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25 Sep '17 |
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Telegraph: The Irish property market powers up again - but is it forming another bubble?
Although the lending market has improved, banks are not entirely in the clear. The number of non-performing mortgages among home owners is still high, according to Moody’s, and loans still in long - Subscribe |
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24 Sep '17 |
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Housing crisis stems from apartment shortage, economist claims
“So we’re a complete outlier. The only comparable economy is the Shetland Islands, and even there they have about 50 per cent more apartments, on a per-capita basis, than we do.” - Subscribe |
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22 Sep '17 |
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Leo Varadkar rules out tax breaks for developers
"Build more council houses and apartments; service more development land; make apartments more affordable to build and buy; make it more attractive to let a house or apartment, to name just a few. We - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
21 Sep '17 |
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We’ve been asked to submit a sealed bid for a house, what is this?
Roger Berkeley: Sometimes it can help if you outline, or give specific reasons why you want this particular house on this road eg if you have relatives living nearby or if children are attending local - Subscribe |
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20 Sep '17 |
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Letter to the Irish Times: Housing costs and housing co-operatives
Our Government and Department of Finance only sees housing, and land for housing, as a taxation cash cow and is placing no value on the benefit of affordable housing for society or, indeed, industry. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
19 Sep '17 |
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Housing: Who are the cash buyers and how come there’s so many of them?
“It’s a bit bouncy from quarter to quarter, but on a four-quarter moving average basis, you can see that it is gradually tapering, very very slowly,” says John McCartney, director of research at - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
18 Sep '17 |
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UK house price growth at slowest since 2012
Asking prices for London have dropped 3.2 per cent in the past year, the most this decade and a far cry from growth of more than 20 percent in 2014, Rightmove said. - Subscribe |
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18 Sep '17 |
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How do I find out when my house was built?
The age of a building can be researched from a number of sources. Many large period properties may have been altered at different stages during different periods and, as such, the phases of developmen - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
18 Sep '17 |
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Murphy eyes €7bn Isif cash to finance new housing blitz
A draft document, drawn up by the Department of Housing and seen by the Irish Independent, sets out a greater level of involvement in the sector by Isif, which is managed by the National Treasury Mana - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Sep '17 |
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CSO standing over Census figures of 183,000 vacant dwellings
Dublin City Council commented: “We are of the view that many of the ‘vacancies’ identified by the census are not vacant or available, but even if the true figure is significantly less, we will b - Subscribe |
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15 Sep '17 |
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Varadkar proposal: Repurposed NAMA to work with developers towards greater supply of affordable homes
According to sources, the key change in Nama’s remit would be that it would fund developers other than its own debtors, who it funds at the present time. It is also understood it would develop its o - Subscribe |
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14 Sep '17 |
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Surveyors call for ‘radical’ action on housing crisis
The SCS has called for a zero Vat rate for building “affordable” homes as it warned pent-up demand could mean the housing crisis will last almost 10 years. Separately, Property Industry Ireland di - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
14 Sep '17 |
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Few cities have capacity for Amazon's new HQ
Once you've winnowed the list to large metropolitan areas with robust international airports, other considerations come into play. Amazon says "a highly educated labour force is critical and a strong - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
14 Sep '17 |
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Government urged not to bring back the bedsit
“The bedsit is not a healthy option for accommodation and thousands of people were condemned to cramped, unsanitary conditions before their abolition in 2013,” he said. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
14 Sep '17 |
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Number of vacant homes ‘may be grossly overstated’
Fingal County Council's study, which involved council officials visiting houses listed as vacant, found that only a very small number of houses in the north county Dublin authority area (perhaps only - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
13 Sep '17 |
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Your easy-to-use guide to the brand new house scheme launches countrywide
Our listing includes brand-new launches happening over the next few months as well as fresh phases hitting the market. It also covers all budgets from high-end schemes to developments suitable for fir - Subscribe |
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12 Sep '17 |
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Majority of Irish colleges would consider joint ventures for student accommodation: Knight Frank
A Knight Frank survey of third-level institutes has found that many colleges expect the acute shortage of campus student accommodation to get worse due to more international students being diverted to - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
11 Sep '17 |
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Louth council acquires 35 vacant houses by compulsory purchase
Appeals against the process go to An Bord Pleanala (ABP) which he says usually holds a hearing within six weeks and gives a decision within a further month. To date there have been three appeals, two - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
10 Sep '17 |
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Central Bank singles out cash buyers as key driver of house prices
Cash buyers of property are limiting the ability of the Central Bank to control house prices through mortgage lending rules, governor Philip Lane has said. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
10 Sep '17 |
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AG clears way for forced sales of vacant homes
The Government has been given the green light to use controversial compulsory purchase order powers to force the owners of more than 180,000 vacant homes to sell or rent their properties, the Sunday I - Subscribe |
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