🇪🇺 Sunday Property Round-Up 4th October 2026 

Weekly Irish property market news and insights – for the industry, by the industry

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PROPERTY DISTRICT PRESS OFFICE 

Below are the local and international stories that might be of particular interest:

• The boom is getting boomier… On Daft this week — a pink boat with no berth for sale as a 1-bed apartment in Galway (I’m  seriously considering bidding 🤞)

• In the Irish Independent today, Economist who predicted 2008 crash says house prices have peaked – but don’t hold out for a drop: Alan Ahearne anticipates ‘a flat line’ or a slow increase more in line with inflation https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/economist-who-predicted-2008-crash-says-house-prices-have-peaked-but-dont-hold-out-for-a-drop/a/162426780.html

• Budget 2027: Uncertainty over minimum wage hike that would see annual pay pass €30k for first time — Officials resisting further steps towards scrapping means test for carer’s allowance in budget negotiations  https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/uncertainty-over-minimum-wage-hike-that-would-see-annual-pay-pass-30k-for-first-time/

• In the Business Post today, the Property industry’s Budget 2027 wish list:
  • 1. Raising the €500,000 Help-to-Buy ceiling,
  • 2. Retaining landlords in the rental market
  • 3. Making apartment development viable
  • 4. Putting infrastructure ahead of newly zoned land
  • https://www.businesspost.ie/commercial-real-estate/property-industrys-budget-2027-wish-list-fewer-sticks-more-carrots/

• International sovereign wealth funds are set to spend close to €1bn on Irish property investments this year. The acquisitions will account for almost a third of the €3bn in property deals expected in 2026. GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has been involved in the biggest deal of the year to date. Meanwhile, Norway’s Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the world’s largest fund of its kind, is preparing to enter the sector here with the purchase of homes in south Dublin. https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/norges-bank-investment-management-gic-realty-ireland-property-investments-acquisitions-flmn627h8

• House Price Inflation Slows to 3% as Stock Rises: Price growth has fallen to its lowest rate since 2020 and premium paid above asking prices has dropped sharply. However, the number of second-hand homes for sale remains around half pre-pandemic levels https://ipropertyradio.com/house-price-inflation-slows-to-3-as-stock-rises-and-buyers-gain-more-breathing-room/

• More homes are for sale – but not because more are coming onto the market: Economist and housing expert Ronan Lyons explores a key data point in today’s heated market https://www.thejournal.ie/supply-not-increasing-buyer-caution-7180668-Oct2026/

• New Homes: Yet another ‘borderline’  issue  — The  Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme, the viability-gap support for new apartments, only applies to five cities, Cork, Dublin, Galway,  Limerick, and Waterford  https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/developmentconstruction/arid-41916778.html

• Conveyancing delays leaving thousands of homebuyers in six-month legal limbo:   New laws are expected to be brought through the Dáil in the coming months requiring completed documents to be made available before a home is put on the market. Experts say this would reduce delays and could see some sales completed in weeks rather than months https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/conveyancing-delays-leaving-thousands-of-homebuyers-in-six-month-legal-limbo/a/162363029.html

• MAYO woman who found herself facing homelessness in 2025 has developed a website which she says will be a ‘signpost’ to provide all the information needed for people facing homelessness in one place. https://www.mayonews.ie/news/mayo-woman-who-faced-homelessness-develops-housing-information-website-9252716

• How this Wicklow golf course became a battleground in the government’s push for rezoned land: ‘…it can be logical for a developer to weigh up the sites in front of them, and avoid the “more expensive and more viably challenged development if you have an easier win”, potentially making the Charlesland golf course a better fit given its central location…’ https://www.thejournal.ie/wicklow-housing-7178026-Oct2026/

• Over 70,000 take to the streets in Spain to protest housing crisis: The government introduced the measures after nationwide protests following the eviction on a stretcher of an 87-year-old woman. https://www.thejournal.ie/spain-housing-protests-7181430-Oct2026/

