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Curated Demo · Documentary · 2010 – present
Irish Housing Crisis
How a post-crash supply collapse, foreign capital inflows, and decades of planning friction produced one of Europe's most severe housing crunches.
Factions
Irish state
Policy & subsidy
Department of Housing, Land Development Agency, and tax-advantaged supply schemes.
Domestic developers
Pipeline operators
Constrained by labour, financing, and viability gaps.
International funds
Build-to-rent capital
Cuckoo and institutional investors backing apartment supply.
Renters & first-time buyers
Demand side
Wage growth outpaced by rents; emigration rising again.
Timeline
2013
Construction nadir
Completions fall below 5,000 units — far under household formation.
2017
Rebuilding Ireland launched
First major post-crash supply plan.
2021
Housing for All published
€20bn plan, ambitious targets, mixed delivery.
2024
Rents reach record highs
Dublin asking rents up >100% on 2013.
Scenarios
What if planning is centralized for housing?
- ↳ Pipeline: Approvals up 25–40% within 24 months.
- ↳ Costs: Litigation drag falls; viability improves.
What if vacancy tax is tripled?
- ↳ Stock: Marginal release of long-vacant units.