Look at converting some social homes in city-centre flats into cost-rentals, says Taoiseach’s group
No decision has been made on whether that will happen, a Dublin City Council spokesperson has said. But it hasn’t been ruled out.
Housing
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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.
Census data raises questions about narrative that landlords are fleeing the market
There are more rented homes now than there were in 2016, it shows. Even as there are fewer registered tenancies, according to the Residential Tenancies Board.
In Swords, a long-term tenant facing a no-reason eviction finds she’s far from alone
Her overseas landlord has issued notices to quit under the same law to some of her neighbours, and to residents of at least two other apartment complexes in the city.
Scandal, vacancy, occupation – and now maybe regeneration – at a Phibsboro social-housing complex
A council committee on 11 July backed transferring the James McSweeney House site to the charity Cabhrú so it can knock and rebuild it – with more homes.
In Belmayne apartment complex, social tenants blocked from amenities told they can’t pay to access them
“How do kids integrate in a community?” says Niamh Fox, one of the residents. “It’s just not right.”
In Inchicore, a plan to knock a market foreshadows big changes on the city’s edge
A developer has applied for planning permission to demolish the building now hosting the Jamestown Market, and build 128 apartments.
Growing number of big student housing complexes adding extra fees on top of the rent
Two of the city’s biggest providers now also have largely identical provisions around charges in contracts.
When Dublin City Council talks about affordable-purchase homes, what does that mean?
It has plans for 1,800 of them, and councillors will have to decide how it’s going to allocate them – whether it’s fastest fingers first or a lotto-style draw.
Council aims to deliver 1,150 new social homes in the city through public-private partnerships by 2026
This includes redeveloping Croke Villas, which was previously earmarked for redevelopment under a PPP deal that fell apart in 2008.
In the south inner-city, the council plans to knock down, redesign and rebuild its Basin Street flat complex
Members of a residents’ committee say they’ve been told little about the plan, and what little they’re told seems to change from meeting to meeting with the council.