• State paid millions to asylum seeker housing firms after cancelling contracts: ‘No value’ secured from deals which represented ‘substantial loss to the taxpayers’ https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/state-paid-millions-to-asylum-seeker-housing-firms-after-cancelling-contracts/

• Barings bets on Ires’s 20% rental upside and softer ECB rate hikes: Portfolio of the State’s largest apartment owner has an average age of about 18 years https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/03/barings-bets-on-iress-20-rental-upside-and-softer-ecb-rate-hikes/

• Incredibly sad news this week: A father and daughter have died following a workplace incident at Banagher Precast Concrete in Co Offaly. https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0928/1593226-offaly-workplace-fatal/

• Ires receives €726.7m proposal from Barings International: Board of Dublin-listed property firm ‘minded to recommend’ deal if formal offer emerges https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/ires-receives-7267m-proposal-from-barings-international/

• Social housing tenants — some with household incomes of more that €120,000 per annum — protesting rent increases in Wicklow https://www.independent.ie/county/wicklow/rent-increases-for-wicklow-council-tenants-pushed-back-after-heated-meeting-and-protest/a/162287884.html

• 500 breaches of planning regulations in Wexford as people ‘dodge, duck, and dive’ to avoid criminal proceedings https://www.independent.ie/county/wexford/500-breaches-of-planning-regulations-in-wexford-as-people-dodge-duck-and-dive-to-avoid-criminal-proceedings/a/161956289.html

• Overly bureaucratic: More than a quarter of vacant property grant applicants in Kerry don’t complete application process https://www.radiokerry.ie/news/over-a-quarter-of-vacant-property-grant-applicants-in-kerry-dont-complete-application-process-501154

• Who are the Fallon brothers behind Daft and DoneDeal? How a TY project became a €240m payday: They are not quite the Collisons but Eamonn and Brian Fallon made almost €240m from sale of controlling stake in media company https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/school-project-turned-into-a-lucrative-venture-for-brothers-behind-distilled/

• Labour productivity eight times higher in multinational-dominated sectors: CSO figures highlight big gulf in productivity between foreign and domestic businesses https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/labour-productivity-eight-times-larger-in-multinational-dominated-sectors/

🇪🇺 Week 14 of 26: Placemaking in the Garden County – Place Engage comes home to County Wicklow

County Wicklow – my birth county – the second-most expensive county in the State, and the week I have been most curious about and most wary of, in equal measure. It is easy to look at the place you come from and see only what used to be there. 

What the published record shows is a county starting far more homes than it is finishing, in a market where only 65 homes were available to rent long-term on the day we looked. The question that followed me from Bray to Baltinglass was whether the schools, roads and services will arrive with those homes.

· 155,851 people, up 9% since 2016

· only 35% born in the county, third-lowest in the State

· average age 39.1, over-65s up 27%

· median house price €480,000 (23% above national, 2nd of 26)

· new-tenancy rent €1,888, second only to Dublin

· 198 completions last quarter, fewest in the Mid-East

· 956 homes commenced January–July

· residential vacancy 2.4% · 545 homes for sale, 65 to rent long-term, 624 entire homes on Airbnb

Full details at: https://placeengage.com/%f0%9f%87%aa%f0%9f%87%ba-week-14-of-26-placemaking-in-the-garden-county-place-engage-comes-home-to-county-wicklow/

If you missed last week’s round-up, you can catch up here: https://ipropertyradio.com/sunday-property-round-up/ 

As always, you might let me know if I have missed out on any relevant property news by emailing carol@caroltallon.com 

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PLACEMAKING: https://placeengage.com

Open public consultations and community engagement, in association with the Public Consultation Institute of Ireland

• Hard lessons of Dublin Docklands vital in guiding Cork city plans: “Deep regrets” about how the project materialised.  It has been 30 years since the Dublin Docklands master plan was published. Back then, the idea was for local communities to be central beneficiaries of regeneration. Somewhere along the way, commercial interests took over, and the social agenda was set aside. The result was a disaster for the DDDA https://www.independent.ie/comment/editorial/the-irish-independents-view-hard-lessons-of-dublin-docklands-vital-in-guiding-cork-city-plans/a/162510536.html

