Astrid Madsen

Construction activity slows due to inflation and interest rate hikes, analysts say. In this article we cover: A mix of high inflation and interest rate rises is ploughing through the UK house building industry like a “wrecking ball”, analysts from CIPS have said of the latest S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). In other […] More

ROI Minister for Housing is due to update the National Planning Framework to take into account the new Census figures. In this article we cover: ROI Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said the government is reviewing the National Planning Framework to assess how much residential land to zone across Ireland. “I believe that we need […] More

New research shows 2022 was a bumper year for the rural homes market, recording the highest level of transactions for high end properties. In his article we cover: There was a boom in 2022 in the prime country homes market, according to a new report by Savills published in January 2023. Prime country homes are […] More

Material prices are putting pressure on insurance costs while estimates show self-builds can still cost £150k in NI. In this article we cover: Rebuild costs increased by 21 per cent over the past year, says the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), which revised its rebuild cost calculator for house insurance purposes in September. The […] More

Large energy efficient homes consume less per sqm but their overall energy use is higher than smaller, older and less energy efficient homes. In this article we cover: Figures from the Central Statistics Office show that, of the detached houses in ROI that got their Building Energy Rating (BER) done in 2021, the mean A […] More