Building houses? I mean, what other solution is there besides offing people?
calex80 on
It’s wild how this gets presented as an Irish only problem here in media and by politicians and isn’t presented as a global issue and the reasons behind it laid bare.
All parties are making political hay out of it coming up to the budget and the election. Like who the fuck do you vote for when the time comes because all of them face the same restrictions and spout the same empty promises?
_CMDR_ on
Until housing is seen as a human right and not a commodity it will continue forever.
WraithsOnWings2023 on
It’s almost as if the global economic system is not capable of adequately providing a decent life for people…
CrispsInTabascoSauce on
So much sick of it, build more houses, lads, that’s the only way out of this mess.
Junior-Protection-26 on
It’s not “global” hoss.
The anglosphere countries with a preference for house plus 1/4 acre, combined with a marked distaste for apartments, have caused a huge upsurge in property prices in those regions.
Puzzleheaded_Duck_75 on
Anyone who votes FFG and has an issue with this article needs to rethink their choices
lakehop on
Maybe require all the country councils to build x% of new housing (or renovate derelict housing, strictly defined) within 2 years. Can be any combination of public and private.
vanKlompf on
>But the most interesting thing going on in New Zealand was a zoning experiment in Auckland in 2016, in which the council removed restrictions in some areas, opening up suburban blocks to higher-density housing. It was a huge success, at least in terms of housing supply in those areas
Nah, we could never allow that here.
>This isn’t the result of government-built social housing, or *danchi* as it’s called – less than 5%of homes across Japan are socially rented. It’s simply because they build a lot more houses.
So using high end new builds as social housing will not solve problem for most of people? No way!!!
>It means pretty much anything can be built, provided it does not exceed that zone’s nuisance level. So supply can respond quickly as demand changes and ensures development and density is driven by land values. If the demand increases, old houses can easily be knocked down to increase density.
Irish respond to housing crisis is extremely strict planning. Knocking down cottages in strict city centre to build something that makes sense? Nah, lets build semi-dense housing 20km away instead. Keep centre low height and especially low density.
>In 2022, a law was passed banning buyers of homes below a certain value from renting them out, aimed at increasing housing supply for owner-occupiers. But this reduced the number of rental properties and pushed up rents.
Hey, sounds like Ireland!
Coral8shun_COZ8shun on
Should not allow companies and investment funds to buy or own property.
Should limit the number of houses people can own and rent out.
machomacho01 on
Global? Maybe for Irish people that thinks the world is England, Australia, Usa and Canada. Those countries are so rich that people needs to do a mortgage to buy a house to live and work 30 years to pay.
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Building houses? I mean, what other solution is there besides offing people?
It’s wild how this gets presented as an Irish only problem here in media and by politicians and isn’t presented as a global issue and the reasons behind it laid bare.
All parties are making political hay out of it coming up to the budget and the election. Like who the fuck do you vote for when the time comes because all of them face the same restrictions and spout the same empty promises?
Until housing is seen as a human right and not a commodity it will continue forever.
It’s almost as if the global economic system is not capable of adequately providing a decent life for people…
So much sick of it, build more houses, lads, that’s the only way out of this mess.
It’s not “global” hoss.
The anglosphere countries with a preference for house plus 1/4 acre, combined with a marked distaste for apartments, have caused a huge upsurge in property prices in those regions.
Anyone who votes FFG and has an issue with this article needs to rethink their choices
Maybe require all the country councils to build x% of new housing (or renovate derelict housing, strictly defined) within 2 years. Can be any combination of public and private.
>But the most interesting thing going on in New Zealand was a zoning experiment in Auckland in 2016, in which the council removed restrictions in some areas, opening up suburban blocks to higher-density housing. It was a huge success, at least in terms of housing supply in those areas
Nah, we could never allow that here.
>This isn’t the result of government-built social housing, or *danchi* as it’s called – less than 5%of homes across Japan are socially rented. It’s simply because they build a lot more houses.
So using high end new builds as social housing will not solve problem for most of people? No way!!!
>It means pretty much anything can be built, provided it does not exceed that zone’s nuisance level. So supply can respond quickly as demand changes and ensures development and density is driven by land values. If the demand increases, old houses can easily be knocked down to increase density.
Irish respond to housing crisis is extremely strict planning. Knocking down cottages in strict city centre to build something that makes sense? Nah, lets build semi-dense housing 20km away instead. Keep centre low height and especially low density.
>In 2022, a law was passed banning buyers of homes below a certain value from renting them out, aimed at increasing housing supply for owner-occupiers. But this reduced the number of rental properties and pushed up rents.
Hey, sounds like Ireland!
Should not allow companies and investment funds to buy or own property.
Should limit the number of houses people can own and rent out.
Global? Maybe for Irish people that thinks the world is England, Australia, Usa and Canada. Those countries are so rich that people needs to do a mortgage to buy a house to live and work 30 years to pay.