Why we should be building more two-bedroom terrace houses

File photo Alamy Stock Photo Analysisthe housing essay These types of houses can be ‘starter homes’. Dr. Nicholas Mansergh Former senior planner and author The Housing Essay is a new weekly deepdive from a rotating variety of voices into issues impacting the property crisis in Ireland. Are there potential solutions that may be currently overlooked or traditionally ignored by policymakers? ONE ASPECT OF the housing crisis is generally accepted – to fix the problem, we will need higher density builds. More people need the option to live closer together for transport, infrastructure, sustainability and climate reasons. The high cost of building apartments is well known, but the case for higher densities requires a high proportion of apartments. However, two radically different types of housin