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"The provision of a payment deferrals and reductions is a pragmatic response in light of the unprecedented breadth of the economic impact of the pandemic"

What's the legal effect of Covid-19 payment breaks on mortgages?

Mortgages / 27 Jul

LPT, ARV, LAF, VSL SVT, WTF?

Local property tax: a guide to the A to Z of LPT

Taxation / 24 Jul

"Even new furniture and the very insulation we wrap our houses with can contain indoor air pollutants"

Is your home making you sick?

Health / 09 Jun

What happens to the tax you pay on your gaff?

10 things you may not know about the Local Property Tax

Local Property Tax / 19 May

"An opportunity was lost by failing to implement the Kenny Report in properly planning our urban areas"

Could the Kenny Report solve the Irish housing crisis?

Housing / 18 Mar

"These words are used to create an ideological firewall against meaningful public debate on how the financial system could be organised to promote socially and environmentally sustainable development of people, households and society"

Why words matter when it comes to human rights and housing

Housing / 17 Feb

"Rents in Ireland are the highest in the EU, relative to house prices and are beginning to match the exclusive districts of New York and London."

3 questions to ask your would-be TD about housing

Election 2020 / 27 Jan

"Eviction is not one of life's ups and downs; it is a mark of punishment inflicted by society through State institutions and the legal system"

The significant human rights issues around evictions in Ireland

Evictions / 16 Jan

Prioritisation of climate change as a political issue appears to have been in response to growing concern amongst young people

What's preventing more youth involvement in civic society?

Activism / 21 Nov 19

"The financialisation of housing is not just a problem in Ireland"

Some lessons from Berlin on how to fix the Irish housing crisis

Housing / 01 Oct 19

A home to call your own: "what happens to your mental health and well-being when you find yourself locked out?"

How long-term renting is impacting on our mental health

Housing / 15 Jun

Travelling salesmen unwind in their digs. Photo: John Chillingworth/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Lodgers, boarders and "select accommodation"

History / 12 Mar 19

An Irish cabin c.1790 by draughtsman Arthur Young. From Ireland Illustrated 1680-1860 Archives at Moore Institute, NUI Galway

Room to improve: the homes of Ireland's 19th century rural poor

History / 08 Jan 19

A housing protest outside Government Buildings in Dublin

The philosophy behind Ireland's housing crisis

Housing / 07 Jan 19

"Acting now to reduce investor demand can stop inequality becoming entrenched in our society"

How excessive investment messed up the Irish housing market

Housing / 09 Nov 18

"It is time to change direction and ensure everyone has a right to housing, and that that right is met for everyone in this country"

Why fixing Ireland's housing crisis requires a change of policy

Housing / 08 Oct 18

"While it is important to acknowledge what progress is being made, it is equally important to point out where current policy clearly is devoid of "ambition" and fails to be "radical in its approach"."

How to solve Ireland's housing crisis

Housing / 02 Oct 18

"The strong sense of community that prevails all across Ireland does not translate into urban practices"

What's the future of urban living in Ireland?

City living / 07 Sep 18

"The tyranny of the standard three-bed semi is holding back our urban populations"

An architect's view on Ireland's broken housing market

Housing / 23 Jul 18

"Solving the family homelessness crisis requires the building of homes by the government and implementing the right to housing"

Why housing programmes are not working for the homeless

Housing / 16 Feb 18

"LVT would have no impact on most people, but would ensure land is employed for its best use"

How a land value tax could solve many economic headaches

Economics / 18 Oct 17

Damage to homes in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in September 2017. Photo: Getty Images

Why do people choose to live in disaster-prone cities and areas?

Climate Change / 13 Oct 17

"There remains a massive void in initiatives to boost the supply of housing, resulting in far too few houses being built on an annual basis"

Helping the construction industry to build again

Budget 2018 / 11 Oct 17

Ireland's housing crisis has been exacerbated by how cities of higher, more densely confined populations are driving prosperity

Why Ireland's housing crisis may continue for decades

Housing / 11 Oct 17

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