• PICTURED: Minute’s silence held by Donegal County Council ahead of fourth anniversary of Creeslough explosion: Wednesday will mark four years since the devastating explosion that claimed 10 lives at a service station in Creeslough https://www.independent.ie/county/donegal/minutes-silence-held-at-donegal-council-meeting-ahead-of-fourth-anniversary-of-creeslough-explosion/a/162271841.html

• When Planning Becomes Re-Traumatisation: The Case for Trauma-Informed Placemaking in Ireland https://caroltallon.com/when-planning-becomes-re-traumatisation-the-case-for-trauma-informed-placemaking-in-ireland/

• Clare officially launches European Volunteering Capital 2027 programme in Ennis https://www.clareecho.ie/clare-officially-launches-european-volunteering-capital-2027-programme-in-ennis/

• Four funding proposals worth a combined €335,000 have been submitted by the Ballina Municipal District under the Government’s SÍOL programme for a range of community enhancement, regeneration, and public realm initiatives across Ballina https://www.westernpeople.ie/news/four-ballina-proposals-under-regeneration-programme_arid-111684.html

• New online resource to assist Wicklow community groups and businesses with their sustainability plans https://www.independent.ie/county/wicklow/new-online-resource-to-assist-wicklow-community-groups-and-businesses-with-their-sustainability-plans/a/162257163.html

• Mayo Climate Action Week extended as more than 30 events planned across county https://www.mayonews.ie/news/mayo-climate-action-week-extended-as-more-than-30-events-planned-across-county-9254562

Rural, Coastal & Islands

• Mayo County Development Plan: Prove that your house improves the view  – Your proposal must demonstrate “enhancement to local landscape character and ecological connectivity”. https://www.westernpeople.ie/opinion/prove-that-your-house-improves-the-view_arid-111578.html

• Living and working on the Great Blasket Island: ‘You really feel like you’re on the edge of the world’: Working as caretakers on the island off the Co Kerry coast was a transformative experience for Conor Jones and Aisling Costello  https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/04/living-and-working-on-the-great-blasket-island-you-really-feel-like-youre-on-the-edge-of-the-world/

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CONSTRUCTION: https://breakingground.news 

• Google wins planning permission for Dublin data centre extension: An Coimisiún Pleanala backs development at Grange Castle site https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/google-wins-planning-permission-for-dublin-data-centre-extension/

• Homebuilder Cairn Homes is looking to add more than 100 additional homes to its 510-unit housing development on lands formerly owned by RTÉ https://www.businesspost.ie/companies/cairn-homes-has-new-plans-for-its-former-rte-montrose-site-heres-whats-in-store/

• Plan for more than 100 homes near Collins Barracks gets go-ahead: The scheme comprises 103 homes of two to four storeys made up of 50 townhouses and 53 duplex apartments, with a mix of 18 one-beds, nine two-beds, 68 three-beds and eight four-beds. https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41915374.html

• Former Cork Lord Mayor says appeal by developers BAM of its own tower block planning is ‘cynical’: Both the Dutch developer and An Taisce appealed the decision by Cork City Council https://www.independent.ie/county/cork/former-cork-lord-mayor-says-appeal-by-developers-bam-of-its-own-tower-block-planning-is-cynical/a/162375045.html

• New housing development approved for Knockaunglass, Athenry, which will see the construction of 23 residential units across two two-storey buildings https://www.galwaybeo.ie/news/galway-news/major-galway-housing-development-approved-11180162

• Greenlight for office plan for Limerick’s Bannatyne Mill: Redevelopment would create office space for 350 workers https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/developmentconstruction/arid-41916595.html

• Plans revealed for new €4m hotel in the heart of Limerick https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/plans-revealed-for-new-eu4m-hotel-in-the-heart-of-limerick-9207313

