Surveyors call for national housing bond to tackle scheme viability and affordability

Series of recommendations after report on real costs of apartment delivery

The Government has been urged to introduce a National Housing Bond to give smaller housebuilder schemes access to low-cost financing.

The Government has been urged to introduce a National Housing Bond to give smaller housebuilder schemes access to low-cost financing.

The recommendation is one of a number from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) - others include a scheme for contaminated sites in urban areas to be reclaimed and brought into residential use - to improve construction viability and affordability in Ireland.