Eight years ago, government made it easier to turn old shops and offices into homes. How's it panning out?
More than 10 percent of the notified homes turned into, it seems, holiday lets.
Housing
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Council Briefs: Settling the route for north Dublin EirGrid cable, calming traffic at Hansfield Wood, and new homes in Mulhuddart
These were among the issues Fingal county councillors discussed at a recent meeting.
In need of social homes, some migrants grapple with the application process
Local authorities should ensure that all vulnerable people have someone to rely on when trying to navigate the process, says a solicitor.
Councillors call for more ambitious plan for housing on St Ita’s Hospital site in Portrane
The HSE is working with the Land Development Agency and Fingal County Council on a plan for how best to use extra land and buildings there.
Despite plan that Balbriggan swimming pool would come before surrounding housing, it looks unlikely
While the Land Development Agency is expected to start work on the site next year, Fingal County Council is trailing with the pool.
Help us report: Do you rent, or have you rented, in Clancy Quay in Islandbridge?
If so, we’d be grateful if you would fill out a brief survey. We’re trying to build a solid understanding of how rents have changed at the complex over time.
Fingal County Council builds few homes itself – relying instead on buying most social homes from private developers
In the first half of this year, it built three social homes itself.
Landlord behind Swords evictions has issued a steady drip of similar notices across its properties
Between October 2022 and June 2023, 89 households renting from subsidiaries of LRC RE-1 got similar notices, Residential Tenancies Board figures show.
Council shopping for vacant commercial buildings in the city, to turn into social homes
It has funding and plans in place for an old bank on North Circular Road and a former antiques showroom on Capel Street.
Councillors call on officials to bring back architects for flagship Inchicore housing scheme
The council’s outgoing head of housing, Coilín O’Reilly, said that isn’t going to happen.
Why were there about 5,000 vacant rental homes in Dublin city at the last census?
One possibility is that short-term lets are behind a big slice of these.
Architects invited young and old to redesign housing estates around Balbriggan
What might be needed to make them places for all, well into the future?
Vacancy Watch: In the shadow of Croke Park, council says it cannot develop Russell Street site because one owner won’t sell
If it can’t come to an agreement with the owner to buy the property the council will pursue a compulsory purchase order, a council spokesperson said.