This report by the Housing Agency brings together up to date information on housing trends for 2014 and 2015 while looks ahead to future demand. It focuses on: sales, rental sector, affordability, current and future housing demand and policy and legislation.
This report was commissioned by the Housing Agency and conducted by independent researchers. The purpose of this research was to identify why families had recently become homeless in Dublin – from their own perspective, and involved interviews with 30 homeless families.
This is the third annual progress report tackling the issue of unfinished housing developments. This includes the results from the 2014 National Housing Development Survey which tracks progress on unfinished housing developments since 2010.
During the preparation of the Social Housing Strategy 2020, the Housing Agency was requested by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an analysis and an estimate of the requirements for additional residential properties to meet the needs of those households qualified for social housing support. The requirement figure of approximately 35,000 was estimated based on the returns by local housing authorities reported in the 2013 Assessment of Social Housing Needs and a number of assumptions.
This research report was commissioned by the Housing Agency for the National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (NTACC). It focuses on the reasons why Travellers leave Traveller-specific accommodation and possible approaches to addressing the issues arising. The research involved a survey for local authorities (to get an overview of the extent and nature of the problem nationally), case studies from three areas and consultations with National Traveller groups. The research includes recommendations and guidelines to enhance practice at a local level.
The Housing Agency commissioned Future Analytics to carry out research examining minimum housing requirements in Urban Settlements. A minimum housing requirement arises when the supply of existing homes in an area is insufficient to accommodate changes in the projected population along varying household sizes. This document contain background data tables.
The Housing Agency commissioned Future Analytics to carry out research examining minimum housing requirements in Urban Settlements. A minimum housing requirement arises when the supply of existing homes in an area is insufficient to accommodate changes in the projected population along varying household sizes.
This report examines the potential for rent regulation in the Irish context. This is the first of two reports on the private rented sector which considers short-term and medium to long term options to address the recent escalation in rents. It examines a range of issues in regard to rent stability; including the current tax treatment of the rental sector, the potential for indexation of Rent Supplement and the potential for rent regulation in an Irish context should a political decision be made in favour of rent regulation. The findings are informed by a comprehensive review of rent regulation in other jurisdictions, which examines how they are administered, the pros and cons of different approaches and their impacts.
This assessment of the future of the private rented sector is the second of two reports which set out to explore the policy options required to ensure a sustainable private rented sector into the future and one which can play a vital role in accommodating a wide range of households in affordable and good quality accommodation. It examines regulatory issues and attitudes amongst the main stakeholders as well as reviewing international experience in regard to regulation and supply measures.
