Ireland
DUBLIN — Irish residential property prices continued to rise in July, although the pace of annual growth eased slightly as prices outside Dublin continued…
DUBLIN — Homeowners who are struggling with unsustainable mortgage repayments and are at risk of losing their homes may be able to remain living in their property through Ireland’s Mortgage to Rent scheme. The government-backed scheme provides a route for eligible homeowners in serious mortgage arrears to give up ownership of their home while continuing
Cork City Council is urging landlords and letting agents to make properties available through the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), as the housing support programme helps keep households out of homelessness while providing participating property owners with longer-term rental arrangements. The council said 42 households in Cork City have been prevented from entering homeless services through
A Westmeath landlord has been ordered to pay €15,000 to a former tenant after an RTB tribunal found that he failed to comply with a commitment made when ending her tenancy to allow his daughter to move into the property. The tenant, Aida Cassiano, had lived in the Rochfortbridge property with her two children and
More than 900 people are currently waiting for social housing in Arklow, while three significant Wicklow County Council housing projects remain at stages before construction. The shortage was raised at a recent meeting of Wicklow County Council, where councillors questioned the pace of housing delivery in the town and the limited amount of new development
Mortgage switching activity in Ireland has risen sharply as homeowners look for more competitive interest rates and reassess their borrowing costs. New figures from Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) show that the value of mortgage switching and re-mortgaging approvals reached €285 million in July 2026, an increase of 81.1% on the same month last
New water infrastructure works are getting underway in Galway as Uisce Éireann moves to increase network capacity and support future housing development in the east of the city. The projects are being delivered through Uisce Éireann’s Accelerated Growth programme, which is designed to provide water and wastewater infrastructure in locations where additional capacity is needed
Plans for 502 new homes at Haggardstown outside Dundalk have moved into the early stages of the Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) planning process. The proposed development comes as demand for new housing in Ireland remains a major issue, particularly in areas where housing supply is under pressure. Louth County Council received an LRD Meeting Request
Irish mortgage borrowers are facing higher borrowing costs after the European Central Bank raised its key interest rates for the second time in 2026. The ECB increased its deposit facility rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.50% on 10 September, while the main refinancing rate rose to 2.65%. The decision came as the central bank