I am guessing Kerry is also suffering from an accommodation crisis?
Senior-Scarcity-2811 on
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
Countless economic problems are being caused by the rich hoarding assets. This is another example of it.
The tax on these should be absolutely punitive.
sleep_hag on
Surprised it isn’t more tbh
Ambitious_Bill_7991 on
Under normal circumstances, I’d have no problem with Airbnb. It should not be allowed in a housing crisis.
I imagine a lot of these houses were granted planning permission as family homes and not holiday homes or for short-term leases.
Nobody needs a holiday house. Plenty of families need a house.
Edit: just to add. I firmly believe that any building being repurposed for anything other than its original purpose should have to reapply for planning permission.
RobotIcHead on
If you tried buying around the big towns in Kerry you just won’t be able to afford it. Anyone who has a house is using it as a short term let holiday let (usually air bnb). Holiday homes are another factor. But this is not a new problem it has happens in lots of places around the world, Cornwall in the UK is getting hit bad, it happens in places where the main industry is tourism and there is great scenic beauty.
SnaggleWaggleBench on
Paywalls so I can’t dig too deep, but how do they count them? We bought a home that was a down as a holiday home on planning. We confirmed we could get a mortgage on it as a full time residence and that we’re could live there year round before before going ahead on it, but I do wonder how we are categorised. Neighbours next door airbnb theirs basically from April to September.
FullyStacked92 on
A holiday home…. in Kerry?!
TheFreemanLIVES on
Just to note how people savagely attack one off housing, but then go on as if having empty houses requiring all the same services is somehow alright. Also to mention the carbon intensity of keeping these places dry and warm during the winter.
There might be a less of a demand for new one off housing if all these empty gaffs weren’t driving up prices and serving as a way for people avoid deemed disposal.
SignalEven1537 on
Reckon it’s higher in Donegal.
Whole towns ruined by occasional weekenders
Bogeydope1989 on
It’s such a shame that the new generations are penalised from access to the property market. The older people have climbed the ladder, reached the top and then kicked it to the ground.
It feels very unfair.
Unlikely_Ad6219 on
There’s villages in cork that go to more than 50 percent vacant for the winter.
Charming-Potato4804 on
Similar to Heaven then.
A lot of vacant rooms there as well!
Armyfoolno1 on
Doesn’t solve the problem but looks like (quick search) there’s actually double the amount of houses available to purchase in Kerry than Dublin when you take into account the population of both counties. Being able to purchase one, plus infrastructure etc is another story.
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Something doesn’t add up
madness.
I am guessing Kerry is also suffering from an accommodation crisis?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
Countless economic problems are being caused by the rich hoarding assets. This is another example of it.
The tax on these should be absolutely punitive.
Surprised it isn’t more tbh
Under normal circumstances, I’d have no problem with Airbnb. It should not be allowed in a housing crisis.
I imagine a lot of these houses were granted planning permission as family homes and not holiday homes or for short-term leases.
Nobody needs a holiday house. Plenty of families need a house.
Edit: just to add. I firmly believe that any building being repurposed for anything other than its original purpose should have to reapply for planning permission.
If you tried buying around the big towns in Kerry you just won’t be able to afford it. Anyone who has a house is using it as a short term let holiday let (usually air bnb). Holiday homes are another factor. But this is not a new problem it has happens in lots of places around the world, Cornwall in the UK is getting hit bad, it happens in places where the main industry is tourism and there is great scenic beauty.
Paywalls so I can’t dig too deep, but how do they count them? We bought a home that was a down as a holiday home on planning. We confirmed we could get a mortgage on it as a full time residence and that we’re could live there year round before before going ahead on it, but I do wonder how we are categorised. Neighbours next door airbnb theirs basically from April to September.
A holiday home…. in Kerry?!
Just to note how people savagely attack one off housing, but then go on as if having empty houses requiring all the same services is somehow alright. Also to mention the carbon intensity of keeping these places dry and warm during the winter.
There might be a less of a demand for new one off housing if all these empty gaffs weren’t driving up prices and serving as a way for people avoid deemed disposal.
Reckon it’s higher in Donegal.
Whole towns ruined by occasional weekenders
It’s such a shame that the new generations are penalised from access to the property market. The older people have climbed the ladder, reached the top and then kicked it to the ground.
It feels very unfair.
There’s villages in cork that go to more than 50 percent vacant for the winter.
Similar to Heaven then.
A lot of vacant rooms there as well!
Doesn’t solve the problem but looks like (quick search) there’s actually double the amount of houses available to purchase in Kerry than Dublin when you take into account the population of both counties. Being able to purchase one, plus infrastructure etc is another story.