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Blog Archive: Property
Pat OHagan of Savills says that Bellingham Castle, for years one of the top wedding venues in Co Louth, may well be bought by a private group or...
Date Posted: 21 July 2011
Property
PERMANENT TSB has increased its variable rates for the third time this year in a move that has seen some of its mortgage costs top 6pc for the first...
Date Posted: 19 July 2011
Finance,Property
Globally, the housing market has weakened further, with prices stalled or sliding downwards in the first quarter of this year, according to the...
Date Posted: 21 June 2011
Property
Not all of Irelands ghost estates are half built and hopeless. Some of them have charm, such as this scheme in rural Waterford.
Date Posted: 16 June 2011
News,Property
There could be an element of flogging a dead horse to these proposals in an attempt to get the property market moving or perhaps more accurately they...
Date Posted: 20 May 2011
Finance,Property
On the day the CSO releases its first Property Register figures, the Government announces that it intends to create a National Property Price...
Date Posted: 13 May 2011
News,Property
Midnight madness in D4 as a million plus in sales is confirmed within the first 2 minutes. Prices for these apartments are down 65 per cent from the...
Date Posted: 06 May 2011
Property
The story of this house would certainly make viewing the house worth it just to hear it from the Estate Agent - so a German SS officer parachutes...
Date Posted: 05 May 2011
Property
The Independent Mortgage Advisers Federation (IMAF) have done their sums on the mortgage pay off offer from Permanent TSB and other mortgage lenders...
Date Posted: 02 May 2011
Finance,Property,Your Home
A simple calculator to give homeowners some idea of the level of monthly repayments they could face over the lifetime of their mortgage - you should...
Date Posted: 29 April 2011
News,Property
We mentioned the forthcoming House Price Index from the CSO yesterday and some issues which had been highlighted with it, today a few more have come...
Date Posted: 29 April 2011
Property
Due to emigration we're seeing an increased number of landlords who are based abroad - this type of arrangement has tax implications for Landlords...
Date Posted: 28 April 2011
Property,Your Home
The to be published House Price Index from the CSO will give some broad information on the trends in the Irish Property market but there are calls...
Date Posted: 28 April 2011
Property
It's hard to see when/where the Irish Property market or Home Construction in general will start to pick up as the essential finance in terms of...
Date Posted: 27 April 2011
Finance,Property
Buying an island seems to be the preserve of the rich and famous, though may it prove difficult to get a mortgage for these and planning permission...
Date Posted: 26 April 2011
Property
We highlighted this auction last Friday (15th April) and by the sounds of things interest was very high. The high number of 'cash' sales points to...
Date Posted: 20 April 2011
Property
It's hard to say whether posting the video on YouTube had anything to do with the sale of the house, though this seller seems to think so. YouTube...
Date Posted: 20 April 2011
News,Property
Potentially something for everyone at this auction in the Shelbourne Hotel and they're planning for a big turnout as the auction is being broadcast...
Date Posted: 15 April 2011
Property
NAMA aims to diversify or as Frank Daly puts it, help kick-start the Irish property market, in partnership with the Irish Banks. So they're aiming to...
Date Posted: 13 April 2011
News,Property
We think this could apply to all Irish property so the news that Luxury Property in Dublin is lowest in the world is hardly the biggest surprise...
Date Posted: 07 April 2011
Property
Oh to own some property in Hong Kong, Latvia or Israel - now that's a varied list of potential holiday destinations - as property prices rose in each...
Date Posted: 01 April 2011
News,Property
Telling us things we already new, can't even say its a slow news day with all the articles on the Bank Stress Tests to comb over - the astounding...
Date Posted: 01 April 2011
News,Property
Any decision about getting on the Property Ladder needs to be balanced against any further reduction in house prices with the savings to be made with...
Date Posted: 01 April 2011
Finance,Property
If you have any other strange looking buildings that you'd like to share with us then please email feedback[@]idevelop.ie and if we get enough then...
