Housing Contemporary Ireland Policy, Society and Shelter /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Norris, Michelle (Editor), Redmond, Declan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Subjects: Environment.; Geography.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Architecture.; Social policy.; Social sciences.; Environment, general.; Geography, general.; Social Policy.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Cities, Countries, Regions.; Social Sciences, general.

The period since the mid-1990s is distinguished by radical change in the housing sector in Ireland. During this time, house prices rose at an unprecedented rate. Between 1993 and 2003 the average price of a new house in the State increased by 220 percent. Private rents also grew and waiting lists fo...