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Irish funds looking at property again, insist Savills

The first three months of this year has seen a noticeable number of Irish funds looking at the Irish property sector again, according to Savills. The property consultants say that this will bring a renewed confidence to the market and will lead to greater activity…

Banks will have to charge customers more, insists Elderfield

General, Home, Mortgages & Money

Irish banks face the uncomfortable task of "telling the neighbours who donated blood to them that they need to charge them more as customers," according to the Financial Regulator. Speaking at an event in UCC, Matthew Elderfield said the banks were out of the "critical…

Local authorities will set their own property tax rates in future

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Local authorities will in time be given powers to set their own property tax rates in order to generate funds to support provision of services in their areas, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said. According to The Irish Times, the development, announced by…

Flood funds should be advertised, says TD

Property News

JUST €1.6 million of the €10 million package made available by the government following flooding in 2009 has been claimed to date. The small amount of claims has prompted Labour Party TD Joe Costello to call upon to the government to ensure that protocol is…