>I know people have been despairing, people who’ve been in this space and caught for the last few years with high rents, who are living with their folks, saving every cent they have and still not going to be able to buy a home or rent a home at an affordable rate – that changes next year, it genuinely does
Yeah I will believe it when I see it you cunt
Soylent Green?
I love Oliver Callan’s version of the minister.. “Darragh gets it done!”
Blah blah fucking blah
Have always despaired at the empty units above shops. Would bring more life into town centres also if more folk lived there.
While there’s nothing wrong in theory with living above a shop, good luck getting a good builder these days to convert it into a home. What FFFG need to do is launch a scheme of encouraging people into trades. There are plenty of people who have realised how unsecure their hospitality jobs are and some of them may wish to make the change. They need to ensure that people switching to a trade are properly financially supported because apprentices are paid pittance at first, which only suits young people still living with and being supported by their parents.
The government only seem to look at the financial aspect of building houses – just “throw money” at the problem. So as mentioned in the article use council money to buy vacant properties. Or increase the income cap on who can apply for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan. Most people can get a mortgage – the problem is that housing is now so expensive that the mortgage won’t cover 90% of the cost of a home that a person can live in. Giving more people the option to apply for a government mortgage isn’t going to change the fact that there isn’t enough affordable housing. And converting above shop units and restoring vacant housing is not going to happen quickly if there are no qualified tradespeople available to do that work. FFFG are not going to solve this housing crisis with their current wishy-washy ideas until they address the shortfall in tradespeople available to build the housing.
Anyone have any insights as to why above retail units is such a difficult problem?
I mean, why were they limited as commercial units in the first place?
>In a wide-ranging interview, the minister firstly said the government wants to help people looking to buy in towns and cities, by targeting above-shop units, where people can make their home above commercial properties.
Nobody wants that shit, they want a nice house or apartment.
The plan is to give a tax break for doing the above shop places up, why not fine them instead? Don’t want the fine, sell the place.
This fucking guy! “Don’t despair” coming from the fucker who brought in the Fianna Fail ban on co-living. Its “banned” but they are still giving permission for co-living. Not to mention anything else He’s done has not helped anything whatsoever. Giving money right into the pockets of landlords.
Radical change is needed. I advocate for state land seizures on all vacant properties over 2 years and all properties that aren’t suitable for living in. And before any says anything no landlords would not be paid for their land being taken off them. No I don’t care about landlords or their feelings they can kick rocks
The vacant property grant should include a grant for the person buying the vacant property to refurbish it too. With a requirement that the person receiving the current remain in the property for a set number of years. If a developer buys it then they will not be able to make use of that part of the grant.
The effort required in refurbishing those vacant properties is often what turns people away
This seems to be hinging on the people who own those building wanting to convert the upstairs spaces in to flats. A lot of people don’t want to be landlords so they probably won’t do it
How radical do they need to be?
They were talking about how there are loads of two storey buildings within the canals in Dublin that could be part of the scheme. I’d rather just see them knocked down.
I’ve seen the argument already that if you can’t raise 3 kids in these then they are not a home and shouldn’t be bothered with. Good thing there are not people without children out there so
We need to do absolutely nothing to add more money into buying , it should just be about reducing costs and increasing availability. Buyers dont need more money, grants, etc..
So assuming that the same commercial landlord would then become a residential landlord too?
I foresee exemptions from all sorts of residential rental property regulations, just to get landlords on board.
Fast forward a few years and we’ll see renters stuck in litigation to get their deposits back etc and tenants being hit with council rates etc
Yeah right read the same thing last year, believe it when I see it minister my money
The government created all these fucking problems with their idiotic policies. If you dig a bit you’ll find that policies are why they are empty. Fire regulations PRTB.
Like Shakespeare said the sword bloodies more than it cuts.
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>I know people have been despairing, people who’ve been in this space and caught for the last few years with high rents, who are living with their folks, saving every cent they have and still not going to be able to buy a home or rent a home at an affordable rate – that changes next year, it genuinely does
Yeah I will believe it when I see it you cunt
Soylent Green?
I love Oliver Callan’s version of the minister.. “Darragh gets it done!”
Blah blah fucking blah
Have always despaired at the empty units above shops. Would bring more life into town centres also if more folk lived there.
While there’s nothing wrong in theory with living above a shop, good luck getting a good builder these days to convert it into a home. What FFFG need to do is launch a scheme of encouraging people into trades. There are plenty of people who have realised how unsecure their hospitality jobs are and some of them may wish to make the change. They need to ensure that people switching to a trade are properly financially supported because apprentices are paid pittance at first, which only suits young people still living with and being supported by their parents.
The government only seem to look at the financial aspect of building houses – just “throw money” at the problem. So as mentioned in the article use council money to buy vacant properties. Or increase the income cap on who can apply for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan. Most people can get a mortgage – the problem is that housing is now so expensive that the mortgage won’t cover 90% of the cost of a home that a person can live in. Giving more people the option to apply for a government mortgage isn’t going to change the fact that there isn’t enough affordable housing. And converting above shop units and restoring vacant housing is not going to happen quickly if there are no qualified tradespeople available to do that work. FFFG are not going to solve this housing crisis with their current wishy-washy ideas until they address the shortfall in tradespeople available to build the housing.
Anyone have any insights as to why above retail units is such a difficult problem?
I mean, why were they limited as commercial units in the first place?
>In a wide-ranging interview, the minister firstly said the government wants to help people looking to buy in towns and cities, by targeting above-shop units, where people can make their home above commercial properties.
Nobody wants that shit, they want a nice house or apartment.
The plan is to give a tax break for doing the above shop places up, why not fine them instead? Don’t want the fine, sell the place.
This fucking guy! “Don’t despair” coming from the fucker who brought in the Fianna Fail ban on co-living. Its “banned” but they are still giving permission for co-living. Not to mention anything else He’s done has not helped anything whatsoever. Giving money right into the pockets of landlords.
Radical change is needed. I advocate for state land seizures on all vacant properties over 2 years and all properties that aren’t suitable for living in. And before any says anything no landlords would not be paid for their land being taken off them. No I don’t care about landlords or their feelings they can kick rocks
The vacant property grant should include a grant for the person buying the vacant property to refurbish it too. With a requirement that the person receiving the current remain in the property for a set number of years. If a developer buys it then they will not be able to make use of that part of the grant.
The effort required in refurbishing those vacant properties is often what turns people away
This seems to be hinging on the people who own those building wanting to convert the upstairs spaces in to flats. A lot of people don’t want to be landlords so they probably won’t do it
How radical do they need to be?
They were talking about how there are loads of two storey buildings within the canals in Dublin that could be part of the scheme. I’d rather just see them knocked down.
I’ve seen the argument already that if you can’t raise 3 kids in these then they are not a home and shouldn’t be bothered with. Good thing there are not people without children out there so
We need to do absolutely nothing to add more money into buying , it should just be about reducing costs and increasing availability. Buyers dont need more money, grants, etc..
So assuming that the same commercial landlord would then become a residential landlord too?
I foresee exemptions from all sorts of residential rental property regulations, just to get landlords on board.
Fast forward a few years and we’ll see renters stuck in litigation to get their deposits back etc and tenants being hit with council rates etc
Yeah right read the same thing last year, believe it when I see it minister my money
The government created all these fucking problems with their idiotic policies. If you dig a bit you’ll find that policies are why they are empty. Fire regulations PRTB.
Like Shakespeare said the sword bloodies more than it cuts.