Renovating vacant buildings: a new guide
The ‘Bringing Back Homes Manual’ provides technical and grant advice…
April 25, 2024
News
The latest news relevant to self-builders and home improvers on the island of Ireland
Council fee waiver extended to end of year, Irish Water waiver to October
Self-builders will not have to pay local authority development levies…
April 24, 2024
Rural laneways get funding boost
Funding for repairs and improvement works on rural laneways in…
April 23, 2024
A killer for one-off housing in Ireland?
As the draft Transport Plan for ROI undergoes public consultation,…
April 17, 2024
Levy holiday extension until end of 2024, help to buy extended 5 years
Temporary waiver on development contributions drives the largest increase in…
April 12, 2024
Hotel-inspired renovation bags Home of the Year Award 2024
A renovated 1920s terraced home in Dublin won RTÉ’s Home…
April 10, 2024
Sign the petition: Extend the development contribution waiver
Self-builders in ROI could be tens of thousands out of…
March 20, 2024
Development levy holiday: Hope it could be extended
Self-builders are saving thousands of euros thanks to the development…
March 19, 2024
Tipp man told to demolish log home will get ‘social housing supports’
The Co Tipperary man who was ordered to demolish his…
March 13, 2024
Tipperary Co Co puts up serviced sites for sale
Tipperary County Council is making four serviced sites available for…
March 11, 2024
Cork and Galway record most self-build starts in 2023
Despite high input costs, there were 4.5k self-build starts in…
February 26, 2024
New guide to help you renovate an old building
The ROI Department of Housing has published a new technical…
February 6, 2024
Vacant property grants ‘false hope’, says SCSI report
The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) Annual Residential Market…
January 24, 2024
Eco-friendly rural homes most popular buys
As the supply of homes for sale in ROI halved…
January 3, 2024
How affordable will it be to self-build in 2024?
Builders are upbeat for 2024 but input costs continue to…
December 19, 2023
PV grant to drop €300 every year from 2024
The grant that subsidises photovoltaic (PV) panels is to drop…
December 5, 2023
Grants roll out off to a slow start as only 8 serviced sites made available in a year
The roll out of the ROI government’s grants has been…
November 20, 2023
Local Development Plans roll out in NI ‘unfair’, says planning consultant
Some self-builders are getting refused planning permission in one part…
November 14, 2023
Cheap loans for energy upgrades slated for January
A government-backed low interest loan scheme is being rolled out…
November 8, 2023
Septic tank grant in ROI more than doubles
The grant to upgrade your septic tank in ROI more…
November 6, 2023
