Ireland's Housing Crisis: Ghost estate in County Carlow has 63 finished homes lying empty
The Glendale Estate outside Tullow, Carlow is one of Ireland's 75 ghost estates, even though it has 63 completed houses. Ghost estates like Glendale are not only a physical scar on the landscape but a reminder of the continuing waste that is allowed even during a housing crisis. In 2012, the 14-acre development that is Glendale estate was sold for €640,000, or just over €10,000 per house when you don't include the planning permission for the further 58 sites, included in the sale.Then the houses were not completed, all needed a kitchen fitted and groundwork done.The houses are complete now but they remain empty. There are still 75 ghost estates in Ireland, 15 years after the 2008 crash, according to the latest figures from the Department of Housing.
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What’s sad is Ireland is importing skilled workers and housing them 3 workers per apartment paying premium rental prices …in Limerick ..Why not renovated this place and spend the money here and solve two problems …
Gangsters in suits, its always about money and that ain't going to change
I recently was paying only 16 Euro a night for a lovely 2 bedroom apartment near Almeria in Spain. Shame on greedy heartless Ireland.