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House prices rise at lowest annual level since early 2024
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (599+ words) HOUSE PRICES HAVE increased at their lowest annual level since February 2024. Data published today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) found that the Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) increased by 6.2% in the year to May, unchanged from the month previous....
You can now make offers online for this reimagined Dublin home close to the city centre
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (438+ words) FINDING A WELL-BUILT home in the capital that has been completely renovated and needs very little work can make a buyer feel like they’ve hit the jackpot. 46 Tyrconnell Park is a three-bedder in Inchicore that delivers style and substance in…...
Permission refused for apartment scheme after Killiney residents, including Ali Hewson, object
1+ week, 5+ day ago (824+ words) “IT IS A beautiful day” for activist Ali Hewson and other Killiney residents after council planners refused planning permission to contentious plans for a luxury apartment scheme for the grounds of Montebello House in Killiney. This follows Dún Laoghaire Rathdown…...
Garden cabin legislation will be passed by the summer, junior minister pledges
4+ week, 1+ day ago (260+ words) LEGISLATION TO ALLOW homeowners to build modular units up to 45 square metres in their back gardens without planning permission will be passed by the Dáil summer recess. Speaking to reporters at Government Buildings on Tuesday, Minister of State in the…...
Construction firms are at the housing committee - here's what they want to improve delivery
4+ week, 1+ day ago (862+ words) A NUMBER OF construction companies and property developers are set to highlight some of the barriers to delivering more housing supply at the Oireachtas housing committee this afternoon. Representatives from the Irish Home Builders Association (IHBA), Cairn Homes, Castlethorn, Glenveagh…...
Legislation to force people who let their properties to register them is moving forward today
4+ week, 1+ day ago (238+ words) LEGISLATION ON SHORT-TERM lets is to be brought to cabinet on Tuesday by Housing Minister James Browne. The legislation will introduce a register of short-term lets, such as Airbnb’s, as part of new EU regulations that came into force in…...
Housing Minister to push forward with updated planning guidelines for new apartments
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (363+ words) THE MINISTER FOR Housing has launched a public consultation and sought an environmental report on his controversial plans to replace planning guidelines for apartments. It comes after the proposed guidelines, issued last July, were met with a legal challenge arguing…...
Returning emigrants among those set to benefit from rural housing rule changes
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (505+ words) THE SIGNIFICANT LOOSENING of rules around one-off housing will allow those who have an economic or social need to live in a rural location, including returning emigrants, to build a house. Tánaiste Simon Harris has said the government is preparing…...
Retrofitting adds €12.2k to the value of an average Dublin house
2+ mon, 5+ hour ago (404+ words) RESEARCHERS HAVE CRUNCHED the numbers on how much retrofitting adds to house prices in the current market. Progress on retrofitting in Ireland is behind target, with the high cost a major barrier to uptake. Being clear about how much an…...
Eviction notices up 51% in first three months of the year as new rent rules begin to bite
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (684+ words) THERE WAS A 51% jump in eviction notices issued in the first quarter of this year. The Residential Tenancies Board received some 7,062 notices of termination in the first three months of 2026, 51% higher compared to the same period a year before. It’s…...