• Simon Mid West is proposing to convert an existing office building – at 58 Henry Street – into four residential apartment buildings https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/planning/plan-to-convert-former-red-cross-offices-in-limerick-into-housing-approved-9141055

• 13-acre in Portlaoise that was recently rezoned for residential development, has gone on the property market for €3.25 million https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/property/rezoned-residential-land-goes-on-sale-in-portlaoise-for-eu325-million-9209960

• A new industrial building with 6 commercial units is in the planning for an Offaly town https://www.offalyexpress.ie/community/industrial-building-and-commercial-units-planned-for-offaly-town-9207099

• No developer interest in  affordable housing scheme in Tullamore | Offaly County Council has received no expressions of interest from home builders or developers in response to a call for proposals for an affordable housing scheme in Tullamore. https://www.offalyindependent.ie/2026/10/02/no-developer-interest-in-affordable-housing-scheme-in-tullamore/

• Landscaping works and internal roads are planned for a Bio Industrial Research and Innovation Hub at the National Bioeconomy Campus, home to the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation, at the former Lisheen Mine https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/thurles/development-planned-at-former-north-tipperary-mine-site-9252019

• Seamus O’Brien & Sons Builders Ltd has lodged a planning application with Mayo County Council for a new housing development in East Mayo https://www.mayonews.ie/news/plans-submitted-for-housing-development-in-east-mayo-9205854

• Permission sought for 65 homes and a nursing home at former Ballina school site https://www.westernpeople.ie/news/permission-sought-for-65-homes-and-a-nursing-home-at-former-ballina-school-site_arid-112097.html

• Sligo IT GerTek looks to ride wave of data centre growth: Based in Strandhill, GerTek was founded by Gerry McGowan in 2021. “We’re a project management and engineering services to companies in the life sciences and data centre sectors.  https://www.businesspost.ie/companies/sligo-it-gertek-looks-to-ride-wave-of-data-centre-growth/

• Kingspan completes €900m acquisition of Meath data centre supplier https://www.businesspost.ie/markets/kingspan-completes-e900m-acquisition-of-meath-data-centre-supplier/

• Davy has an updated view of CRH that investors will want to read https://www.businesspost.ie/markets/davy-has-an-updated-view-of-crh-that-investors-will-want-to-read/

Breaking Ground News: Appointments & Construction Careers

• BGN Construction Careers, your weekly newsletter from Breaking Ground news, keeps you updated on the latest job opportunities, while showcasing the very best employer brands and projects, across Ireland’s construction industry. Whether you are looking for your next role or planning your career path, stay connected with us for new openings, upskilling opportunities and industry news. Get all the latest job details straight to your inbox: Sign up https://breakingground.news/sign-up-form/

• ‘We need more plumbers and electricians’: Call for educational hub in Leitrim https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/ballinamore/we-need-more-plumbers-and-electricians-call-for-educational-hub-in-leitrim-9189028

• PICTURED: Waterford digital construction expert represents Ireland at WorldSkills in Shanghai: Adam Long competed against skilled professionals from around the world after years of training and international competition experience  https://www.independent.ie/county/waterford/waterford-digital-construction-expert-represents-ireland-at-worldskills-in-shanghai/a/162421168.html

CIF Safety Campaign 2026 Podcast 

On-Site with Walls at Southwest Gate, Dublin

Keeping Frontline Workers Safe

On-site with Walls: John Egan, Safety Executive with the Construction Industry Federation, chats to Ken Golden, Operations Director, and Alan Worrall, Health & Safety Manager with Walls on the ground at Southwest Gate — a residential development by O’Flynn Group and The Land Development Agency — in advance of #CIFSafety26 next month

🎧 Listen back to this wide-ranging discussion on Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Hbbl9VKIjiWuLwInJguvP?si=2a7c69a5e5884a77 

