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© The Irish Times |
05 May '21 |
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Affordable housing plan imposes regional price caps, with €500,000 limit on Dublin flat
Mr O’Brien defended the price cap, saying they were based on the median prices in all of the regions. “They are above the [median] but that allows for different types of [design],” he said, addi - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
05 May '21 |
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A lack of equity? O’Brien unveils his three-point housing plan: Gabija Gataveckaite
There are three parts within the Affordable Housing Bill; cost rental, a shared equity scheme and local authorities building affordable housing on their - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
05 May '21 |
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Home buyers in affordable scheme to face pressure to repay loan early
The Central Bank has repeated its view that the affordable housing scheme could saddle homebuyers with unaffordable debts and potentially break its mortgage rules. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
05 May '21 |
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Up to 20 tenants could face jail unless they leave Dublin properties, court told
Businessman Jerry Beades is the registered owner but is not an occupant of the mortgaged properties at 31 Richmond Avenue and 21 Little Mary Street, both of which were made subject of High Court posse - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
03 May '21 |
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New law proposes to reduce gazumping and speed up house sale process
The length of time it takes to buy a house would be reduced significantly and some hurdles that cause many sales to fall through would be eliminated under new legislation being brought forward by a fo - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
30 Apr '21 |
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Alternative funding for cost rental homes must be considered, Minister says
The Minister for Housing said “alternative funding streams” such as the European Investment Bank and international pension funds may play a “central role” in the delivery of cost rental homes - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
30 Apr '21 |
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A full six weeks after going sale agreed I set foot in my new home for the first time
I made it a condition of sale that the property be taken off the market to deter other house-hungry prospects. My bold ask of the estate agent paid off and my soon-to-be house was moved to sale agreed - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
28 Apr '21 |
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Solicitor and accountant face trial over property fraud
Mr Kilcline is accused of money laundering and submitting false deeds to the Property Registration Authority stating ownership of two houses, at Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7 and St Mary’s Road, D4, h - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
23 Apr '21 |
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Frustrated buyers turn up on sellers’ doorsteps to ask to view locked-down properties
A selling agent in the same postcode had two similar experiences recently. In each it really annoyed their vendors, she says. “One felt that if the person was prepared to do such a thing that they w - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
19 Apr '21 |
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What happens when an agent puts her own home up for sale?
Selling agent Sinéad Beggan turns the tables on herself as she puts her Tudor-style, three-bedroom home in Dublin’s Templeogue on the market - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
16 Apr '21 |
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Retrofit grants ‘should target home buyers and rentals between tenants’: ESRI
Lawyers and estate agents would be key to the plan, referring buyers and sellers to State agencies offering support to make the change.
Landlords could also be targeted to take action between tenan - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
12 Apr '21 |
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MUD Act: bringing home owners together for the common good
The Multi-Unit Developments Act, which regulates the ownership and management of the common areas of multi-unit developments, is ten years old. We examine its efficiency in terms of apartment manageme - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
12 Apr '21 |
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Three-bed semis reaching sale agreed in record two weeks
With no need to schedule appointments, potential buyers are making swift bids on the back of virtual viewings, according to REA’s latest Average House Price index - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
11 Apr '21 |
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Home ownership rises across State as numbers renting falls
The increase was sharpest in Dublin, with the numbers owning a property increasing by 8 per cent, up from 848,700 at the end of 2019 to 916,400 at the end of 2020, according to preliminary unpublished - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
29 Mar '21 |
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Hobbs hits back at Murphy’s criticism over social housing
Hobbs has been seeking to attract investors to put money into social housing projects through Hobbs Financial Practice, his private wealth management firm based in Kildare.
His firm was criticised - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
27 Mar '21 |
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Estate agent seek cash buyers for properties with potential fire defects
An Irish Times investigation running since December 2018 has uncovered defects in 33 developments comprising more than 2,100 apartments in the State. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
10 Mar '21 |
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Social housing delivery more than a third short of target in 2020
Figures published by the Department of Housing on Tuesday show 6,387 new social homes were either built (5,073) or acquired (1,314) in 2020 – 34 per cent short of the 8,536 target set by the departm - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
10 Mar '21 |
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Land Development Agency to deliver homes at one-third below market rent
A two-bed will be rented for between €1,200 and €1,300 per month, a discount of 27.7 per cent to 33.3 per cent on market rents in the area, he said. Construction is expected to begin on the site i - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Feb '21 |
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Dublin City Council faces six-year wait to start housing projects
The European Union procurement process accounted for half of the delay, with waiting for approval from the Department of Housing adding to the pre-construction time lag, Mr Bourke told a council housi - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
23 Feb '21 |
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Has Dublin built too many luxury apartments?
A report from Goodbody Stockbrokers pointed to high levels of vacancy – about 30 per cent – in newly built luxury developments alongside significant tenant incentives. Some landlords are now offer - Subscribe |
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