No increase in housebuilding expected for 2026, as ESRI also warns of risk from AI investment
Just 35,000 homes will be finished this year – but 50,000 are needed
New CSO figures show property prices are up 7.3pc in the year to October. Photo: GettyThere will be no significant increase in housing output next year, the Economic and Social Research Institute has forecast.It expects the number of units completed this year will be about 35,000 – an improvement on last year but still lagging far behind the underlying demand, which is for over 50,000 units.
