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Housing market in UK ended 2016 strongly, latest index shows
The residential housing market in the UK finished 2016 strongly with prices up 1.7% month on month in December, taking the annual growth to 6.5%. The quarterly growth was also strong, up 2.5% in the final quarter of the year, taking the average price of a home to £222,484, the figures from lender the Halifax […] The post Housing market in UK ended 2016 strongly, latest index shows appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Irish Government to fast track planning for 30,000 new homes by 2021
The Irish Government is to fast track the delivery of 30,000 new homes in urban centres across the country to stimulate the housing market in key areas of demand in the next four years. Housing and Planning Minister Simon Coveney has announced that the planning process will be reformed in practical ways to ensure that […] The post Irish Government to fast track planning for 30,000 new homes by 2021 appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Proposed rent controls in Ireland criticised as being a step too far for landlords
The Irish Government has been accused of interfering for wanting to reduce rent controls in cities where residential rents have been rising fast. It has proposed temporary controls on residential rents which would limit annual rent increases in Dublin and Cork, the country’s two largest cities to 4% but said it may lower this and […] The post Proposed rent controls in Ireland criticised as being a step too far for landlords appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →