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07 Sep '26 |
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EU prepares legal tool to help cities crack down on Airbnb-style short-term rentals
The EU executive is preparing to give cities a new legal tool to crack down on short-term rentals, but only if local administrations can prove that holiday lets are worsening housing pressures. - Subscribe |
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07 Sep '26 |
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Thousands left in fire-risk homes over red-tape delays
The government subsequently implemented the Interim Remediation Scheme in December 2023 to provide an acceptable level of fire safety in these buildings before the full remediation act came into place - Subscribe |
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06 Sep '26 |
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Brazilian trio accused of leasing 17 properties countrywide to operate as brothels
The court was told that the alleged organisation leased 17 properties countrywide, including nine premises in Dublin, as well as locations in counties Wexford, Cavan, Laois and Kildare, to operate as - Subscribe |
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06 Sep '26 |
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Demand for environmentally sound buildings ‘now key driver’ of commercial property market
Bernadine Hogan, the chairwoman of the society’s commercial agency committee, said “this trend has been the most profound development in recent surveys, as it further broadens the market divide be - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
06 Sep '26 |
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The Irish Times view on the ESRI housing report: house prices alarmingly overvalued
There are issues to be tackled across the board – in social housing, in developing affordable properties, in providing options for those who want to trade down and so on. But one of the crunch issue - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
06 Sep '26 |
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Irish house prices overvalued by 17% ‘with middle-income households hit hardest’
The report estimated where house prices should be on the basis of economic fundamentals such as income, interest rates and demographics, concluding they are overvalued by 17 per cent. - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
06 Sep '26 |
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First-time homebuyers can get some two-bed apartments with mortgage of €1,100 a month
Michael Stanley: “It is working because it moves people from homes that they rent, apartments that they rent, often costing €2,000 to €2,500 per month ... We’re delivering apartments people ca - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
03 Sep '26 |
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Ireland Planning in place for 80,000 Dublin homes, but work has started on less than half
Department of Housing: “Fifteen new sites commenced construction in this quarter, bringing a further 998 homes into the build phase. At the same time, 12 housing schemes were completed, delivering 1 - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
03 Sep '26 |
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Sharp rise in rents charged to new tenants as reforms took effect, RTB reports
Taoiseach Micheál Martin: “Clearly, for the long-term sustainability of the market, change had to occur, and that was recommended by the Housing Commission that we would change the existing system, - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
03 Sep '26 |
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DEAL: Site of Dublin’s historic Ormond Hotel sold in off-market deal for €12m
Malaysian-based Monteco Holdings has sold the site in an off-market transaction brokered by agent CBRE for about €12 million to buyers understood to be experienced hotel developers. - Subscribe |
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02 Sep '26 |
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David Jelly of Property Bridges: Irish builders make modest profits and face obstacles at every turn – that needs to change if we want more housing
If we are going to close that gap, we need to understand who actually builds our homes. Recent research by KPMG identified almost 900 active housebuilders across Ireland. Nine out of 10 deliver fewe - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
27 Aug '26 |
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EY Ireland: Almost one in seven commercial properties in Republic ‘lies vacant’
The number of commercial properties lying vacant in the Republic fell marginally in the 12 months to the end of June, the first decline recorded since 2013. But there is a growing gap between parts of - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
27 Aug '26 |
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DEAL: Interpath extends lease with Iput for office at Two Riverside, Sir John Rogerson's Quay
The corporate restructuring and advisory firm’s current three-year lease, which had been due to expire in December of this year, will now run for a further five years. Interpath occupies the 10,200 - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Aug '26 |
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Harvey Nichols to shut Dundrum store after Frasers fails to reach deal on rescue
A statement from Grant Thornton on Wednesday confirmed that staff at the store have now been told the outlet will close on September 13th after it was unable to reach an agreement with Dundrum Town Ce - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Aug '26 |
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CSO: House construction activity jumps despite overall decline in sector’s production
The provisional data available indicates that residential construction and building activity increased by 12.3 per cent in the second quarter compared to the same period in 2025. It also increased by - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
26 Aug '26 |
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DEAL: Commerz Real has paid €31m for Dublin 7 student accommodation scheme, Stoneybatter Place
While the price paid for the portfolio has not been disclosed, an examination of the Property Price Register shows two sales with a combined value of €31.2 million being recorded for the Stoneybatte - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
20 Aug '26 |
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CSO: Irish house price growth falls to two-year low as market cools
The latest CSO Residential Property Price Index indicated that prices nationally rose at an annualised rate of 5.6 per cent in June, down from 6.1 per cent in May; while Dublin rose at annual rate of - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
20 Aug '26 |
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Glenveagh receives over €850,000 in government funding to modernise construction methods
The movefollows previous funding secured by Glenveagh in 2023 for “the research and identification of the most practical [modern methods of construction] solutions” - Subscribe |
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© The Irish Times |
20 Aug '26 |
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Inside Business Podcast How many new homes does Ireland really need?
To help answer that question Ciaran Hancock is joined by Marian Finnegan, chief executive of Sherry Fitzgerald, Ireland’s largest estate agent, and John McCartney, a property economics lecturer in T - Subscribe |
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19 Aug '26 |
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res Reit eyes new joint-venture deals as shares surge after first results since March rental changes
In Naas, Ires has taken the new apartments in a mixed scheme of houses, duplex and apartments.
That profile of purchase is likely to continue. According to Eddie Byrne, Ires chief executive, it ref - Subscribe |
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