New strategy aims to revamp the rental sector
The new ‘Strategy for the Rental Sector’ was published by the Government last week with the aim of revamping the sector. The development and publication…
Year: 2016
Residential property prices rise 7.1% in the year to October
Residential property prices nationwide rose by 7.1% in the year to October, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show. The CSO said this compares…
The most viewed properties on MyHome.ie in 2016
You don’t necessarily have to be looking to buy or invest in a property in order to have a look through it. Thousands of people…
Plans for rent cap could be scrapped
Plans for a cap on rent increases could be scrapped this afternoon, just two days after being published. According to reports, Fine Gael is set…
New plans announced to limit how much landlords can increase rents by in designated areas
Housing Minister Simon Coveney yesterday announced plans to limit how much landlords could increase rents by in designated areas of Dublin and Cork. The strategy…
Dublin and Cork could be designated rent pressure zones under new plans to prevent rent increases
Minister for Housing Simon Coveney is bringing proposals to Cabinet which would limit how much landlords could increase rents in designated areas for a certain period. It…
Pay-by-weight bin charges idea to be abandoned
Plans to introduce pay-by-weight bin charges from next month have been abandoned, according to reports. Communications Minister Denis Naughten is to tell the Cabinet today…
First-time buyers’ deposit scheme to go live on January 3rd
First-time buyers hoping to complete the purchase of their first home in 2017 will be able to apply for their 5 per cent tax rebate…
Should non first-time buyers have been helped in Central Bank amendments?
The new Central Bank mortgage rules coming into effect in the New Year should prove a welcome relief for first time buyers. Whereas presently they…
A fifth of people in Ireland now live in rented accommodation
The rise in monthly rents in Dublin has slowed but a wide gap remains between the cost of renting a home in the capital and…