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Ireland cuts minimum apartment standards in bid to boost development


<p>File Photo</p> <p>” />File PhotoDUBLIN: The Irish government announced plans on Tuesday to reduce minimum apartment sizes and requirements for open space and communal facilities in a bid to reverse last year’s 24% fall in apartment building.</p> <p>The centre-right coalition government says its top priority is handling a housing crisis, but homebuilding stalled last year at 30,000 units, far below its target of an average of 50,000 new homes a year to 2030.</p> <p><!-- PROMOSLOT_M --> “We are taking decisive action, without compromising on any essential regulations, to ensure apartments are viable to build,” housing minister James Browne said in a statement in which he also promised to “engage every mechanism available” to boost supply.</p> <p> The new guidelines “will likely result in some cases” in an average cost reduction of 50,000-100,000 euros ($58,580-$117,160) per unit, Browne said.</p> <p><!-- PROMOSLOT_M --> Opposition parties criticised the changes, which will also reduce requirements for dual-aspect and larger apartments, saying they would result in substandard living conditions and that similar moves in 2018 failed to reduce apartment costs.</p> <p>Property developers have said rent controls, as well as higher interest rates, have choked the supply of new rental homes. The government tweaked its rent-control system in June to encourage development.</p> <ul> <!-- <li> Updated On Jul 9, 2025 at 08:07 AM IST</li> --> </p> <li>Published On Jul 9, 2025 at 08:07 AM IST</li> <p> <!-- <li>1 min read</li> --> </ul> <p> <!-- Comment Section --> <!-- Comment Section --> </p> <p><h2>Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals. </h2> <h3>Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox.</h3> </p> <p> <!-- <img decoding= -->

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