Apartment guidelines to boost build-to-rent activity

New guidelines on apartment buildings, including allowing more flexibility on sizes and services for units, will be announced today in a Government bid to tackle the housing crisis.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy’s new guidelines also come ahead of expected national changes to apartment block sizes in the new year, when limits on heights are expected to be lifted.

Today’s announcement sees a series of restrictions lifted for builders and developers in a move the Government hopes will help move Ireland’s apartment living standards closer to those in the rest of Europe.