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07 Oct '19 |
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[NEEDS SBP SUB] ‘You can’t build houses overnight’: Developers on their issues with the planning system
Four years ago, the message from property developers was clear. As Ireland came to terms with the fact that it had a housing crisis, they claimed they could get shovels in the ground if the slow, lumb - Subscribe |
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07 Oct '19 |
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Chartered surveyors society names Shirley Coulter as chief executive
Ms Coulter replaces Áine Myler, who has served as director general of the organisation since November 2016.
The president of the SCSI, Johanna Gill, said Ms Coulter had a particularly strong track - Subscribe |
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07 Oct '19 |
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Abbey subsidiary Kingscroft wins Foxrock planning appeal to build 28 apartments
Planning applications for the 0.48 hectare site submitted by Kingscroft Developments had been rejected three times.
It ends a 15-year effort by various owners to build on the site, currently occupi - Subscribe |
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07 Oct '19 |
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‘Cultural change’ needed for communities to accept high density housing, Minister of State Damien English tells IPI conference
Planners must build trust with people to help them see “what’s best for them” rather than “what they think they actually want”, Mr English said, if the goals of compact growth and the sustai - Subscribe |
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07 Oct '19 |
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Government to consider lowering help-to-buy scheme cap
The Government has been examining lowering the cap from €500,000 to somewhere between €250,000 to €300,000. A senior source said there are still “mixed views” on the proposals but it is hope - Subscribe |
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04 Oct '19 |
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Tips for first time buyers: don't rent, avoid Celtic Tiger era apartment blocks, and think ugly
Damned angry that home ownership in our cities is fast diminishing to the degree that his and other kids of their generation won't own a home, Mark Keenan has some tips. - Subscribe |
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04 Oct '19 |
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DEAL: US investment trust CyrusOne paid €10.5m for two sites at the Grange Castle Business Park
The accounts show that CyrusOne paid just under €7m for the "purchase right to use land" at Grange Castle in 2018, and also completed the acquisition of an adjacent parcel of land, which included th - Subscribe |
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04 Oct '19 |
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Planners back IPUT's €75m Carrickmines retail centre
An Bord Pleanála has rejected an appeal by several parties including the Dundrum Retail Limited Partnership against the decision of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to approve a €75 million p - Subscribe |
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04 Oct '19 |
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Developers withdraw Nama State-aid appeal to EU court
Three leading Irish property developers have withdrawn their appeal to an EU court relating to a complaint that Nama’s financing of its clients’ residential projects breached State-aid rules. - Subscribe |
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04 Oct '19 |
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Colin Farrell and Glenda Gilson among plaintiffs in action on Celtic Tiger-era defects at Spencer Dock Apartments
Prominent figures in the Celtic Tiger property scene, many of whom were involved with developer Treasury Holdings, are also named as plaintiffs, including John Bruder and Mark Pollard. Also listed are - Subscribe |
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04 Oct '19 |
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Pleanála’s appeals delayed by fast-track planning system
Board chairman Dave Walsh: “Given the priority the Government and Oireachtas is placing on ensuring we have a quick decision on those, we expedite them as best we can,” he said. This leads to “p - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
03 Oct '19 |
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IPUT given green light for major retail extension at The Park in Carrickmines
However, An Bord Pleanála has set some onerous conditions which could add to the cost of the project. These include a condition that the Ballyogan Link Road would be operational prior to the occupati - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
03 Oct '19 |
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Paul McNeive: 'State must be very wary of unintended consequences'
That's why I think blunter instruments such as changes to tax rates are more effective. They can be implemented quickly and are immediately understood. A good example is the SCSI argument to reduce th - Subscribe |
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03 Oct '19 |
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Old-fashioned builders are 'holding Ireland back and adding costs', says Taoiseach
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) fired back, identifying the Government's own procurement rules as "the key logjam" preventing cost-effective delivery of public projects.
The two squared - Subscribe |
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03 Oct '19 |
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Senior property figure Michael Glynn, of DNG, dies
The 62-year-old, who died suddenly at home on Saturday, had for the past 15 years been a senior partner at DNG, where he was involved in establishing and running DNG Nationwide, the group’s franchis - Subscribe |
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03 Oct '19 |
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WeWork pulls out of deal to rent Dublin office
“We’re committed to Dublin and excited to continue growing such a strong community here in the city,” WeWork said in a statement. “We consider many buildings in the markets in which we’re lo - Subscribe |
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03 Oct '19 |
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Dublin has third highest residential rents in Europe
A survey by Catella, a Swedish fund manager with €20 billion in assets under management, found Dublin trailed only Geneva and Paris, with residents here paying €25.99 per sq m, compared to €28.5 - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
03 Oct '19 |
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Brexit-related projects could be allowed fast-track planning, Minister says
Mr Murphy told the Construction Industry Federation annual conference in Croke Park on Wednesday that the Government intended publishing new planning legislation by the end of the year. - Subscribe |
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03 Oct '19 |
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CBRE: Investment spend to reach new record of over €5 billion this year
Marie Hunt: In keeping with trends noticed earlier in the year, the volume of capital being deployed in the Build-to-Rent sector continues to increase with three of the five largest transactions signe - Subscribe |
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02 Oct '19 |
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Sherry FitzGerald: Notable moderation in price inflation in urban centres
Sherry FitzGerald says that the average value of Irish established homes fell by 0.2% during the third quarter of 2019, however prices have increased by 0.3% in the year to date. This compares to grow - Subscribe |
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