Housing
Ireland’s apartment construction pipeline is showing signs of renewed weakness despite a series of Government measures designed to make more projects financially viable. The latest figures do not point to a collapse in apartment building. Ireland completed 2,658 apartments in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). But that was
Roscommon councillors are calling for a major overhaul of the way cost-rental housing is funded, arguing that the financial burden placed on local authorities is limiting their ability to provide homes for working households who cannot afford to buy or rent privately. The issue was raised by Fianna Fáil councillor Paschal Fitzmaurice, who brought a
Ireland’s rental laws are changing again from 14 September 2026, with new powers for the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), public adjudication hearings and revised procedures for serving rent and tenancy notices. The changes come under the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 and will affect how certain rental-law breaches are enforced and how RTB disputes
Leitrim has emerged as one of Ireland’s most affordable places to buy a first home, according to new research that compares property prices with local incomes and the time needed to build a deposit. The county ranked second nationally for joint first-time buyers, behind Longford, in Switcher.ie’s 2026 First Time Buyer Affordability Index. The study
UK house prices edged higher in August, ending a three-month run of falls as annual growth remained subdued. The average UK home was worth £275,465 in August, according to Nationwide’s latest House Price Index. Prices increased by 0.2% from July after seasonal adjustment, while annual growth strengthened slightly to 1.6% from 1.4% in July. The
Ireland is building homes at a faster rate than the European average, but a substantial shortage remains and further changes are needed to increase the number of properties being delivered, according to a new homebuilding report. More than 36,000 homes were completed in Ireland last year, with construction expected to reach approximately 40,000 completions this
A single first-time buyer now needs to earn more than €100,000 a year to afford a typical first home in three Irish counties, according to new research examining the growing gap between earnings and property prices. Dublin has been joined by Wicklow and Kildare in the six-figure income group. The study estimates that a single
High rents, rising house prices and the difficulty of saving a deposit are making it harder for many young adults in Ireland to leave the family home and establish independent households. Ireland’s housing crisis is making the transition to independent living increasingly difficult for young adults, with more than six in 10 people aged 18
The RTB/ESRI Rent Index provides one of the most detailed measures of rents being paid in Ireland’s private rental sector, using tenancy registration information held by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). The index is produced using RTB registration data that is independently analysed by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). Unlike rental figures based