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Strong start to the year for commercial property market

Blog, Commercial Blog, Industry News, Market News, Property News, The Investor

There has been continued momentum in the Dublin office market in the first few months of 2016 with several new requirements emerging since Christmas and a number of sizeable transactions currently in active negotiations. This is according to commercial property specialists, CBRE. who today released…

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Three key bodies concerned over low number of construction graduates

Blog, Building, General, Home, Property News

The future of Ireland's building industry is at risk due to a massive drop-off in the number of graduates emerging from construction-related courses. Next year just 38 civil engineers will graduate in Ireland, according to three representative bodies from the sector. The Association of Consulting…

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Government to provide 17,000 social housing units this year

Blog, Building, General, Home, Property News, The Renter

The Government has said it will provide another 17,000 units of social housing this year as part of its five-year programme to tackle the housing crisis. In a report on the Social Housing Strategy, the Department of the Environment said the recovery in public housing…

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Rent certainty measures could impact on housing supply, warns IMF

Blog, Building, General, Home, Market News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The Investor, The Overseas Investor

Rent certainty measures introduced by the Government in a compromise move to ease the pressure on tenants could dissuade much-needed construction in the housing market, according to the IMF. The warning was made in its latest post-bailout report last week which identified an increase in…

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Drop in number of one-off houses being built

Blog, Building, Property News

The construction of one-off houses fell 40 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2015, according to figures from the National Housing Construction Index compiled by consultancy firm Link2Plans. It described the drop as “dramatic” and said it was the main factor in an…

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Reduced social housing quota set to lead to rise in building activity

Blog, Building, General, Home, Land, Property News, The Investor, The Overseas Investor

A significant increase in housebuilding is expected in coming months as builders take advantage of new, reduced requirements for the provision of social housing. Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly has directed all local authorities to begin enforcing new regulations on developers that include a reduction in…

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Slowdown in house-price growth masking Dublin issues, say Property Industry Ireland

Blog, Building, General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The slowdown in house-price growth in Dublin is masking a continuing crisis in the housing sector according to Property Industry Ireland, the Ibec group that represents businesses working in the property and construction sector. Referencing this week's CSO figures, the group claims that while house price…

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Increase in house building largely due to one-off builds in rural areas

Blog, Building, General, Home, Property News

House building nationally for the first half of the year is up 16% on the same period of 2014, according to new figures. However, this is being largely driven by one-off houses outside of the main urban centres with building in parts of Dublin and…

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Property Industry Ireland calls for 21,000 new homes a year to be built to meet demand

Blog, General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Property Industry Ireland said an average of 21,000 housing units per year must be built to meet the soaring demand for accommodation in Ireland. The group, which represents businesses working in the property and construction sector, launched its submission for Budget 2016 yesterday. They are calling…

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Construction sector expands at fastest pace in six months

Blog, Building, Property News

Activity in the construction sector expanded at the fastest pace in six months during May. The latest Ulster Bank Purchasing Managers' Index, a monthly measure of sentiment and activity in the sector, showed the 21st consecutive month of growth. Total construction activity increased for the…

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