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A new low for housing stock availability has resulted in the escalation of property premiums in County Westmeath, the latest Daft.ie house price report has revealed.

Commenting on the recent Daft.ie Q4 House Price Report, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, said the results broadly concur with those reported by IPAV auctioneers which indicate that prices have picked up again in the latter quarter of 2023.

Athlone Deputy Mayor, Cllr Frankie Keena, has welcomed confirmation from the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, of €1.575 million funding approval for the construction of 21 affordable homes within the Dún an Rí development in Coosan.

The Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme helps people on low to moderate incomes buy homes at reduced prices. New homes under this scheme are located in areas with the greatest housing need and where affordability is an issue. The local authority takes a percentage stake in your home that covers the reduction in price. So, if you buy the home at a 20 per cent discount the local authority will have a 20 per cent stake in your home. If you want, you can buy back the local authority’s stake at any time, but you don’t have to. This scheme is aimed at first-time buyers, but there are some exceptions to this.

Mayo County Council has received over 600 responses from people interested in availing of an affordable housing scheme if one becomes available in the county.

Westmeath County Council, in line with Housing for All, is actively considering the development of affordable housing over the coming years at a number of locations in the county.

The overall average increase in property prices for 2021 was just short of 12pc, with great variations across the country, according to the latest Residential Property Price Barometer by IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, which captures house prices actually achieved by auctioneers for three- and four-bedroom semi-detached homes and two-bedroom apartments.

Impending changes to Ireland’s corporation tax code means Ireland will have to increasingly compete for foreign direct investment.

A groundbreaking report by NUI Galway on educational inequality - the first of its kind to be published in Ireland - has found a significant social return on investment for alternative education programmes.

A development in the Merlin Woods area involving 103 units with 85 to be affordable homes was approved at Monday’s meeting of the Galway City Council.