The two things that make Ireland expensive: Energy and housing – The Irish Times
The sources of stress differ across regions. In developing countries, it’s food prices. In the US, healthcare often…
Health chiefs urged not to sell off land at former Frenchay Hospital for housing
The local health authority has scrapped plans for rehab unit The former Frenchay Hospital Campaigners and councillors implored…
I’ve inherited my mum’s flat and can’t sell it. We owe £30,000 service charges
When Cathy Redman’s mum, Josephine Moran, suffered a fall and broke her hip, her concerned family knew she…
First-time buyer mortage loans in Ireland hit 18-year high, report says – The Irish Times
First-time buyers drew down more mortgages last year than at any time over the past 18 years since…
IMF Warns Empty Homes Are Deepening Greece’s Housing Crisis
A view of Athens and the wider Attica basin. The IMF warns that empty homes, short-term rentals, and…
Is Ireland’s housing market finally turning? – The Irish Times
Housing remains the main economic concern for tens of thousands of aspiring homeowners, with every nugget of information…
I quit London and moved in with my boyfriend’s parents
Despite living in London and doing a job she loved, Florrie Kramer found herself increasingly filled with despair…
‘I was going to lose my home … It was one of the darkest times’ – The Irish Times
The aftershocks of the financial crash are still being felt almost two decades on with the number of…
Housing prices rising, with no end in sight
Greece’s housing market continued to post strong increases in both property prices and rental rates in the first…
IMF calls on Greece to target vacant homes to ease housing crisis
The International Monetary Fund has submitted to the government new policy proposals to address the housing crisis, as…
I’m stuck in a damp, leaky new-build
It was 2am on a cold January night when Christina Green woke up to an unusual sound. There…
The EU’s newly approved plan to fix Europe’s housing crisis
The European Parliament adopted its first-ever report on the Housing Crisis in the European Union. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With…