Dublin is now the seventh most expensive place in the world to build and Brexit uncertainty will not prevent costs rising 7% this year, a report on international cities has found.

House prices are set to rise by 8% this year, according to a new report.

Profitable apartments in Dublin city centre require a joint income of €87,000.

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The Society of Chartered Surveyors has called for a zero Vat rate for building “affordable” homes as it warned pent-up demand could mean the housing crisis will last almost 10 years.

The Society of Chartered Surveyors has called for a zero Vat rate for building “affordable” homes as it warned pent-up demand could mean the housing crisis will last almost 10 years.

Homeowners may be overpaying for house insurance, the Society of Chartered Surveyors has warned.

A broad range of indicators continue to reflect an ongoing shortage of supply in the Irish residential property market. 

The cost of rebuilding a house will increase by an average of 4% this year.

With the property sector starting to boom again and more jobs on-stream, wages are rising and bankers are popping champagne. Kyran FitzGerald is experiencing a bout of deja vu.

The Construction Industry Federation is "disappointed" Budget 2015 didn't address the high cost of building in Ireland.

Dublin will need at least 35,000 homes to be built over the next four years, according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors.

There is enough land zoned and potentially available in Dublin to provide housing for 269,000 people, although the planning permission system is acting as a constraint on the number of units being released on the market.

Chartered surveyors are calling for a range of measures to help boost housing supply.

The number of cash buyers in the housing market has dropped in the second quarter of the year.

If we are to solve the housing crisis, the State must lever private finance but also provide adequate infrastructure, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

The Society of Chartered Surveyors has issued a 10-step strategy to address the unsustainable inflation in the Dublin housing market and the supply shortage fuelling it.

It’s not just IT that can’t fill posts as hoteliers and others report difficulties, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

HOME insurance, incorporating buildings’ cover, contents’ cover and the additional protection of ‘all risks’ and personal liability, is for most homeowners a vital shield against the unexpected slings and arrows of life.

Tougher laws are needed to ensure construction projects in Ireland meet required standards, according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors.

COMMERCIAL tenants can terminate their leases under proposed legislation to end upward-only rent reviews, a financial blog reported yesterday.

A NUMBER of state construction projects have collapsed because they were awarded to contractors who claimed they could do the job at an unrealistically low price, it has been claimed.

A number of state construction projects have collapsed because they were awarded to contractors who claimed they could do the job at an unrealistically low price, it has been claimed.

BANKS may be willing to talk to customers in trouble but according to experts, people should be prepared to be challenged on all aspects of spending.

SOME 300 submissions were received by the Department of Finance over its budgetary plans to axe Section 23-type property reliefs, it was confirmed yesterday.

Betting taxes are to be extended to online bookmakers and gambling exchanges, it was announced today.

HOME insurance premiums could rise again in 2011 following the adverse weather conditions experienced in the last 12 months.

The Society of Chartered Surveyors has criticized the decision by the Government in today's Budget to limit the capital spending programme to 3.6% of Gross National Product.

The Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCS) has welcomed the introduction of a property tax but said the Government’s approach "lacks transparency".

INSURANCE costs have soared by a quarter in the last three years with home cover alone increasing by 40%.

THE Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) said that activities at the organisation were now “by the book” and significant progress has been made in tackling financial challenges.

Construction tender prices are at their lowest levels since 1998, according to new figures from the Society of Chartered Surveyors.

There are calls from the Society of Chartered Surveyors for the introduction of a property tax.

CONSTRUCTION tender prices have fallen by 11% over the last 12months as the sector continues to decline, new figures from the Society of Chartered Surveyors show.

GARDAÍ have obtained a court order freezing a bank account into which would-be holidaymakers paid upfront for the use of a luxury apartment not owned by the man purporting to offer it for rent.

A BOGUS website used as part of an elaborate holiday rental scam has been shut down as a Garda investigation continues.

A NUMBER of quantity surveyor firms have been unwittingly drawn into an elaborate holiday rental scam in which customers pay up front to stay in a luxury apartment which they cannot subsequently access.

REBUILDING costs for houses have fallen by 7.75% across the country and by 9% in Dublin, which results in cheaper house insurance.

Retailers are calling for fairer rental agreements that reflect the downturn in the economy.

BUILDERS cut staffing levels again in February as figures show construction tender prices fell by 17.2% over the last 12 months.

IRISH construction firms are looking to expand in other locations, especially Britain as new figures show the sector is still being crippled by job losses and falling orders.

IRELAND could avoid the loss of 40,000 construction jobs this year by building roads, schools and hospitals with a proposed €5bn Government stimulus package.