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12 Dec '23 |
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Planning board approves new Diageo Newbridge plant plan
Attaching 19 conditions to the planning permission, the appeals board also concluded that the scheme "would not seriously injure the amenities of the area of or property in the vicinity and would not - Subscribe |
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12 Dec '23 |
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Almost 3,000 cost-rental and social homes to be built in Dublin by housing agency Respond
The first tranches of homes, just over 1,800 of the 2,906 total, will be built at four sites in the north and west of the city, in the Dublin City, Fingal and South Dubin County Council areas. - Subscribe |
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12 Dec '23 |
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Tidy towns group challenges Shannon Homes permission for 400 apartments in Ballyboden
The board’s green light came on foot of an appeal by Ballyboden Tidy Towns Group and a residents’ association against an initial permission from South Dublin County Council. - Subscribe |
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11 Dec '23 |
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Sadhbh O'Neill: We need to stop building assets and start building communities
Public participation in the planning process [should not] be sacrificed just to speed up unsustainable developments. The planning process must be given adequate staffing resources and time to consider - Subscribe |
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11 Dec '23 |
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Colm Lauder: It’s no surprise that landlords are fleeing and funding has dried up
While listed Irish housebuilders Cairn Homes and Glenveagh Properties have shifted much of their focus to the state sector, a form of tax credit is one proposed solution to keep small landlords in the - Subscribe |
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11 Dec '23 |
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Builders say performance bonds are driving up costs on large projects
The CIF said it is time for the government to cut the performance bond which must be paid by builders on public private partnerships (PPPs). The payment was increased from 8pc to 10pc after the 2018 c - Subscribe |
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11 Dec '23 |
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Judge overseeing new planning court says it will put a ‘metaphorical gun to the head’ of litigants
Mr Justice Richard Humphreys, who is in charge of the court being formally launched tomorrow, said new practice directions will strive to fix earlier court dates, including up to two terms in advance - Subscribe |
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11 Dec '23 |
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Shane Duffy, Savills: After the roughest year in over a decade, prospects for the office market in 2024 are starting to look up
Anecdotally, the number of occupiers starting to increase their footprint is starting to rise and their focus is centred on better quality workspace in central locations for their returning employees. - Subscribe |
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11 Dec '23 |
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Ireland’s ‘broken’ planning system: developer says builders exposed to excessive risk
John Hickie, an investment director at Cloncaragh Investments, said the planning system is broken and questioned the operation of the judicial review process. - Subscribe |
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11 Dec '23 |
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Lidl’s Irish boss: ‘We’re keen to get into more towns, but planning delays are holding us back’
John Paul Scally told the Business Post that 16 Lidl projects were currently awaiting planning decisions
“The majority of those are sitting with An Bord Pleanála, there have been huge delays on - Subscribe |
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08 Dec '23 |
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Giving tenants first refusal to purchase could worsen rental property shortage, committee hears
Maurice Deverell of IPOA: “Without investors willing to purchase, there is no private rental market. This legislation could end-up worsening the already-severe shortage of housing units faced by the - Subscribe |
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08 Dec '23 |
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Paul McNeive: Digitalisation will bring conveyancing into the modern era, finally
The journey towards digitising the conveyancing of residential and commercial property has taken a step forward as The Law Society’s conditions of sale have been amended to provide for digital contr - Subscribe |
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07 Dec '23 |
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The Planning Trap: RTÉ Investigates doc on serial objectors delivers knockout viewing
“Transparency is one of the bottom lines,” says Dr Geraint Ellis, a professor in the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen’s University Belfast. “Everybody involved in the process n - Subscribe |
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07 Dec '23 |
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Isobel Horan, JLL: Hotel investment spend to surpass €500m as visitor numbers hit new heights
We are now seeing a growing list of hotel operators focusing on the office-to-hotel conversion opportunities in Dublin. The capital’s office stock currently stands at 48 million sq ft with a vacancy - Subscribe |
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07 Dec '23 |
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Mark Reynolds, Savills: Savvy investors see opportunity as cycle of interest rate hikes comes to an end
They say one should never waste a crisis, and seasoned property operators will see next year as an opportunity to acquire long-term value in anticipation of a cyclical rebound in 2025. - Subscribe |
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07 Dec '23 |
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Eoin Feeney, Colliers: Retail sector in rude health despite a cost-of-living crisis
The negative background noise emanating from largely lazy and uninformed commentators predicting the demise of physical retail in favour of purely online retail has proved to be wide of the mark. - Subscribe |
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07 Dec '23 |
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Kevin McHugh, Harvey: Industrial and logistics draws investors in face of economic headwinds
In contrast to sectors experiencing a steep decline in investment throughout the year, projected investment volumes in the industrial and logistics sector for 2023 are estimated at around €530 milli - Subscribe |
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07 Dec '23 |
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Kyle Rothwell, CBRE: Appetite remains robust for real estate but only where the price is right
When investors have the option to acquire Irish 10-year Government bonds at approximately 3 per cent, the industry needs to provide appropriate risk-adjusted returns. Price adjustments over the last 1 - Subscribe |
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07 Dec '23 |
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Adrian Trueick, Knight Frank: Values fall across all investment sectors with offices under greatest pressure
The most active institutional buyers have been the French SCPI funds. French buyers, including Corum, La Française and Iroko, have targeted assets offering higher returns with secure cashflows. - Subscribe |
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07 Dec '23 |
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Michelle McGarry, Colliers: Price correction needed for investment market to recover
In this uncertain market, we are seeing buyers walk away from transactions where technical and other factors surrounding the sale are not as originally presented. If you are thinking of selling in 202 - Subscribe |
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