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© The Irish Times |
09 Sep '10 |
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Lots of choice in a busy rental market
Letting agent Igor Fleming of Dublin Lettings says families renting in the city centre tend to be foreign nationals or people who have just had a baby and are moving up from a one-bed to a two-bed. - Subscribe |
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© Sunday Tribune |
05 Sep '10 |
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Rent-aid bill of over €500m 'propping up house prices'
THE state is paying more than €500m a year on rent supplements, with economists increasingly concerned that the outlay is propping up a false economy in the housing market. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
02 Sep '10 |
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Irish landlord one of NY's worst
Buildings owned by Cavan man Shawn Curry (43) in the Bronx appear at second and fourth place in a name and shame dossier published by a government watchdog. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
27 Aug '10 |
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Housing advice for students
THRESHOLD, the national housing charity, has issued guidance to assist students and parents seeking private rented accommodation. - Subscribe |
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© The Property Week |
19 Aug '10 |
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Rental market favours students at the moment
Rents across the country fell by less than 1% between April and June, according to the latest report published by the property website Daft.ie. In July, the average asking rent in the country was just - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
18 Aug '10 |
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Rent issues: guide to assist third-level students
STUDENTS SHOULD record the condition of rental properties prior to moving in so as to avoid disputes with landlords over deposits when moving out, housing charity Threshold said. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
09 Aug '10 |
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Not all landlords in €500m scheme give tax details
From limited data available, records show that some landlords have as many as 60 properties with tenants in receipt of rent supplement, yielding an income from the State of about €135,000 per year. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
11 Jun '10 |
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Government to cut rent supplements to landlords
THE RENT supplement paid by the Government to the landlords of tenants claiming social welfare payments is to be cut by up to one-third. The decreases reflect the collapse in rental values in parts of - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
27 May '10 |
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Landlords under pressure from falling rents
If Daft finds the drop in income shocking, one wonders how it will react if the banks pressurise developers into disposing of unsold properties at rock bottom prices or if Nama eventually calls a fire - Subscribe |
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© The Property Week |
25 May '10 |
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Still a renter's market, as supply outpaces demand - Jill Kerby on Daft Report
If there is a danger, it is that the loss-making nature of so many buy-to-lets in particular - national average yields are 3.6% overall - could result in a deterioration of the rental housing stock if - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
16 May '10 |
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No longer lords of the land
The buy-to-let investment market has been decimated by the recession and landlords are grappling with the financial consequences. The difficulties they face have also been compounded by increased gove - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
22 Apr '10 |
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Savills sold on idea of lettings division
Clarie Neary, who has been appointed as lettings manager, will be responsible for viewings, lease preparation, rent collection and tenant liaison. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
15 Apr '10 |
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Jack Fagan: Letting is the only game in town
Only a few months ago one agency charged a fee of €1,800 after showing three clients around a D6 apartment. If you think that is on the grabby side, then consider another of the big name agencies whic - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
01 Apr '10 |
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Owners reluctant on social housing
Department of the Environment official Eddie Lewis said there were many vacant properties with potential for use in social leasing or in the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS). The department had been - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
25 Mar '10 |
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Refusal to pay rent
Addressing the annual general meeting in Dublin of the Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA), the Minister made a commitment yesterday that he would stop tenants from abusing the system. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
19 Mar '10 |
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Forget the stigma, it's good to rent
As a nation, we have bad memories of having landlords. But the number of renters has been slowly rising over the past couple of years -- through immigration and due to fluctuations in the property mar - Subscribe |
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© The Property Week |
16 Mar '10 |
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Rents rising in quality central locations
Eileen Sheehy: “The market has strengthened considerably in recent months. The combination of the fall off in the “buy to let” market and the resilience of demand has resulted in an increase in rents - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
12 Mar '10 |
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Forget the stigma, it's good to rent
As a nation, we have bad memories of having landlords. But the number of renters has been slowly rising over the past couple of years -- through immigration and due to fluctuations in the property mar - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
01 Mar '10 |
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Third of rental properties fail to meet standards
AT LEAST a third of rented properties in Irish cities are failing to pass basic safety and quality inspections carried out by local authorities for the Department of the Environment. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Feb '10 |
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Landlords upping rents to boost Nama value - TD
Labour Party TD Ciarán Lynch said rents were being “inflated” during the rent review process “as a means of creating an over-valuation of properties for debunked developers as they enter the Nama proc - Subscribe |
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