A COMPANY IN Co Cavan that had been manufacturing rapid-build homes is to close its factory with the loss of dozens of jobs. Modern Homes Ireland has confirmed it’s closed its production plant in ...

Homeowners planning to build a cabin in their gardens have been warned that they risk being badly exposed on their insurance ...

Housing Minister James Browne has told the Cabinet that regulations to permit modular homes in back gardens will also slash red tape for home extensions. The proposed exemptions include converting ...

Housing charity Threshold has expressed concern at Government plans to exempt modular homes in back gardens from planning permission. The Cabinet approved the exemption at its weekly meeting on ...

Irish homeowners have long taken in lodgers to make ends meet. The publication of the 1926 census last month showed just how common it was to rent out a spare room to a stranger, from Dublin ...

Tired of shared rental accommodation, Konstantina Kalliontzi seized on the opportunity to live alone in a modular home at the back of an acquaintance’s garden last year. The unit, which she rents ...