Housing

Internal report: LDA pays more to build affordable homes than EU neighbours

Confidential Land Development Agency comparison report seen by the Business Post

A confidential report by the Land Development Agency completed in April 2021 found that the state is paying up to €138,000 more to build a home than other European countries building similar affordable housing

The state is paying up to €138,000 more to build a home than other European countries building similar affordable housing, a confidential Land Development Agency (LDA) report has shown.

The 40-page research document obtained by the Business Post, which has not been shared with the Department of Housing, was labelled by the agency as “private & confidential – not to be shared outside LDA”. It was completed in April 2021.

A spokesman for the Department ...