Launched in April 2015 Building Information Ireland’s online portal for all etenders building projects will provide Irish Building Contractors, professionals and building materials suppliers with up-to-the-minute accurate details on all live and planned construction projects in all sectors and in each of the 32 counties. The development of their online portal www.buildinginfo.ie represents a leap […]
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Housing construction index finds 2014 ‘year of two halves’
Pent-up demand and increased confidence combined to boost the number of new houses built in 2014, although the rate of growth slowed sharply in the second half, figures released today show. The number of new homes on which building work began in the Republic in 2014 rose by 1,498 to 6,524 from 5,026 in 2013, […]
Up. Up. Down… Housing construction surged, then slowed to a trickle late last year
THERE WAS ANOTHER surge in construction activity in the residential sector in 2014, but the rate of growth fell sharply towards the end of the year. That’s according to the latest National Construction Housing Index from consultancy firm Link2Plans – which is based on real-time planning and project information from every council area in the […]
New ‘use it or lose it’ rule to speed up home building
The Government plans to introduce a ‘use it or lose it’ clause to planning permissions to force developers to build new homes. Local authorities will be given powers to reduce the amount of time allowed to develop new estates if they believe builders are delaying construction works in the hope that prices will rise. And […]
Developers expected to get less time to build on land
The government is expected to increase pressure on property developers with planning permission to ‘use it or lose it’. A new scheme would see local authorities have the power to cut the time allowed after permission is granted, if they feel builders are holding out for higher prices. According to the Irish Independent, task forces […]
Outlook 2015: Property train steaming into 2015
05/01/2015 – This article from yesterday’s Sunday Business Post references research carried out by Link2Plans. The article looks ahead at the likely market scenarios from both the commercial and residential perspective. Link2Plans research is referenced and Managing Director Danny O’Shea gives his view on the residential sector during 2o14 and for the year ahead. With […]
300pc rise in residential construction projects
02 December – An article featured in yesterday’s Irish Independent which uses data from the National Residential Developments report to show a 300 per cent increase in residential development commencements. THE race is on to solve the housing crisis with news that a total of €1.47bn worth of multi-unit residential construction projects have got underway […]
€1.47bn worth of residential construction started in Ireland during first nine months of 2014
01 December – In the article below Business & Finance reference the National Residential Developments Report as a source to illustrate the improvements in the residential construction sector. €1.47bn worth of residential construction on multi-unit developments was commenced in Ireland during the first nine months of 2014 according to Irish based consultancy Link2Plans. Analysis from […]
Building of 6400 residential units underway
01 December – Article below from Irish Examiner references National Residential Developments Report to highlight the growth within the Residential Construction Sector More than 260 multi-unit development projects, worth a combined €1.47bn and currently under construction, were commenced in the first three quarters of the year. A total of 264 developments comprising almost 6,400 […]
Building projects worth €1.5bn begun in the State this year
01 December – In this Irish Times article the National Residential Developments Report is referenced to illustrate the almost €1.5bn of Multi-unit Residential Developments that commenced since January 1st. The article also highlights that 40% of the projects are Dublin based. Full National Residential Developments Report can be purchased here Read Irish Times article here