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Limerick home sells for 80% less than its guide price of three years ago

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A stunning residence in Limerick has sold for 80% less than its guide price of €2.3m three years ago. Somerton House in Crecora was on the market for €1.5m last year, down from €2.3m in 2010, but listings in the Property Price Register reveal that…

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Payment of rent allowance to be handed over to local authorities

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

The responsibility for the payment of rent allowance is to be handed over to local authorities in seven areas from next January, the Minister of State for Housing has confirmed. In an interview with The Irish Times, Jan O’Sullivan said the Limerick joint authority (formerly Limerick city and…

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Regional offices to be established to collect water charges

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

The Department of the Environment has confirmed that the first bills for water charges will be issued to the public in January 2015. Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan said this followed an agreement with the Troika. Irish Water also announced it will establish eight…

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Home building on the rise

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

New figures released by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) show an increase in new house starts in Dublin, Cork and Galway during the first five months of 2013. Nationally, the number of new housing unit starts grew by just 0.4 per cent to 1,665 during the period,…

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Earn money from your parking space by renting it out with SpaceWorks

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

Cork resident Damien Houlihan has brought an international parking solution to Ireland with Spaceworks.ie. Finding a place to park your car can be the most stressful part of any journey. Research has shown that drivers can spend up to 15 minutes looking for that one…

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State looking for estate agents to sell 40 former Garda stations

Commercial Blog, General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, Property Picks, The Investor, The Overseas Investor, The Seller

The government is currently searching for estate agents who are interested in disposing of 40 former Garda stations around the country. The buildings are to be sold off because they cannot be identified for alternative State uses. The first 40 stations to be sold are…

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Danske Bank to offload distressed properties

Commercial Blog, General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News, Property Picks, The Investor, The Overseas Investor

Danske Bank are to put a number of distressed assets up for sale over the coming months, through estate agents DTZ Sherry FitzGerald. Successful retail parks in Tallaght, Dublin 24, Naas, Co Kildare and Limerick City will be amongst the properties sold. Fintan Tierney of…

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Price of houses in Limerick continue to fall in second quarter of the year

Property News

Property prices in both Limerick city and county have continued to fall in the second quarter of the year, but at a more moderate rate, according to the latest survey from property website MyHome.ie. The survey shows the median asking price in the city…

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Homelessness report launched in Limerick

Property News

A MAJOR new report exploring the range of ways homelessness can be tackled in Ireland has been launched in Limerick. The Simon Community charity, responsible for providing care and accommodation for people experiencing homelessness, commissioned Nicholas Pleace, housing support expert at York University, to…

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Report on homelessness launched in Limerick

General, Home

A MAJOR new report exploring the range of ways homelessness can be tackled in Ireland has been launched in Limerick. The Simon Community charity, responsible for providing care and accommodation for people experiencing homelessness, commissioned Nicholas Pleace, housing support expert at York University, to explore…

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