Tens of thousands face rent rises, say Sinn Féin, after Tenancies Bill passes Dáil vote
Government-supporting TD Danny-Healy Rae votes against rent reform legislation amid protests
Housing Commission
Ireland’s bidding system for homes ‘driving prices higher’
Tendency for offers to be pushed higher in open auctions managed by estate agents, reveals ESRI study
More than 50% of assessed not-for-profit housing bodies ‘non-compliant’ with rules
Watchdog report notes need for action in governance and risk, finance, property and tenant management
Will the Government’s latest plan to fix the housing crisis work? Experts have their say
Newest proposal to ease one of the nation’s biggest problems is ‘evolution, not revolution’
What do we know about the Government’s new housing plan?
The delayed plan aims to deliver 90,000 ‘starter homes’ over the next five years. But how?
Average Dublin City Council tenant pays just €77 rent per week. That may have to rise
Low rents, 40% discounts to tenants who buy and local authorities snapping up private new builds – the social housing model is broken
Residential construction fell 10% in first quarter of 2025 compared with last year, says CSO
Dublin faces second consecutive year of declining apartment completions, according to estate agent JLL
Current rental caps to be eased for newbuild homes in planned pressure zone reform
Cap of 2% rise per annum will apply to existing tenancies but landlords will be able to charge more between tenancies
Housing Activation Office explainer: How does it differ from what the Housing Commission recommended?
Leadership aside, the biggest departure from what the commission recommended is that the new body will have no legislative power
Ires chief executive favours ‘simple’ rent-cap increase under Government review
Eddie Byrne warns of complications tied to reference rent system
Even at €430,000 a year, Brendan McDonagh would be nuts to take the housing tsar job
McDonagh gives the impression of being someone who does not suffer fools gladly and who believes the media by and large falls firmly into the category of fools
What will the Housing Activation Office – and possible chief executive Brendan McDonagh – do?
Housing Activation Office intended to speed up housing by bringing in local authorities, developers and utilities
State missed its target for delivery of social homes in 2024 by almost 20%
Shortfall of more than 2,300 homes on 12,930 goal, though affordable homes beat estimates in some measures
Housing ‘segregation’ emerging in Dublin between Irish and immigrants, report says
The new study funded by the Housing Agency says ‘housing challenges faced by migrants highlight stark inequalities’
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