Date Posted: 30 March 2011
News,Property
This might be 1 promise that you will be happy politicians don't fullfil - Mortgage Interest Relief for 1st time buyers is on its way out but looks...
Date Posted: 29 March 2011
Finance,News,Property,Your Home
Another damning indictment of previous planning decisions take by County Councils around Ireland, this also seems to cast doubt over the ability of...
Date Posted: 25 March 2011
News,Property
A Sinister plan to remove all traces of the Green Party in Government? Or a more than sensible step to correct a piece of over zealous legislation?...
Date Posted: 23 March 2011
News,Property
The details on this potential scheme are still unconfirmed and are more a list of things that could 'possibly' put in place. Firstly, we should be...
Date Posted: 23 March 2011
Finance,News,Property
Potentially some rare good news for the Irish Property Market with reduced prices now being perceived as value for money it now appears some of the...
Date Posted: 21 March 2011
News,Property
This reminder may not have people rushing to get on the Property Ladder but in terms of savings over the next 7 years it is certainly worth...
Date Posted: 15 March 2011
Finance,News,Property
A creative solution to pressing problem for this lady - faced with negative equity in her mortgage she is running a lottery/raffle for her premises...
Date Posted: 11 March 2011
News,Property
This is another ticking timebomb as tenants who are continuing to pay their rents may find themselves out of their home as their landlords default on...
Date Posted: 10 March 2011
News,Property
The upturn in the UK Property market is providing some much needed good news for NAMA as in this case it reports a 100 per cent profit on a loan. As...
Date Posted: 09 March 2011
News,Property
An upcoming acid test for the Irish Property market as 80 properties go on to auction next month.
Date Posted: 04 March 2011
News,Property
The Mortgage market in Ireland continues to weaken with the volume of new lending in the final quarter of last year, falling 22.5 per cent on the...
Date Posted: 01 March 2011
Property,Finance,News
An apartment in the Four Seasons comes with five-star amenities - and a stratospheric service charge.
Date Posted: 25 February 2011
News,Property
Despite the building boom of the past decade at least 12,000 people live in houses with no indoor flushing toilet while double that number have no...
Date Posted: 24 February 2011
Property
IT's a snapshot of home ownership at the end of the property bubble and shows that, for most of us, only a house is a home.
Date Posted: 24 February 2011
Property
Insurers are restricting the number of homes they are offering flood cover to as the industry paid out in Europe 1 billion in the last 14 months on...
Date Posted: 23 February 2011
Finance,Property,Your Home
Here is a great idea from Donegal-based Property Company. They have launched a NATIONAL CAMPAIGN aimed at promoting best practice advice for buyers...
Date Posted: 22 February 2011
News,Property
Property going under the hammer at discounts of up to 75pc on peak prices
Date Posted: 21 February 2011
News,Property
More than 45,000 homeowners have now failed to pay their mortgage for three months or more. Property experts said the arrears figures were now...
Date Posted: 18 February 2011
News, Finance,Property
The detection of animal and human waste in public drinking water supplies has halved over the last two years. But tests have revealed that, despite...
Date Posted: 18 February 2011
News,Property
Homeowners with both variable and tracker mortgages have been warned that European Central Bank interest rates will rise between five and six times...
Date Posted: 17 February 2011
Finance,Property,Your Home
Average house prices in Northern Ireland fell by almost 8pc last year.
Date Posted: 15 February 2011
Finance,Property
The Edges plans to build 5 mansions in California have been put in jeopardy as the California Coastal Commission objects to his plans. The U2...
Date Posted: 11 February 2011
News,Property
REPOSSESSION orders granted by the courts have risen almost six-fold since the peak of the property boom.
Date Posted: 08 February 2011
Finance,Property
Dalkey dream house. It is a case of art mirroring life
Date Posted: 07 February 2011
News,Property
Property rental prices are continuing to fall nationally, according to a new survey published today.
