Will my daughter have to pay tax on house she bought in Ireland while she was abroad?
Capital gains tax applies to sale of most assets but when it comes to homes there are various factors that can cut the bill
Renting
Carers get a fright on tax but other budget measures bring better news
Many measures announced in Budget 2026 are kicking in at various stages during this year but some you will need to actively claim
Families worry new rent rules will force them to become ‘accidental landlords’ for up to six years
Promised new rent and security-of-tenancy protections clash with rules for repayment of charges under nursing-home Fair Deal scheme
Carmel was in her 60s when she suddenly found herself homeless
Rent has ‘skyrocketed’ completely out of range of people on a pension
Landlord to keep portion of tenant’s deposit in dispute over missing ‘chunk’ of furniture
The landlord had sought more than €1,800 after claiming damage at her apartment in Dublin 4
Rent control plan unworkable on current timeline, Ipav says
Group representing estate agents calls for six-month lead-in period after reforms come into force in March
Ireland would do well to pay close attention to differing housing policies in Spain
From Porto to Tallinn, the objective of a middle-class society of homeowners is under severe threat
Did you buy your first home in the last five years?
Have your say: Stories from those who have gone through the buying process can be helpful to others hoping to do the same
Dublin City Council targets 113 ‘inactive’ developments that could provide 13,000 homes
Council to ‘seek out’ owners without planning permission for lands that could accommodate at least 100 social homes
‘I have been told a minimum of 11 years waiting’: On the housing list as a wheelchair user
Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin’s search for suitable private-rented accommodation has left her ‘soul-destroyed’
This international student must share a bed with a classmate. He says he’s one of the ‘lucky’ ones
Piyush Rajendra Jain spends more than half his wages from his maximum 20 hours of work on rent
Is now the time to buy a house in Ireland or should you wait?
As the year comes to an end, many putative home buyers may be wondering should they stick or twist
‘It’s poverty’: Capuchin Christmas food voucher tickets draw ‘longest’ queue in years
An extra 500 tickets were printed this year after distressing scenes last December when they initially ran out
Doctor played ‘cat and mouse’ to avoid being found in breach of landlord duties, says judge
Dr Abdallah Alsaleh lost his High Court appeal against a €7,500 damages award to a couple who alleged he unlawfully evicted them
Woman who lost tenancy after 14 years is facing Christmas in caravan with little heat or power
Local authority cannot help unless Yvette Fouché gives up her dogs - ‘Out of the question; I love them’
Ireland’s vicious housing circle: high costs, high rents
Private rental sector investment seems to be a central focus of Government policy
Only top 20% of Irish earners can afford to rent an apartment, surveyors say
Price of two-bed apartment ranges from €480,000 to €650,000, says Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland
Almost 15% of population were deprived of basic needs in 2025, CSO figures show
Renters account for six in 10 people living in enforced deprivation
Soaring rents and ageing renter population leaves many ‘financially exposed’, says insurer
Number of renters over 65 has doubled since 2011, as home ownership among younger cohorts collapsed
High rents mean meeting mortgage payment no longer the major concern for aspiring homebuyers
The number of prospective homebuyers paying between €1,000 and €2,000 in rent has more than doubled since 2017, according to Bank of Ireland
Why Irish landlords are selling up and leaving the rental market
New Residential Tenancies Board figures show rise in eviction notices. But what is behind this?
Student awarded €7,000 over ‘incessant’ landlord demands and charge for using dining table
Conduct amounted to ‘very severe’ breach of tenant’s peaceful occupation of house, RTB says
Number of eviction notices increases by third due to landlords selling property
Some 5,405 notices of termination received in third quarter of 2025, up from 3,995 in same period last year
Dublin City Council to raise social housing rents, with some tenants facing 50% hike
Councillors pass budget plan by one vote, with higher earners to pay more under new rules
Average rents at almost €4,000 a month in Ireland’s priciest area
Renting a home in Foxrock in the first quarter of this year would set a household back an average of €3,718 a month, according to the CSO
Landlord ordered to pay €20,000 over threat to evict family and refusal to accept HAP
Tenant told Muhammad Naeem Aslam that he needed State support to cover rent as he was due to have surgery
Dublin’s homeless costs to top €400m next year
No reduction in homelessness expected in 2026 as more than €50m added to the capital’s budget
Apartment standards case is latest challenge to hit Coalition’s housing crisis response
By replacing its own revised guidelines, the Government is trying to put in place a hastily constructed safety net
We need 75 firms building 400 units each a year to meet housing targets
International capital rather than labour and skills is what’s required to meet housing targets
Nurse who had not had lie-in ‘for 18 months’ over noise from apartment above is awarded €2,000
RTB tribunal found the ‘lack of any meaningful response’ to the concerns raised by the tenant had prolonged a ‘difficult situation’ for her
Long-awaited housing plan to be unveiled against backdrop of fall in new commencements
Plans for additional €400m support from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for developers
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?
Rental crisis to intensify as ‘starved of supply’ housing stock dips below 2,000
Housing stock is now less than half of the average available supply between 2015 and 2019
New housing plan aims to deliver 12,000 social homes and 15,000 affordable units per year
Coalition’s long-awaited plan set to include expansion of Land Development Agency’s role
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