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Housing shouldn't be a one-size-fits-all proposition. Yet in a decision that stands alone in Europe, Ireland banned an entire category of housing with a ministerial pen stroke. Why?

Peter Horgan, co-founder of Lucas Capital and Grayling Properties, takes us inside the world of co-living - professionally managed, community-focused accommodations that serve as landing pads for young professionals relocating to Dublin. With 70% of residents being newcomers to the city, these developments fulfil a critical need in the housing ecosystem, yet they were banned in an act of self-sabotage that is an all too common move by policy makers.

Show notes:

  • Rathmines House - https://rathmineshouse.com/#building
  • Liberties House - https://libertieshouse.com/
  • Portaferry choosing article - https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/approved-communal-housing-plan-for-co-down-will-be-first-of-its-kind-in-ireland-MMAYV7OSEVE4RDOZQDGRILFLI4/
  • Portaferry website - https://www.portaferrycohousing.org/
  • An article about co-living in Germany - https://cohabitas.com/communal-living-in-germany/?utm_source
  • Grayling Properties wrote an article about co-living

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The BuildBy Rick Larkin


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