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# housing - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Local authorities to be quizzed on Traveller housing allocations
In 2010, less than half the money allocated for Traveller housing was drawn down by councils.
# housing - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Blind woman’s eight year wait for a suitable home in Cork
Lisa O’Sullivan said the stress of the eight-year wait led to her eyesight and her 17 health conditions deteriorating further.
# housing - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Dublin City Council back in court over Priory Hall debacle
The local authority wants the Supreme Court to overturn an earlier decision which sees it pay for the temporary accommodation of the displaced residents.
# housing - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Entire housing estate for sale in Galway
Have a few million euro to spare?
# housing - Sunday 24 March, 2013
Junior Minister: We made a mess of communicating property tax exemptions
Seán Sherlock said that the government “needs to do right by the people” in communicating the exemptions from the property tax.
# housing - Friday 15 February, 2013
Planning applications down 17 per cent as construction remains in doldrums
Donegal was the only county which saw an increase in planning applications in 2012.
# housing - Sunday 27 January, 2013
Dutch architect to build house with 3D printer
The 12,000 sq ft ‘house’ would take around 18 months to build (and you might even be able to build it on the moon).
# housing - Saturday 19 January, 2013
You asked, we answered: What you wanted to know about the property tax
We asked readers to submit questions they had about the property tax last weekend. You responded with a number of queries and here are the answers…
# housing - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Column: Want to value your house for the property tax? Here’s a guide.
There is confusion over the valuation of homes for the property tax, writes Ronan Lyons – so here’s a handy informal guide.
# housing - Friday 4 January, 2013
Poll: Should ministers lobby councils on behalf of individual constituents?
Ministers have sent almost a thousand letters to local authorities on behalf of constituents since taking office. Do you think they should?
# housing - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
My Christmas Day: ‘It’s just another day on the street for me’
‘Mike’ has no home to go to this Christmas. He describes what life is like on the streets – and how common death is.
# housing - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Residential rents could rise by as much as 7 per cent by 2014
Property experts have said families and couples choosing to rent instead of buying has increased dramatically.
# housing - Monday 10 December, 2012
Rate of decline in construction activity unchanged in November
Jobs were also being cut at a sharper pace during the month, in line with reduced workloads, according to the latest Ulster Bank Construction PMI.
# housing - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Column: Property tax risks worsening problems Ireland already has
A conventional property tax has many disadvantages against a site value tax, writes Judy Osbourne.
# housing - Monday 3 December, 2012
Boycotts, warnings and patriotism: A year of the household charge
Just under 70 per cent of eligible households have paid or registered to pay the controversial €100 tax but that is only after a year of much protest and mis-management.
# housing - Sunday 2 December, 2012
After more than 15 years, plans for O’Devaney Gardens officially scrapped
O’Devaney Gardens was supposed to be a model for fixing an area plagued with problems – but it all went wrong.
# housing - Thursday 29 November, 2012
Map, table: Ireland’s 16,881 vacant homes
Ireland’s problems with unfinished housing developments have improved but new figures from the National Housing Development Survey outline just how many vacant dwellings there are and where the problem is worst.
# housing - Monday 15 October, 2012
Only two counties see increase in planning applications in 2012
Only Donegal and Leitrim have seen more planning applications lodged in the first eight months of 2012 than in 2011.
# housing - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
Households spend more on housing than food for first time ever
Figures from the CSO also revealed people are spending less on tobacco and alcohol and drinking more at home.
# housing - Friday 21 September, 2012
Column: With so many empty houses, why are people still homeless?
Almost 4,000 people are homeless in Ireland. Joyce Loughnan of Focus Ireland outlines what we need to do.
# housing - Thursday 13 September, 2012
Cost of living rose by 0.6pc in August
The increase in the third-level student contribution and the rising price of petrol have the largest impact in the inflation rate.
# housing - Sunday 2 September, 2012
High tech homes: the smart technology that helps you run your home
Fridges that recommend recipes, robot vacuums and moving the walls at the touch of a button…
# housing - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
UN slams France as crackdown on Roma accelerates
Forced evictions are placing Roma families in “highly vulnerable” situations, according to UN human rights experts.
# housing - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
Department: Up to Revenue to decide how property tax is paid
Though ministers will decide how the tax rate will be decided, it’s up to Revenue to see whether it may be deducted with PAYE.
# housing - Sunday 26 August, 2012
Property Tax introduction report ‘will be considered by Govt in due course’
Recent updates to Ireland’s Memorandum of Understanding have shown plans to introduce the tax in Budget 2013.
# housing - Friday 24 August, 2012
In pics: Fancy living in a €6k-a-month rental apartment?
Private lift, views over Trinity, on Grafton Street – probably not one for the flat-hunting college student…
# housing - Monday 20 August, 2012
Rental accommodation options for students fall again this summer
Latest Daft.ie report shows rent rises in Dublin and Cork since last year, and a drop in available rental properties nationwide.
# housing - Thursday 16 August, 2012
Column: We fetishise home ownership – but why stigmatise social housing?
Some suggest that social housing is an undesirable element, writes Donal McManus. But what does that say about us as a society?
# housing - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Poll: Would you rather household charge or property tax?
Labour chairman Colm Keaveney has suggested that if property tax can’t be properly introduced next year, the household charge should be increased. What do you think?
# housing - Wednesday 8 August, 2012
Housing Minister launches draft voluntary regulation code for housing bodies
Jan O’Sullivan said the draft code paves the way for a protective statutory framework and more assistance for those working in the sector.
# housing - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Planning applications down 19 per cent in 2012
Only three counties – Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim – recorded increases in planning applications.
# housing - Friday 20 July, 2012
Social housing body to buy unfinished housing estate from NAMA
Respond! Housing Agency says it’s buying an uncompleted estate in Co Carlow, intending to finish it and assign tenants.
Housing Minister gives green light to 800 new social and voluntary houses
Approximately €100 million will be spent on housing units between now and 2014 including €35 million for the voluntary housing sector.
# housing - Monday 9 July, 2012
Dundrum apartments evacuated over fire safety concerns
The residents of the Laurels apartments are to be evacuated after it emerged that some parts of the building are not in compliance with fire regulations.
# housing - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Cannabis, beer and T-bills: the week in stats
How high is Europe’s tallest building? And how many cannabis plants were seized by gardaà last year?
Mortgage to rent: How it works, and why it’s the best solution
Is the new scheme to help distressed homeowners unfair? Does it benefit the big banks? Simon Brooke of Clúid answers the tough questions.
# housing - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Progress being made on ghost estates
Minister Jan O’Sullivan said today that some estates are finished and hundreds more are being worked on – but some will have to be demolished.
# housing - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
Percentage living below the poverty line falls globally
However, a UN report reveals that a maternal death occurs every ten minutes in India.
# housing - Monday 2 July, 2012
The 9 at 9: Monday
Nine things to know this morning…
# housing - Thursday 28 June, 2012
New mortgage-to-rent scheme could help up to 3,500 families
The scheme will be available nationally to families on low incomes in houses less than €220,000.
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