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16 Nov '23 |
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Local authority loan to be available for derelict homes under Government plans
At present, the loan is only given out to buy habitable properties. Under Mr O’Brien’s memo, the loan will be extended to cover the purchase or renovation of derelict homes that may be eligible fo - Subscribe |
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16 Nov '23 |
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Bidding process for buying homes in Ireland could be overhauled after expert process
A new expert group has been set up to examine the process around buying a house including bidding and conveyance. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar: "...in Scotland they have a different system of bidding, it is - Subscribe |
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16 Nov '23 |
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Sandymount flood protections delayed until 2032
Flood defences, recommended 20 years ago to protect more than 1,000 homes in Sandymount, Dublin, are unlikely be in place before 2032, according to a new assessment from Dublin City Council. - Subscribe |
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15 Nov '23 |
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Green light for Carrisbrook House Dublin 4 redevelopment by Atria V Lux SARL
An Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead to contentious plans to demolish the eight-storey Carrisbrook House in Dublin 4 and replace it with a 10-storey office block. - Subscribe |
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15 Nov '23 |
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Planners to consider 25-storey apartment tower in Point complex, north Dublin docklands
Planners will consider a 25-storey apartment tower in the north Dublin docklands after setting new height guidelines that could clear the way for the city’s tallest building to be built near the for - Subscribe |
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14 Nov '23 |
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Owner of Independent House and nuns fail in appeals against new land hoarding tax
Retailer Primark, which operates the adjoining Penneys store, bought the old newspaper building 10 years ago, and was expected to expand the clothing and homewares shop. However, the building remains - Subscribe |
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14 Nov '23 |
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Cantillon: Is increase in rental supply a blip or the start of a trend?
The extent of cash being pushed into the market by the Government to support developers and recent housing completion figures suggest that there is some life in the market. - Subscribe |
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14 Nov '23 |
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Expert calls for more ‘green mortgages’ to offer a leg-up to first-time house buyers
Luca Bertalot, of the European Mortgage Federation, which represents more than 2,000 European lenders, said he is concerned about the adverse impact of poor housing affordability and rising living cos - Subscribe |
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14 Nov '23 |
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Investors in rental property must accept regulation, says Iris Reit boss
The remarks from Margaret Sweeney, the outgoing chief executive of Ires Reit, represent a significant divergence from traditional commentary from large landlords in Ireland, who have lobbied extensive - Subscribe |
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13 Nov '23 |
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Central Plaza and Clerys Quarter commercial developments in Dublin battle economic headwinds
Europa and its partners, Core Capital and the McKillen-controlled Oakmount, “did very, very well” to secure the brands that they did in Flannels and H&M, an industry figure opined this week. That - Subscribe |
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13 Nov '23 |
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Planning battles changed Hines’ investment approach here, says company’s Irish executive
Last week, after a deal was struck between local residents and Hines, the developer now has the all-clear to build 1,400 homes on the former Player Wills and Bailey Gibson sites in Dublin 8. - Subscribe |
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13 Nov '23 |
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Smithfield eight-storey apartments rejected due to height and impact on pub
An Bord Pleanála said the proposal from Durkan Residential, which was to include 52 homes in blocks of three to eight storeys and a retail unit, would have amounted to “overdevelopment” of the la - Subscribe |
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13 Nov '23 |
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Pat Farrell of Irish Property Owners: Private institutional investors aren’t the enemy
ven with a step up from the State and the banks, IIP estimates that almost 70 per cent of that funding will need to be sourced from institutional investors.
Who are these institutional investors an - Subscribe |
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13 Nov '23 |
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Daft.ie: Lack of homes available outside Dublin continues to drive up rents nationwide
Prices for new rentals across the country rose by an average of 1.8pc between July and September, compared with the second quarter of the year, and were up 8pc compared with a year ago, the latest rep - Subscribe |
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