Northern Ireland's Housing Emergency: A Supply Crisis Years in the Making

Northern Ireland is currently in the grip of a housing emergency—but this isn't a crisis born from a sudden economic shock. Instead, it is a slow-motion collapse driven by decades of underinvestment, chronic wastewater infrastructure deficits, and housebuilding hitting an astonishing 60-year low. While over 15,000 planned homes sit stalled in the pipeline because the sewage network is quite literally full, developers are ready to put shovels in the ground - they just need the right funding structures to do it. From riding the coattails of the Celtic Tiger to navigating today's unique capital gaps, here is what it will really take to get Northern Ireland building again...