Housing
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‘Collective commitment’ needed to increase housing supply
Minister for Communities, Gordon Lyons MLA, outlines his housing priorities, including the need for a “collective commitment” from the Executive…
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Temporary accommodation provision dominating homelessness budget
An increase in the number of households requiring temporary accommodation is impacting the delivery of prevention services. Rising homelessness figures…
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Transforming our built environment for a climate-resilient future
As global temperatures continue to cause grave concern, Northern Ireland is witnessing a step-change in the delivery of decarbonised, future…
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A European housing policy perspective
Dara Turnbull, research coordinator at Housing Europe, compares the housing context in Ireland with exemplar EU member states. Speaking on…
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Helping meet the unmet housing need in Northern Ireland
The Chair of Woven Housing Association (formerly Habinteg), Neil McIvor, discusses the urgent need to deliver more homes across Northern…
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Housing supply strategy could be approved ‘fairly quickly’
A long-term strategy to relieve housing stress in Northern Ireland which narrowly missed out on Executive approval, remains in “good…
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Landmark housing development officially opened in west Belfast
The largest housing development currently under construction in Northern Ireland has been officially opened by Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA.…
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Tenant engagement strategy ‘formally paused’
The development of an overdue strategy aimed at linking social landlords with tenants to improve services has been “formally paused”…
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Putting housing on a firm footing
A new Northern Ireland Executive means a new opportunity to proactively address the challenges we face as a society, and…
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Improved productivity in construction key to multi-market supply challenges
Labour shortages in the construction sector are posing key challenges to supply in all housing markets in Ireland and Britain,…
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