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© The Property Week |
06 Sep '10 |
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Savills online advertising campaign
Savills is advertising its Asset Management service loudly at the moment, most recently placing banner ads on the Irish Times business web pages, in particular the commercial property section. - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
06 Sep '10 |
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Ulster Bank ‘won’t close branches’
ULSTER Bank has committed not to closing any of its 236 branches or to raising its variable mortgage rates any time soon. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
06 Sep '10 |
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Mortgages in difficulty
In an interim report in July, a Government-appointed expert group on mortgage arrears and personal debt made some recommendations to help to improve the position of families in arrears. It will comple - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
06 Sep '10 |
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Thousands of debtors' properties frozen by lenders
The Irish Independent has learnt that 4,159 properties have been frozen by means of a judgment mortgage this year alone, more than double the amount of judgment mortgages registered in 2007. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
06 Sep '10 |
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Sites bought at top of market now lie empty as many schemes are 'deferred'
THE DECENTRALISATION DEBACLE: The flawed plan to decentralise thousands of public servants involved massive acquisition costs, writes FRANK MCDONALD, Environment Editor - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
06 Sep '10 |
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How the IFSC 'HQ' became shadow of its intended self
My study of 46 treasury management firms of the over 400 located at the IFSC found that 39 reported no fixed assets, median employment was zero, yet they were highly profitable and had median financia - Subscribe |
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© Sunday Tribune |
05 Sep '10 |
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Green planning minister bids for property tax up to €600
A BLOG by Green Party minister Ciaran Cuffe advocating the introduction of a property tax in direct contravention of party policy and the programme for government was removed from the web this weekend - Subscribe |
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© Sunday Tribune |
05 Sep '10 |
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Council seeks property chief
The country's land is facing largescale nationalisation via Nama – aside from the cost it's not a bad idea if it results in proper planning rules being introduced and followed – but Dun - Subscribe |
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© Irish Examiner |
05 Sep '10 |
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Kenny to address CIF conference
Dublin: Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny will address the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) annual national conference next week in Dublin. - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
05 Sep '10 |
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The Irish Freakonomics show
It is believed that one of our own leading banks has instructed a leading estate agency to sell a large number of distressed residential properties this autumn. Neither the estate agency nor the bank - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
05 Sep '10 |
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Market movers
‘‘Why would you move?" as one agent put it. ‘‘I’m afraid to say on a human level why would people put themselves through the stress of buying - having to secure a mortgage and deal with rising intere - 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 |
05 Sep '10 |
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Bord Pleanala denies conflict of interest in Dublin development
Before being appointed to An Bord Pleanala, Mr Boland worked for the engineering consultancy firm RPS as its technical director. RPS worked for developers Cosgrave Brothers on the golf course site. - Subscribe |
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© Sunday Tribune |
05 Sep '10 |
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Dunne's plan for Jurys and Berkeley Court appealed to An Bord Pleanála
Developer Seán Dunne's plans to redevelop the former Jurys Ballsbridge and Berkeley Court hotel site in Ballsbridge in Dublin have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála. - Subscribe |
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© Sunday Tribune |
05 Sep '10 |
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Allow more buildings on site – Becbay
Developer Bernard McNamara has written to Dublin City Council asking it to change the amount of the €412m Irish Glass Bottle site in Dublin that can be developed. McNamara has requested that the draft - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
05 Sep '10 |
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How spotlight closed in on media-shy developer
For while the Mayo man, John 'Flowery' O'Connor, isn't a household name in the way that developers such as Bernard McNamara and Johnny Ronan are, he is a significant player when one considers the - Subscribe |
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© Sunday Tribune |
05 Sep '10 |
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Why Anglo never actually understood property lending
"You could pretend to yourself these things were rolling but systemically they're permanent assets. So they were looking at these as short, but they're anything but, because buildings are built to - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
05 Sep '10 |
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McInerney Homes critical of Nama tactics
McInerney Homes has alleged that it was forced to seek High Court protection after the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) ordered two banks to cancel the company’s overdraft and retain all its re - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
05 Sep '10 |
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Revenue wants large homes sold to meet debts
Luxury home-owners unable to meet their debts should be forced to sell their large family homes and move to ‘‘modest’’ housing, according to the Revenue Commissioners. - Subscribe |
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© Business Post |
05 Sep '10 |
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Keeping up with mortgage moves
For potential buyers, less cash in their pocket reduces their buying power and makes it harder to get a foot on the property ladder. Here, we consider five of the main trends in the mortgage market, a - Subscribe |
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