Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in blame game over vulture fund housing controversy
The Government has faced strong criticism both inside and outside the Dáil for allowing foreign investors to continue to buy up large numbers of family homes
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have blamed each other for the current housing controversy which has seen thousands of homes end up in the hands of vulture funds. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Wed, 05 May, 2021 - 22:40
Elaine Loughlin and Aoife Moore
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have blamed each other for the current housing controversy which has seen thousands of homes end up in the hands of vulture funds.
Government urged to scrap home loan scheme over fears it will drive up prices
Central Bank joins the chorus of voices urging the minister to remove controversial scheme from its Affordable Housing Bill
Housing minister Darragh O Brien is under pressure from a wide range of organisations from the Central Bank to the auctioneers institute as well as opposition parties, to scrap the shared equity loan scheme.
Tue, 16 Mar, 2021 - 06:30
Elaine Loughlin, Deputy Political Editor
The Government is under pressure to scrap its controversial housing loan scheme after the Central Bank warned it could push up house prices.
Darragh O Brien, the housing minister, has been urged to focus on other measures instead of the shared equity scheme, which he has been strongly pushing despite widespread concerns and criticism.
Government misses its own target on vacant homes by 70%
Some 198 homes had been brought back into use under the Repair and Lease scheme to August 2020, despite promises to deliver 3,500 homes through the measure by this year
Efforts to bring vacant homes back into use have been a huge failure as it emerged that the Government has missed its own targets by 70%. Picture: Larry Cummins
Mon, 08 Mar, 2021 - 06:30
Elaine Loughlin Deputy Political Editor
Efforts to bring vacant homes back into use have been a huge failure as it emerged that the Government has missed its own targets by 70%.
Over the past four years, just 1,672 of the 5,600 homes promised have been delivered via the three schemes set up to bring vacant properties back into use.
Government s Help To Buy scheme aided people who had large deposits and were able to buy anyway
A review of the Help to Buy scheme data suggests that many households with large deposits have received support, the Esri will say
The ESRI says Ireland needs 35,000 new homes a year but fewer than 20,000 are expected to be built this year. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire
Mon, 15 Feb, 2021 - 20:30
Daniel McConnell, Political Editor
The Government’s Help To Buy scheme funded people who already had large deposits and would have been able to buy their homes anyway, TDs will be told tomorrow.