Date Posted: 07 February 2011
News,Property
House prices have fallen like a stone in the past three years. This means it now takes just over a tenth of the average income of a first time buyer...
Date Posted: 03 February 2011
Finance,Property
While much of the decade was all about exorbitant house prices, latest figures show prices are now at their most affordable in more than 25 years.
Date Posted: 28 January 2011
Finance,Property
HOW does Dublin 4, Irelands most expensive address compare to the words priciest locations
Date Posted: 27 January 2011
News,Property
Far from being members of a fat-cat elite, many small-time property investors say they face bankruptcy if Section 23 tax reliefs are phased out
Date Posted: 27 January 2011
Finance,Property
With so many variable factors affecting prices, Valerie Shanley asks the experts for their views on possible trends
Date Posted: 24 January 2011
News,Property
When it comes to negative equity, investors have taken a big hit as many bought apartments rather than conventional starter homes
Date Posted: 20 January 2011
Finance,Property
The worlds most expensive residential apartments at One Hyde Park have been officially unveiled today by the colourful property duo the Candy brothers
Date Posted: 20 January 2011
News,Property
With no national house price register available to help homeowners, working out how much your property is really worth can be tricky if not impossible
Date Posted: 20 January 2011
Finance,Property
HOUSE PRICES fell by 3.5 per cent in the final quarter of last year and are down 38 per cent since prices peaked at the end of 2006.
Date Posted: 19 January 2011
Finance,Property
Cleaning, security and maintenance of apartments and houses are suffering because of unpaid service charges, says a new survey
Date Posted: 13 January 2011
News,Property
A site valuation tax, generally regarded as a precursor to a property tax, will be contained in the fothcoming Finance Bill.
Date Posted: 10 January 2011
Finance,News,Property
Plans to regulate the property industry and set up a house price register look as if they may collapse.
Date Posted: 07 January 2011
News,Property
Property prices fell back to 2002 levels in 2010, according to property reports from MyHome.ie and Sherry Fitzgerald.
Date Posted: 05 January 2011
Finance,News,Property
Some Section 23 investors who bought properties with 10-year tax breaks are now facing unanticipated tax bills in the new year
Date Posted: 16 December 2010
Finance,Property
Goes to show you...politicians will say one thing and do the opposite.
Date Posted: 16 December 2010
News,Property
First time buyers and residential property investors hit by measures in last week's budget. However, changes will be welcomed by almost everyone else.
Date Posted: 13 December 2010
News,Property
1.8 million households will be hit by new property tax.
Date Posted: 08 December 2010
Finance,Property
Estate agents welcome new 1 per cent flat rate stamp duty. Not so good news for first time buyers as their allowance has been abolished.
Date Posted: 08 December 2010
Finance,Property
You have to love the mirrors above the four poster bed!
Date Posted: 06 December 2010
News,Property
Bet the estate agent handling this property is glad to see the back of it!
Date Posted: 02 December 2010
News,Property
Sweden is bailing out of Ireland. Embassy up for sale for a cool 3 million euro. At least we still have Ikea!
Date Posted: 25 November 2010
News,Property
It looks like property tax is definitely on its way but will not be introduced until 2012. However, on a positive note, stamp duty may also be phased...
Date Posted: 22 November 2010
Finance,News,Property
Savills Estate Agents claim property market is not as bad as many commentators suggest. They point to fact that the numbers of properties listed as...
Date Posted: 17 November 2010
Finance,Property
A huge amount of estate agents have not signed up to Code of Conduct. They are legally obliged to do so. Although the public has no way of knowing if...
Date Posted: 16 November 2010
News,Property
A Property Tax would be most easily introduced if it was based on floor area, but such a tax would be unfair on lower income groups, according to a...
Date Posted: 12 November 2010
Finance,Property
Property and water taxes are two easy ways the government can hit homeowners hard. The Greens had been pushing for the implementation of water meters...
Date Posted: 09 November 2010
Finance,Property
Worrying news for anyone who has bought an investment property. Permanent TSB will seek for mortgage holders to start paying back capital on their...
