Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers Archives

IPAV calls for cut in rate of VAT to encourage more house building

Developers and auctioneers are calling for a cut in the VAT rate so more new houses are built to alleviate the housing crisis. With house prices rising and the number of homes for sale dwindling, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) says at…

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IPAV to discuss merits of European valuation method for Ireland

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The Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) will discuss the possiblity of introducing a European system for valuing property in Ireland when they host a summit in Dublin on Wednesday. The event in the Chartered Accountants House on Pearse Street will debate the merits…

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IPAV backs new Eircode system

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One of the country’s leading groups of estate agents has given their backing to the new Eircode postcode system, which was unveiled this week. Despite a mixed reaction from the public following its launch on Monday, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) said…

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Estate agents still seeing a large number of cash buyers in the market

Blog, General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The First Time Buyer, The Investor, The Overseas Investor

The cash buyer hasn’t gone away just yet with new figures from MyHome.ie showing that 48 per cent of houses purchased in Ireland last year were bought with cash. In total 20,365 of the 42,484 transactions recorded in Ireland in 2014 were by cash buyers with…

IPAV asked to sign public declaration not to sell family homes

General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The Seller

The Irish Mortgage Holders’ Organisation have approached estate agents body, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) seeking them to sign a public declaration that its members would boycott the sale of family homes which have been forcibly repossessed by banks. The head of…

IPAV call for establishment of property council

General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The Renter

Auctioneers have called for the setting up of a dedicated property council to oversee the future of the property industry in Ireland. Pat Davitt, chief executive of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV), made the call as a major crisis looms in the…

Davitt appointed new IPAV chief executive

Industry News, Property News

Mullingar auctioneer and estate agent Pat Davitt has been appointed the new chief executive of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV). In the business for 31 years Pat was managing director of Davitt & Davitt Auctioneers until 2010, and he has served as…

Five appointments made to Private Residential Tenancies Board

Industry News, Property News, The Renter

Five appointments have been made to the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), bringing the board membership to 12 persons. Ms Catriona Walsh has been appointed as Chairperson. Ms Walsh is a partner with Ensor O’Connor Solicitors. The other Board members, appointed by the Minister for…

Roadside signs will no longer require BER

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Estate agents will no longer be required to specify the building energy ratings (BER) of properties on their roadside signage following discussions to change the existing guidelines. The move is likely to be welcomed by property agents who had been frustrated by the costs and…

IPAV insist value-based property tax would be "crazy"

Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News

A leading auctioneers group have insisted that a value-based property tax would be “crazy”. Speculation grew at the weekend that the government would charge people for the property tax based on the value of their homes. This has since been denied as “premature” by Minister…