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West Donegal

Will the presence of Corncrake impact planning on Islands?

Will people be granted planning permission to build on islands if the Corncrake is living on the land, a councillor asked at a recent online meeting of Glenties Municipal District. Sinn Féin Councillor John Shéamais Ó Fearraigh asked council ...

10 Feb 2022 at 18:33

Personal Finance

Fewer online card frauds since new payment checks introduced, says Nationwide

Britain’s biggest building society is seeing around 2,000 fewer cases of online card fraud per month following the introduction of new industry payment checks to protect shoppers. The strong customer authentication (SCA) requirements were ...

09 May 2022 at 14:25

Naas

Unauthorised developments increase in County Kildare

There were 268 unauthorised developments - structures being built without proper planning permission - last year in County Kildare. A request for the number of such developments in the Naas area was made by Cllr Evie Sammon, who was told ...

15 Apr 2022 at 18:33

Personal Finance

People ‘spent more on charities, holidays and household bills in March’

The number of transactions made by Nationwide Building Society members jumped in March, with more being spent on holidays, charities and household bills. The Society tracked millions of credit, debit card and direct debit transactions ...

22 Apr 2022 at 08:25

Personal Finance

Confidence that now is a good time to buy a home ‘at lowest level since 2008’

Consumers’ confidence that now is a good time to buy a home has slumped to its lowest level since at least 2008, as households expect to make significant sacrifices to cope with surging living costs, according to building societies. ...

17 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Government did not try to cover up reports on cladding, Grenfell inquiry hears

The Government did not try to cover up reports stating that Grenfell-style cladding was unsafe for use on high-rise buildings 15 years before the fatal fire, an inquiry has heard. Senior civil servant Brian Martin, who had been in ...

21 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Personal Finance

One in five expect to be driven into problem debt this year, says charity

One in five people (21%) believe external financial pressures will drive them into problem debt this year, according to a charity. Three in 10 (31%) are expecting to struggle to pay for essentials such as a healthy diet and ...

21 Mar 2022 at 10:55

City

Cladding works set to cost housebuilder Redrow £200m

Housebuilder Redrow has set aside a further £164 million after vowing to carry out more first safety works in the wake of the Grenfell Tragedy. It will take the cost of the firm’s fire safety provisions to £200 million. ...

06 Apr 2022 at 09:25

City

Crest and Taylor Wimpey reveal hefty bills for cladding works after new pledge

Housebuilders Crest Nicholson and Taylor Wimpey have revealed further hefty bills after vowing to carry out more fire safety works on tall buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The firms are among those ...

05 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Scotland

Covid restrictions blamed as number of new homes in Scotland drops by a third

The number of houses built in Scotland fell by a third in one year, to the lowest total for eight years – with restrictions imposed in the wake of the Covid pandemic blamed for the drop. There were a total of 15,360 ...

10 May 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Make new-build Scottish homes more energy efficient to cut fuel bills, says MSP

A Scottish Labour MSP is seeking to improve building standards for new homes in a bid to save on bills. Alex Rowley has opened a consultation on the Domestic Building Environmental Standards (Scotland) Bill, which ...

04 May 2022 at 01:25

38% of people moving home or considering doing so, figures show

Housing market conditions are surprisingly buoyant, with 38% of people actively moving or considering doing so, according to an index. The pace of annual house price growth slowed slightly to 12.1% in April, ...

29 Apr 2022 at 08:55

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