Date Posted: 04 November 2010
Finance,Property
This is an interesting article for anyone caught in negative equity, yet wants to move their family to a bigger home.
Date Posted: 01 November 2010
News,Property
Large luxury apartments by the Tolka river in Drumcondra are being sold by receivers from 210,000 Euro.
Date Posted: 28 October 2010
News,Property
A piece in today's Irish Times Editorial calls for urgent reform of sub standard rented accommodation. As one in five private rental properties fail...
Date Posted: 27 October 2010
News,Property
Again a difficult tax to accept is being proposed as part of the next budget, with so many pressures on home owners in terms of mortgages, energy...
Date Posted: 25 October 2010
News,Property
Government recouping some money on Irish Nationwide's development in Booterstown. Meanwhile, it has been announced that another apartment complex...
Date Posted: 19 October 2010
News,Property
First time buyers are now the largest segment in the property market. This article talks to some first time buyers that are in the process of...
Date Posted: 19 October 2010
Finance,Property
Jim Sheridan claiming EUR4 million for damage by water ingress in his coastal home, a problem he claims was caused by defective workmanship and...
Date Posted: 06 October 2010
News,Property
When I was growing up I never wanted to be a footballer. Here's the reason why..... Stephen Ireland opens up his house to VIP magazine. Check out the...
Date Posted: 23 September 2010
Interior Decorating,Property
Cottage for sale in Wicklow. Problem is you will have to relocate it! However, if you want to get your hands on some reclaimed building materials...
Date Posted: 16 September 2010
News,Property
Here is a pretty accurate analysis of the state of the property market in Ireland today. It highlights that the real movers in the market are...
Date Posted: 02 September 2010
Finance,Property
Those considering property speculation will find this article interesting; in many cases up to 50% capital will be needed upfront with banks really...
Date Posted: 30 August 2010
Finance,Property
It's much too early to say if this signifies the end of the housing crash especially if seasonal factors are taking into consideration. Even though...
Date Posted: 25 August 2010
Finance,Property
Selling a house in the current market is proving a tough ask, selling a house on an unfinished development is proving to be even tougher,,,
Date Posted: 16 August 2010
Finance,News,Property
Ireland has long been a country where home ownership has been a priority. With the collapse in the property market, will we turn more to rental? For...
Date Posted: 03 August 2010
Finance,Property
Average house price now €201,000 compared to peak of €311,000. Market seems to be stabilising but may not yet be the end of fall.
Date Posted: 29 July 2010
Finance,Property
Here is an interesting take on rent-to-buy scheme in todays Examiner just as the Government is set to consider extending the scheme to all local...
Date Posted: 21 July 2010
Finance,Property
THREE-bed homes on a half-finished ghost estate in Sligo sparked a buying frenzy when they went on sale for the bargain-basement price of...
Date Posted: 19 July 2010
Finance,Property
Irish house prices fell by 4.2 per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to a report by property website Daft.ie.
Average asking...
Date Posted: 14 July 2010
Finance,Property
House prices are likely to plunge by a further 16% before the bottom of the market is reached, according to Goodbody Stockbrokers. This comes as...
Date Posted: 14 July 2010
Finance,Property
House prices will continue to fall this year despite a return to economic growth, the Government has warned.
And a report from the Department of...
Date Posted: 13 July 2010
Finance,Property
THE GOVERNMENT has shelved consideration of a property tax and the issue is now off the Fianna Fail-Green Party Coalition's agenda.
Senior...
Date Posted: 09 July 2010
Finance,Property
THE gap between asking prices and selling prices can be as high as 20 per cent says economist Paul Murgatroyd.
There is no way for the public to...
Date Posted: 08 July 2010
Finance,Property
The results from the Sherry FitzGerald index reveal that the average price of a second-hand property in Dublin fell by 2.5% in the second quarter of...
Date Posted: 30 June 2010
Finance,Property
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