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Are vacant properties really the solution to the housing crisis?

Vacant and derelict properties have long been floated as one part of a solution to the housing cr...

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09.00 1 Apr 2025


Are vacant properties really the solution to the housing crisis?


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09.00 1 Apr 2025


Vacant and derelict properties have long been floated as one part of a solution to the housing crisis. But how easy would it be to bring those vacant properties on stream and do the various schemes work as intended?

Pat discussed this with Dr Cian O’Callaghan, Assistant Professor of Urban Geography at Trinity College Dublin and also Cllr Fiona Bonfield, Labour, Tipperary County Council.


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