Changes to the tax treatment of property investment funds could come into effect at midnight
Cabinet Ministers will hold a second meeting this evening to deal exclusively with the housing issue
Changes to planning laws to reserve a certain amount of new builds for owner occupiers will accompany expected tax increases for investment funds buying property.
Cork developer Michael O'Flynn believes the costs involved in building homes needs to be tackled urgently
" I can assure you show house builders like ourselves, never sold to bulk fund purchasers and had no interest in doing so. Necessary to bring in something, I'm probably absolutely in agreement there, but I'm also saying, why aren't we dealing with the supply issues, why aren't we dealing with the underlying problem here?"
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