'Undercapitalised' developers struggle to scale up house building, TDs to hear

Housing Agency CEO Martin Whelan will tell TDs that few housebuilders have a pipeline of sites ready to go — and those that do face infrastructure shortcomings and blockages that can impede delivery. Picture: The Housing Agency

Developers have struggled to scale up housebuilding due to many being “undercapitalised” since the financial crisis, the Housing Agency will tell TDs today, Tuesday.

The Oireachtas housing committee is due to host the Housing Agency and the Land Development Agency during its meeting on Tuesday afternoon, with both due to highlight challenges to housebuilding.