📽️ Watch back on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LO1VOFXFjfU 

📸 Katie Tallon

REAL ESTATE: www.irishrealestate.news

Residential 

• ‘I’m looking to buy a home. It is a daunting task on an average single income’: Helena Tobin, artistic director and curator at South Tipperary Arts Centre https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/i-am-at-the-early-stages-of-looking-to-buy-a-home-at-the-moment-it-is-a-daunting-task-on-an-average-single-income/

• What are the benefits of downsizing to a new development? New-build properties are becoming increasingly attractive to people who want to reduce running costs and make life simpler https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/29/a-new-home-in-older-age-what-are-the-benefits-of-downsizing-to-a-new-development/

• We upsized in retirement — and built Britain’s first Passivhaus Premium home: A couple waited 30 years to create their dream home, but their chic Cambridgeshire barn, an EPC standard-setter, was worth the wait https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/we-upsized-in-retirement-and-built-britains-first-passivhaus-premium-home-9pxkvgjlc

• Grants worth €600 for solar panel batteries to be signed off by government today https://www.thejournal.ie/battery-solar-panel-grants-7175923-Sep2026/

• Shock new figures show 99.87pc of Louth rental properties inspected didn’t meet standards https://www.independent.ie/county/louth/shock-new-figures-show-99.87pc-of-louth-rental-properties-inspected-didnt-meet-standards/a/162145537.html

• Selfbuild: ‘I want to dig the foundations for my house extension to cut costs. Is this wise?’ Property Clinic: ‘Should I ask my building surveyor to review my work before the builder pours the concrete?’ https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/28/i-want-to-dig-the-foundations-for-my-house-extension-to-cut-costs-is-this-wise/ 

• PICTURED: What will €325,000 buy in Rathmines and the Wicklow countryside?: Two homes, one price: a rural cottage near Manor Kilbride or an own-door apartment in D6 https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/29/what-will-325000-buy-in-rathmines-and-the-wicklow-countryside/

• Victorian style historic home located in New Line, Manorhamilton has hit the Leitrim market for €589,000 https://www.ireland-live.ie/north-west/leitrim-live/pictures-historic-manorhamilton-home-with-victorian-charm-on-the-market-in-leitrim-9262380

*Searching for a new home or investment property in Ireland? Join the iProperty Radio FACEBOOK community of property buyers in Ireland 2026: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrishPropertyBuyers/ 

Commercial 

• Liquidity crunch forces Deutsche Bank fund to off €300m of Irish property https://www.businesspost.ie/commercial-real-estate/liquidity-crunch-forces-deutsche-bank-fund-to-off-e300m-of-irish-property/

• Stripe’s former Dublin headquarters office seeks new occupier: The One Building on Grand Canal Street Lower expected to command rent in region of €62.50 per sq ft  https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/30/stripes-former-dublin-headquarters-office-seeks-new-occupier/

• RTÉ Cork takes step towards new One Albert Quay home as broadcaster plans relocation: The broadcaster is negotiating with the owner of a ground-floor premises as it plans an expanded Cork production centre https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41916913.html

• Entrepreneur Barry English puts €21m into Johnstown Collection hotel group https://www.businesspost.ie/companies/entrepreneur-barry-english-puts-e21m-into-johnstown-collection-hotel-group/

• HSE is billed €245,000 after art deco hospital building placed on derelict property register: Galway City Council warned last January that levy would incur interest if not paid within two months https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/hse-is-billed-245000-after-art-deco-hospital-building-placed-on-derelict-property-register/a/161190953.html

• Iconic Kildare pub, café, antique shop and old grain store up for sale: Mels of Narraghmore, which is set on 2.5 acres, is up for sale https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/iconic-kildare-pub-cafe-antique-shop-and-old-grain-store-up-for-sale-9254885

iProperty Radio: Property Round-Up

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🎙️ Housing Insights Podcast by The Housing Agency

The latest series of Housing Insights is out now, bringing expert analysis, practical advice, and real lived experiences straight from the heart of Ireland’s housing sector.

