With Budget 2026 due to be presented to the Dáil on October 7, estate agent Hooke & MacDonald has called on government to take “practical, targeted measures” to address Ireland’s most acute housing bottleneck: the delivery of new apartments. In a pre-budget submission entitled Four Steps to Unlock Apartment Delivery, the firm sets out a
‘Visionary policies are urgently needed’ – Des Donnelly, new homes director at Hooke & MacDonald The outlook for the new homes market contains numerous positives and opportunities. Most importantly we have a highly efficient and dedicated building industry that is ready, willing and able to produce significantly higher volumes of new homes. However, it is
Investment comprised 14 one- and two-bedroom apartments at Hogan Place and Hogan Avenue The Cosgrave family has secured about €4.7 million from the sale of a residential investment in the heart of Dublin 2. The portfolio comprising 14 apartments at 17 Hogan Place and 2A Hogan Avenue has been acquired by a private Irish investor.
All four premises sold for above guide price following competitive bidding process Agent Hooke & MacDonald has completed the sale of all four commercial units at the neighbourhood centre at the Phoenix Park Racecourse residential scheme in Castleknock, Dublin 15. The four units, which were offered to the market in February last year with guides ranging from
Strategic location and full planning permission for 15 apartments made the property a highly sought-after opportunity Hooke & MacDonald has sold a prime residential development site in Stillorgan, south Co Dublin, on behalf of Eir. The property, launched to the market last September with a guide price of €1.35 million, attracted strong interest from developers
Dramatic decline in apartment delivery compounding ‘deepening supply crisis’, notes report The second largest transaction in 2024 was the social housing investment sale of 111 apartments at Marlet’s Grand Canal Harbour scheme in Dublin 8. The construction of apartments for Ireland’s private rental market is almost at a standstill, with just two large schemes in Dublin’s docklands
A new report on the residential investment and new homes market by Hooke & MacDonald reveals that apartment construction for the private rental market in Ireland has nearly halted, with only a few developments nearing completion, such as two large schemes in the Dublin Docklands.
Source – The Irish Times
Ireland, like most countries across Europe, is suffering from a housing shortage and cost of living crisis as housing supply and wages have not kept up with demographic demand and cost inflation. Recent assessments in Ireland estimate a current shortfall of over 450,000 homes, which is not surprising as the country’s population has been increasing