© The Irish Times |
04 Jun '25 |
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DEAL: Zara founder snaps up last Dublin docklands project linked to Nama
Amancio Ortega’s investment firm Pontegadea has bought a 6,344sq m office building in Dublin’s south docklands for almost €70 million from US property group Kennedy Wilson and the National Asset - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
04 Jun '25 |
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DEAL: Trulioo signs up for third floor offices at Scotch House on Dublin’s Burgh Quay
The office space, spanning 595sq m, is fully fitted to modern standards. Brian Kelly of QRE Real Estate Advisers, said: “This lease is a testament to the collaboration between the landlord, the tena - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
04 Jun '25 |
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DEAL: HSE acquires 16-acre Swords site – the former Hertz facility in Seatown – and offices for more than €20m
The price paid represents a slight premium on the €19 million agent Knight Frank had been guiding when it first offered the property to the market in January, 2024. Hertz put the property up for sal - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
04 Jun '25 |
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Myles Clarke, CBRE: Government must bring clarity on policy to hit housing targets
Investors are committing capital to support the buildout of rental sectors in cities across Europe but can’t commit in a meaningful way to Ireland’s PRS sector as long as these rental controls rem - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
03 Jun '25 |
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More than 85% of planning roles sought two years ago remain vacant
The news comes in advance of a meeting of the Cabinet committee on housing this week, where several controversial issues are expected to be discussed by the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and key Ministers. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
02 Jun '25 |
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Nicholas Mansergh, lecturer on planning: Ireland is overdependent on apartment development
Housing guidelines should be revised to reflect construction cost realities. One quick way of doing this would be to allow local authorities amend their development plans, so small terrace houses coun - Subscribe |
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© RTE |
30 May '25 |
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542 new homes to be built on former St Teresa's Gardens site
The development, being built by John Paul Construction, will have 233 one-bedroom apartments, 265 two-bedroom apartments and 44 three-bedroom apartments. "It demonstrates our ability to deliver housin - Subscribe |
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© RTE |
30 May '25 |
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Mortgage approvals continued to grow in April as first-time buyer activity reached new highs – latest figures from BPFI
There were 2,922 first-time buyer (FTB) approvals valued at almost €1 billion (€965m) in April, according to the latest figures from the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland's Mortgage Appro - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
30 May '25 |
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DEAL: US tech giant Workday earmarks $468m for Dublin HQ in 20-year lease deal at College Square
Workday confirmed last month that it had inked an agreement with M&G Real Estate and Pat Crean’s Marlet Property Group to lease the entire space at the new city centre College Square development. It - Subscribe |
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© Irish Independent |
30 May '25 |
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DEAL: Sandyford office, Corrig Court upgrade to B1 helps secure new tenant
New tenant Yuno Limited, affiliated with PrepayPower, is an insurance firm and has taken a 20-year lease – admittedly at a keen rent of €25 per sq ft – for the 10,000 sq ft of space. Paul Hipwel - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
30 May '25 |
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Homes in Kildare affordable housing scheme above price limit for State-backed mortgages
Prices for the first phase of the Land Development Agency project, due to launch in 2025, have not yet been released.
Mr Clear, however, believes the project will be “massively oversubscribed”. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
30 May '25 |
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Marlet secures €238m refinancing deal for College Square development
Pat Crean’s Marlet Property Group and its partner M&G Investments have secured a €238 million refinancing facility with Standard Chartered for College Square, the landmark office scheme they have - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 May '25 |
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Clara Coakley of Interpath: Local developers have key role to play in attracting international investment for housing
We’ve seen what’s possible in delivering stock to the market with the success of our listed housebuilders, like Cairn and Glenveagh, along with privately owned Irish developers having internationa - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 May '25 |
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Ardstone Capital to pay €177m for Dublin docklands apartments developed by RGRE
Should Ardstone Capital complete its acquisition of Spencer Place for €177 million, it stands to secure a yield of 4.9 per cent on its investment. The disposal of the portfolio is being handled by - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
29 May '25 |
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Minister insists no ‘free pass’ for builders who get planning permission extensions
The measure is a bid to activate developments such as large-scale apartments that might otherwise go beyond their permission timeline and lapse. “I’d expect developers here to act in good faith. I - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
23 May '25 |
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Eoin Burke-Kennedy: Two and a half decades in, the housing crisis is Ireland’s most enduring failure
“The irony is that the last Government scrapped pro-supply policies just as they were beginning to show their effects – with market rents in Dublin largely static in 2023, due to lots of new compl - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
22 May '25 |
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Irish house price inflation at 7.5% in March amid ongoing supply shortage
Ian Lawlor, managing director of Roundtower Capital, said: “While the rate of house price growth continues to ease slightly, this morning’s report also shows that Irish house prices continue to so - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
14 May '25 |
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Irish Rail seeks ‘maximum’ number of homes in its Ballyboggan master plan, despite Uisce Éireann warning on capacity
The council has published a master plan for the redevelopment of the 77-hectare industrial estate opposite Glasnevin Cemetery, the largest industrial land bank to be regenerated since the Dublin dockl - Subscribe |
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© The Property Week |
12 May '25 |
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Ronan O'Reilly of NewKey Homes tweets his plan for fixing the property market in 100 days
I’d aim to fix it in 60.
The other 40? I’d just answer the phone.
We don’t need more panels or position papers — we need people who can pull the trigger.
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© The Irish Times |
12 May '25 |
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Regulatory uncertainty blocking housing investment, Elkstone warns
While the industry wants the rules loosened, Opposition parties claim they keep already high rents in check. Elkstone’s chief investment officer Karl Rogers: “Rental caps introduced with the inten - Subscribe |
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