Hosts Roslyn Molloy and David Silke explore four critical areas shaping housing today:

• The role of apartments and MUDs in Ireland’s housing system: Roslyn sits down with David Rouse and Lisa Marie Sheehy to break down OMCs, service charges, sinking funds, and future regulations for managed communities.
• Social Housing Options: David speaks with Patrick McCarthy to unpack eligibility, Choice-Based Lettings, differential rents, and navigating local authority application processes.
• My Homelessness to Housing First Journey: A powerful conversation between Rob Lowth and Housing First tenant John on lived experience, breaking the cycle of homelessness, and the transformational impact of permanent housing with wrap-around support.
• Biodiversity in Housing: Roslyn is joined by Susan Vickers (Clúid Housing) and Haley Curran to explore nature-based design, estate retrofitting, and resident-led biodiversity projects.

Whether you are a housing professional, local authority officer, resident, or policymaker, there is an episode for you – listen to all new episodes now: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5dSJNN6dyWZ4Wp6Of95l1D?si=48457d360fb74213&nd=1&dlsi=444fb6f5b1a8444f 

The Housing Agency’s website: https://www.housingagency.ie/news-events/housing-insights-housing-agency-podcast-series 

🌏 Links to all episodes at iProperty Radio:  https://ipropertyradio.com/housing-agency/

PROPTECH, CONSTRUCTION TECH & SMART CITIES: https://prop-tech.ie/

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• Proptech Ireland: Ireland’s CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE ESG technologies resource hub. Confused about how and where to start on your ESG journey? Contact us 👉https://prop-tech.ie

• Housing minister orders review of online bidding portals amid ‘gamification’ concerns https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41916391.html

PODCAST: The Proptech Hot Seat on iPropertyRadio.com

Proptech Hot seat is sponsored by Proptech Ireland, the hub for innovators, investors and industry leaders https://prop-tech.ie/ 

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INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & BIODIVERSITY

• Group opposing Shannon pipeline plan questions Paul Reid’s roles at planning body and water utility: Ex-HSE boss was chair of An Coimisiún Pleanála while also sitting on Uisce Éireann board  https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/group-opposing-shannon-pipeline-plan-questions-paul-reids-roles-at-planning-body-and-water-utility/a/162363119.html

• PICTURED: West Coast Chambers Back Shannon Foynes as Atlantic Trade and Offshore Energy Hub: Limerick Chamber, Shannon Chamber of Commerce and Tralee Chamber Alliance want existing national port capacity assessed before major new East Coast infrastructure is prioritised https://ipropertyradio.com/west-coast-chambers-back-shannon-foynes-as-atlantic-trade-and-offshore-energy-hub/

• Truck-choked Cork town welcomes news that a preferred bypass route has been identified https://www.independent.ie/county/cork/truck-choked-cork-town-welcomes-news-that-a-preferred-bypass-route-has-been-identified/a/162140648.html

• From drought to flood: why Ireland’s climate extremes run on the same data: The Climate Change Advisory Council says Ireland must prepare for the full range of climate extremes, not one emergency at a time. For the water sector, that preparation starts with measurement. https://nvm.ie/from-drought-to-flood-why-irelands-climate-extremes-run-on-the-same-data/

• Metro South-West feasibility study for 2027: Project could build on MetroLink as NTA prepares for Dublin-wide transit strategy https://www.independent.ie/county/dublin/metro-south-west-feasibility-study-for-2027/a/162151679.html

• Luas chief has one-track mind to keep Dublin on the move: Tom Joyner has big ambitions for the light rail service as KeolisAmey becomes the first new operator in 22 years https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/luas-chief-dublin-tom-joyner-keolis-amey-vvhhwsx6x 

INTERNATIONAL

• The Metropolitan Police has referred the housing ministry to prosecutors over a potential health and safety offence linked to the Grenfell Tower fire. Housing secretary Angela Rayner said in a statement that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) would review evidence relating to the Ministry… https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/housing-ministry-referred-to-prosecutors-over-grenfell-01-10-2026/