RETURNING with another series, WWN catches up with presenter Dermot Bannon on his secret addiction to fondling large panes of glass and how he deals with his urges in the new series of Room to Improve. It got to the stage where I was caressing four, five windows a day. Past clients would come home… Read more »
THE government’s new €8bn retrofitting scheme aims to boost the efficiency rating of thousands of homes at a time when money is tighter than ever… but what energy-saving options are there for families who can’t afford to spend upwards of €50,000 and then claim 50% back through tax credits at a later date? Here’s some… Read more »
WHILE MANY people feel the precious and untouchable logic of ‘the market’ is more deranged than Jack Nicholson in The Shining, we’re all thankful that aside from housing Ireland is a cheap and affordable place to live. But what if that wasn’t the case? WWN put some estate agents to work and had them appraise… Read more »
LOCAL HOMEOWNER Liam Currens is acutely aware of the damage rising house prices are having on the first time buyers’ prospects and is joining a growing number of homeowners calling for radical housing market interventions by the government with one small caveat. “My heart breaks for people like that, my own daughter included, which is… Read more »
SCHOOLCHILDREN are raising the eyebrows of teachers who struggle to contain their laughter as they confess to wanting to become a homeowner when they grow up, WWN can reveal. “Now now Jack, what about something a little more… realistic like being Spiderman, Beyoncé or the first person to land on Mars?” senior infants teacher Maura… Read more »
SO YOU’VE started on the road which you hope will end with you becoming a homeowner/saddled with debt for 30 years. But did you know that many first time buyers fail to identify simple and effective ways to save for that all important deposit? WWN’s financial expert Freddie Knobbs has those vital tips that could… Read more »
THAT’S RIGHT, according the government spin unit who have no dog in the fight, Mica affected families are behind a plot for the Irish lotto jackpot never being won again. “We know not their motivation, just that you should get increasingly angry at them and ignore their well reasoned arguments for why our updated redress… Read more »
WITH the taxpayer on the hook for the improved €2.2bn Mica redress scheme which remains utterly deaf to the concerns of the homeowners affected, WWN can confirm that those involved in acquiring and supplying the defective blocks have had another flawless night of uninterrupted sleep. “None of that mindfulness app whale ‘sounds of the sea’… Read more »
NOT WANTING to be the only person missing out on the sure thing investment that is build-to-rent accommodation in Ireland, Hollywood titan and acting great Glenn Close was in Waterford to officially unveil new leafy housing estate, Glenn Close. “It’s got everything young families could want, there’s green spaces over at Albert Nobbs Park, the… Read more »
SECRET internal emails from the Department of Housing obtained by WWN suggest officials believe the high volume of ‘win a home’ raffles run by GAA clubs are Ireland’s only hope of solving the housing crisis. “We’re not even going to interrogate the logic of how GAA club raffles are the only entity seemingly able to… Read more »