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Gaffs: Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It

Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It

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Gaffs: Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It

By: Rory Hearne
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About this listen

 The book that has been waiting to be written – how Ireland’s housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.

Millennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off than their parents. Trapped in a game of rental roulette, stuck living at home as adults, and many on the brink of homelessness, the Irish housing crisis has defined the lives of an entire generation – and it is set to continue.

With housing costs in Ireland the highest in the EU, the property ladder has been kicked from under thousands. So how did we get here … and how do we break the cycle?

In Gaffs, housing expert Rory Hearne urges us to think about the people behind the statistics, and shows us that there is a way towards a future where everyone has access to a home.

 Politics & Government Poverty & Homelessness Social Classes & Economic Disparity Social Policy Social Sciences Sociology Socialism

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Critic reviews

‘The heart of the book is a clear, cogent and persuasive account of how this crisis was created. Showing that it is, indeed, a deliberate creation is the strength of Hearne’s argument. And while this is a source of anger, it might also be a source of hope: what bad public policy has wrought, better policy can undo.’ Fintan O’Toole The Irish Times

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great points and information also what steps to take to make housing more accessible

very good and insightful view into modern housing

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Some parts re-iterated at times but very good read. We researched and detailed very well

Well written and highlighted the real problems with housing in Ireland

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