The period since the mid-1990s is distinguished by radical change
in the housing sector in Ireland. During this time, house prices
rose at an unprecedented rate. Between 1993 and 2003 the average
price of a new house in the State increased by 220 percent. Private
rents also grew and waiting lists for social housing lengthened. At
the same time, new house building increased rapidly to one of the
highest rates in the European Union. This development transformed
city centres and suburbs, and also provincial towns and the
countryside, which saw unprecedented construction of holiday homes
and estates for commuters working in urban areas.
This book, the first comprehensive review of housing in Ireland
for many years, introduces, in an accessible manner, the key
housing developments since the foundation of the State and also
reports on the findings of the latest research on the
transformation of the sector in the past decade. The issues
examined here include:
-the impact of the house price boom on wealth and
affordability
-the urban renewal schemes and private rented housing
-the management of social housing
-the accommodation of Travellers and homeless people
-rural housing policy and politics
During the past decade, Irelanda (TM)s economic growth has
attracted international attention. This book analyses the
consequences of that growth on housing and serves as a primer to
other countries on the complexities of delivering sustainable
housing solutions in the face of economic success.
As such, this book will be of interest to students,
practitioners andpolicy-makers involved in the housing field
worldwide and to anyone who wishes to learn more about the causes
and effects of Irelanda (TM)s recent housing boom.
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