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Housing Supply in Ireland: Perennial Problems and Sustainable Solutions
Bill Nowlan is founder and chairman of WK Nowlan Property, and a founder-director of
Hibernia REIT plc. He is a former Investment Director of Irish Life, then the State’s largest
property developer, and its largest private residential landlord. He served on the Board of
Focus Ireland for over ten years where he established and chaired the charity’s housing
association. A frequent contributor to debates on property-related issues in The Irish Times,
he is also completing a PhD on the funding of social and affordable housing in advanced
economies.
It's a bit long-winded at the start, but stick with it.
It's worth reading the lot, but here are the recommendations:
Set up a Government Department of Housing to co-ordinate the response
Set up a Land Supply Agency to supplement the current market deficiency
Invest in infrastructure to support housing e.g. water and sewage
Reduce the housing standards - we have the highest standards in Europe
Social housing - I don't understand the proposal
Rental - forgive VAT and levies for newly built houses to rent
Bill Nowlan is founder and chairman of WK Nowlan Property, and a founder-director of
Hibernia REIT plc. He is a former Investment Director of Irish Life, then the State’s largest
property developer, and its largest private residential landlord. He served on the Board of
Focus Ireland for over ten years where he established and chaired the charity’s housing
association. A frequent contributor to debates on property-related issues in The Irish Times,
he is also completing a PhD on the funding of social and affordable housing in advanced
economies.
It's a bit long-winded at the start, but stick with it.
It's worth reading the lot, but here are the recommendations:
Set up a Government Department of Housing to co-ordinate the response
Set up a Land Supply Agency to supplement the current market deficiency
Invest in infrastructure to support housing e.g. water and sewage
Reduce the housing standards - we have the highest standards in Europe
Social housing - I don't understand the proposal
Rental - forgive VAT and levies for newly built houses to rent