Rental costs are a third higher than pre-Covid times Rental costs are a third higher than pre-Covid times. They have risen now for 18 quarters in a row, according to the latest Draft.ie rental report. Professor Ronan Lyons, the author of the report, claims that upward pressure on rents is set to remain due to […]

4 months ago

Just when we thought the housing crisis couldn’t get any worse Ireland’s housing crisis has weighed heavily on the shoulders of too many generations, and it feels like things will never improve. The latest Daft.ie report has confirmed how bad things are, with house prices hitting a 10-year high in Ireland. Housing prices nationally rose […]

9 months ago

Renters, assemble. A new website which allows tenants to ‘rate the landlord’ is set to launch in Ireland. If you haven’t been affected by the horrendous rental situation in Ireland over the past few years, you’re almost definitely in the minority. Horror stories of dilapidated apartments, beds in kitchens and nasty landlords have been aplenty […]

1 year ago

“To see all of this support is just incredible.” Several hundred people gathered on Monday evening to pay their respects to 47-year-old Ann Delaney who died on the streets of Dublin. Ann, who was a nurse and a mother, is believed to have died at around 9 am on Sunday close to a Tesco Express on […]

2 years ago

“First time buyers are now competing against giant multinationals as well as vulture funds.” Many are taking to social media to voice their anger as Ryanair reveals it has bulk bought 25 homes in a Dublin housing estate. In a statement to JOE, a Ryanair spokesperson confirmed that the airline purchased the new built units […]

2 years ago

More concerning statistics in the midst of the housing crisis. After what was an initial 38% increase in planning permission approvals in the first three months of 2023, approvals have fallen sharply between April and June by nearly a quarter when compared with the same period in 2022. In new figures released by the Central […]

2 years ago