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said.

156k

125

Jun 2nd 2021, 11:25 AM

# Data Breach

Personal data of MyHome.ie customers 'inadvertently' leaked online

The Data Protection Commissioner has been notified.

34.2k

May 19th 2021, 9:38 AM

# property ladder

'Relationship status should not define your ability to own a home, but it does'

Single people say trying to buy a home is even more difficult for them than for couples – and that’s saying something.

As difficult as buying a home can be for couples, single people face an even bigger challenge

Some people are 'priced out of 95% of houses in Dublin'

'The rampant greed of the Celtic Tiger cast a long and depressing shadow,' one buyer said

90.4k

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Mar 28th 2021, 12:05 AM

# bidding wars

Some houses selling for €120,000 above asking price as virtual viewings become the norm during pandemic

Home-buyers have raised concerns about the impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on house prices.

94.1k

Mar 22nd 2021, 12:05 AM

# Mortgages

Significant decline in buy-to-lets as Covid-19 continues to impact housing market

Buy-to-let investors now account for less than 1% of mortgages, compared to 20% in 2006, according to new figures.

13.9k

Mar 9th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Property

Rents in Dublin are falling - but rising everywhere else

The supply of rental properties in Dublin is far higher this February than in February 2020.

45.0k

Feb 8th 2021, 6:10 AM

# Property

Buying or renting? Viewings now only allowed in person 'when contracts are being drawn up'

The new guidance was issued by the Department of Housing last night.

53.3k

Jan 7th 2021, 1:32 PM

# Housing

Average listed price of a home in Ireland was €269k this quarter - a rise of 7.4% on last year

The 7.4% year-on-year rise is the the largest such increase in three years.

31.8k

Dec 18th 2020, 6:10 AM

# property ladder

Over 5,200 mortgages approved in October, with surge driven by first-time buyers

October was the busiest month for mortgage approvals since BPFI began collecting this data in 2011.

20.4k

Dec 1st 2020, 6:30 AM

# Housing

Average asking price for newly listed homes is €280k nationally and €383k in Dublin

Asking price inflation rose by 1.2% nationally compared with Q2 of 2019, despite the impact of Covid-19.

28.4k

Aug 28th 2020, 6:15 AM

# Daft Report

The average sale price of a home in Ireland was €254,000 last month - a fall of 3.3% on last year

The year-on-year change reflects a volatile market according to the latest housing report from Daft.ie.

26.2k

Jul 8th 2020, 6:00 AM

# fora

'It was like flicking a switch': How Covid-19 has hit the property scene

Agents are turning to virtual viewings as social distancing hits the market.

4.0k

Mar 20th 2020, 11:12 AM

# Beyond the pale

From Wicklow to Westmeath: Spike in house sales in 'commuter belt' counties continues

The number of sales in Dublin dropped, according to a new study.

13.8k

Feb 7th 2020, 2:01 PM

# property ladder

First-time buyers made up most of the 12,000 mortgages drawn down in last quarter of 2019

The 12,259 mortgages are valued at €2.7 billion.

9.5k

Jan 29th 2020, 6:05 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

7.6k

Jan 2nd 2020, 4:53 PM

# off the rails

People living near Dart or Luas stops are paying over €4,000 a year more than average Dublin rent

That’s according to new research from Daft.ie.

13.0k

Dec 3rd 2019, 6:00 AM

# Housing

Owners of vacant properties urged to make them available for homeless people ahead of Christmas

“Bringing a vacant home back into use can change people’s lives for the better.”

33.1k

Oct 28th 2019, 8:30 AM