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Anyone who owns a residential property on 1 November 2023 is liable for LPT in 2024.

Explainer: When and how to pay your Local Property Tax

800,000 property owners will be receiving a reminder from Revenue to set up a payment option for their Local Property Tax (LPT) for 2024.

Business • 28 Nov

Lorna Byrne and her two children live in emergency accommodation in South Dublin

'I try not to let girls know they're homeless' - mother

A 29-year-old mother-of-two has said that she has been shielding her children from the reality of knowing why they have moved eight times in the …

Ireland • 24 Nov

It brings to 26,547 the number of new homes and apartments that construction has started on since the beginning of the year

New housing commencements rise in October

There was a slight increase recorded in the number of new homes that building work began on in October.

Business • 23 Nov

Ballyhaunis to Blackrock: The local take on new house price stats

Data released by the Central Statistics Office showed that in the 12 months to September, property prices decreased in Dublin but rose outside the capital. …

Prime Time • 16 Nov

Just 21 grants have been paid out under schemes since their announcement 18 months ago (File image)

Government defends operation of vacant homes schemes

The Government has defended the administration of schemes to bring vacant and derelict homes back into use as new figures show a very low drawdown …

Ireland • 16 Nov

Tenancy termination was the largest issue facing private tenants for a sixth consecutive year

Tenancy termination key issue facing renters - report

Threshold's latest annual report said tenancy termination, usually due to landlords selling their property, remained the largest issue facing private tenants for a sixth consecutive …

Ireland • 15 Nov

55% of respondents said their mental health has suffered as a result of the housing crisis

Foreign students 'deeply affected' by housing crisis

The housing crisis is deeply affecting international students who come to Ireland to study and is putting the country's reputation abroad at risk, according to …

Ireland • 14 Nov

There has been a continued slowdown in the rate of increase in Dublin

Rents rising nationally but marked slowdown in Dublin

Rents being sought for properties on the open-market nationally are continuing to increase, but there has been a continued slowdown in the rate of increase …

Business • 13 Nov

In total, 4,518 notices of termination were received by the RTB from July to September

4,500 termination notices issued by landlords in Q3

Landlords issued just over 4,500 notices of termination to tenants in the third quarter of 2023 following the phasing out of the no-fault eviction ban.

Ireland • 02 Nov

The conference will hear that the number of new homes needed to meet current demand is 55,000 to 74,000 per year

Calls for more modular housing to address shortages

Modular housing units need to be constructed in higher volumes in order to address the housing shortage crisis, according to the Director General of Engineers …

Business • 25 Oct

The largest number of commencement notices were lodged in South Dublin

Housing commencements up 18% in September

Construction started on 2,607 new homes in September, an 18% increase on the number in the same month last year.

Business • 19 Oct

Savills is proposing a temporary reduction in the construction VAT rate.

Call for Govt changes to stimulate new home delivery

Ahead of Budget 2024 next week, property advisor Savills Ireland is calling on the Government to implement a number of changes to stimulate the delivery …

Business • 05 Oct

The moratorium on evictions was lifted on 1 April

'Tidal wave of misery' - Letters over eviction ban

Letters released to RTÉ's Morning Ireland highlight the shock, horror and disbelief of people facing eviction before and after the lifting of the ban.

Ireland • 27 Sep

There are more than 12,800 people currently in emergency accommodation in Ireland

16,000 could be homeless by next election - McVerry

Housing campaigner Fr Peter McVerry has warned that the number of homeless people could reach 16,000 by the next general election.

Housing • 25 Sep

The Workplace Relations Commission made the order against Margaret Goulding on foot of a complaint under the Equal Status Act 2000.

Landlord who refused HAP ordered to pay tenant €3k

A landlord who "decided not to accept the HAP scheme" and evicted her tenant into homelessness has been ordered to pay him €3,000 in compensation.

Business • 20 Sep

The largest gaps between the rents paid by sitting and new tenants were found to be in the north-west, west and parts of the midlands.

ESRI: Existing tenants pay less rent than new tenants

Existing tenants pay markedly less rent than new tenants, a new study by the Economic and Social Research Institute has found.

Business • 20 Sep

Today's news will mean that self-build customers will be able to benefit from up to 30% of the total build cost of their home

First Home Scheme extended to self-builders

The Government has extended the First Home Scheme to self-builders who are building their first home.

Business • 19 Sep

Just under 7,400 units were completed in the second quarter of this year

BPFI: Over 30,000 new homes could be built this year

Over 30,000 new homes could be completed this year, new analysis from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland shows.

Business • 12 Sep

The number of homes granted planning permission fell to 8,723 units

Number of homes granted planning permission down 23%

New figures from the Central Statistics Office today show that the number of homes granted planning permission in April, May and June dropped by more …

Business • 08 Sep

The purpose of the RTB's Rent Index is to measure rental price developments faced by those taking up new tenancies in the private rental sector

9% hike in average monthly rent in year to March - RTB

Average rents in newly registered tenancies continued to rise in the first three months of the year, the latest figures from the Residential Tenancies Board …

Business • 31 Aug

Commencement notices for 18,546 homes have been filed so far this year, up 11.8% on the same time last year

Commencement notices up 22% in July - Housing Dept

Commencement notices for 2,985 new residential units were lodged in July, according to new figures from the Department of Housing.

Business • 24 Aug

Respond said that 700 social and affordable homes could be completed this year and 900 by next year nationwide (stock image)

700 social homes could be finished this year - Respond

One of Ireland's largest approved housing bodies has confirmed it is on track to triple the number of social and cost rental homes that are …

Ireland • 22 Aug

Siobhan (L) and Nora are unable to find accommodation in Galway

Third-level students facing 'brutal' housing situation

As third-level students prepare for the new academic year in September, the ongoing housing and accommodation crisis across the country shows no sign of letting …

Education • 17 Aug

Levi Amarilo and his brother lost €6,000 in a rental scam after responding to an ad on social media

'We felt like fools' - Warning after €6,000 rental scam

Levi Amarilo knows all too well about accommodation scams. Last year he was conned out of €6,000.

Housing • 16 Aug

Derelict Ireland? Why so many of our properties lie empty

There are 81,712 vacant properties in Ireland according to a recent report from GeoDirectory, a data company jointly established by An Post and a number …

Prime Time • 03 Aug