‘I hope it works’: Two-year rent freeze to tackle housing crisis LANDLORDS WILL BE barred from increasing residential rents for two years under new plans to tackle the housing crisis announced by the government today. Property owners will also be required to give longer notice to tenants of rental increases or eviction as part of […]

MONTHLY RENTS ROSE by 7.1% across the country in the second quarter of this year, compared to the same time last year. Rents for houses were 6.4% higher, while apartment rents were 7.6% higher. Dublin renters got hit the hardest with rents up an average of 9.2%. House rents in the capital were up 8.8%, while Dublin […]

Planning and Housing Minister Paudie Coffey One-off homes and house extensions will be exempt from regulations introduced just last year to prevent shoddy building work, it has been confirmed. The Government will today announce that from September these properties will not be subject to a formal sign-off from a building professional to ensure they are […]

Over the last five years, as Ireland entered and then successfully exited its Troika Programme, the housing market has remained one of the most important topics in social debate. However, the specifics being debated have changed fundamentally. When Ireland entered the Troika Programme in late 2010, this was triggered in part by the fall-out from […]

The average asking price for a house in Ireland grew by 4.6% in the first three months of 2015, according to the latest House Price Report released today by Irelands biggest property website, Daft.ie. This marks a return to price growth, following a 1% fall in the final three months of 2014. The average asking […]

Variable interest rates charged by Irish financial outlets ‘excessive’, says Brian Hayes    “Excessive” variable mortgage interest rates being charged by banks in Ireland, should be investigated by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Dublin MEP Brian Hayes has said. Central Bank data published recently showed the average rate of standard variable mortgages in Ireland […]

  From: Daniel McConnell – http://www.independent.ie Finance Minister Michael Noonan has announced a tax refund for first time buyers who save to buy their first home.

  Speculation that civil service planners have fixed on a property tax…