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Mortgage rates in Czechia have climbed for a seventh consecutive month, reaching their highest level…
BRUSSELS — Young adults across Europe are reaching independence at very different stages of their lives, with new Eurostat figures showing a substantial gap between countries where people leave the family home in their early twenties and those where they remain with their parents into their thirties. Across the European Union, the average age for
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Mortgage rates in Czechia have climbed for a seventh consecutive month, reaching their highest level…
The latest European estimate illustrates both the scale of homelessness and the…
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Finland has reduced homelessness by around 80 per cent over four decades as it moved…
An 87-year-old woman has been removed from the Madrid apartment where she had lived for…
Berlin’s housing crisis has emerged as a central issue following a major election result for…
BERLIN — Berlin’s housing shortage has become one of the clearest signs of the affordability…
Rental Market
Ireland’s rental market has entered a new phase in 2026, with rents for newly created tenancies rising much faster than rents paid by existing tenants. The latest RTB/ESRI Rent Index shows the scale of the difference. The standardised average rent for a new tenancy reached €1,839 per month in Q1 2026, an annual increase of
Dublin City Council has partnered with QCC Properties and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on a 26-home social housing development on York Road in Ringsend. The development comprises a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments and forms…
Europe
House prices across the European Union rose 4.7% in the second quarter of…
Europe’s housing crisis is putting a renewed spotlight on one of the most…
Housing campaigners from across Europe are increasingly coordinating their activities as rising rents,…
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Landlords & Tenants
A Glasgow landlord has lost an application to renew an HMO licence after inspections found a series of fire safety problems at a rental property on Sauchiehall Street. The property was being rented to five people across five rooms when…
Housing Policy
Buying a first home in Ireland requires more than securing mortgage approval. First-time buyers need to build a deposit, stay within mortgage lending rules and demonstrate that they can manage repayments alongside their other household expenses. The amount a buyer…
RTB
Students looking for accommodation in Ireland can encounter very different rental arrangements, and…
Students renting accommodation in Ireland have legal protections under residential tenancy law, but…
DUBLIN — The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) plays a central role in Ireland’s…
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Tenants and landlords in Ireland have several options when a tenancy dispute cannot be resolved directly. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) recommends trying to settle the issue between the parties first. If that does not work, the dispute can proceed through mediation or adjudication, with a tribunal available as an appeal stage in eligible cases.
DUBLIN — Landlords in Ireland can face Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) proceedings if they…
DUBLIN — The three county councils in Dublin are owed more than €23 million…
DUBLIN — Applications are open for a number of studio apartments at Barnwell Point…