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McIlroy sells his Irish home

General, Home, Property News, Property Picks, The Investor, The Seller

The world's number one golfer, Rory McIlroy, has sold his home in Northern Ireland. The five bedroom property was built in 2006 and sits on a 14 acre estate at Moneyreagh in County Down. It includes a gymnasium and a golf practice area, complete with…

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Rory McIlroy snaps up Florida home

General, Property News, Property Picks, The Overseas Investor

The world’s top golfer Rory McIlroy has splashed out over €8 million on a new home in Florida. The Irish star bought a key piece of retail estate in Palm Beach Gardens, which counts golf pros Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as residents and investors.…

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Rory McIlroy puts his home on the market for €2.5m

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

The world’s number one golfer Rory McIlroy has put his luxury Northern Irish home up for sale for £2 million (€2.5m). Situated at Moneyreagh in the hills above Belfast, the five bed home includes a practice area with a putting green and driving range. Also…

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George Best's former home goes on the market

Property News, Property Picks

The former home of football legend George Best has gone on the market for £375,000 (€480,000). The luxury four bedroom detached home in Portavogie, Northern Ireland, was Best’s home with his wife Alex prior to his death at the age of 59 in 2005. The…

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Planning applications down in first half of 2012

Building, Commercial Blog, Property News

The latest National Construction Index shows that planning applications were down 19% in the first half of 2012 compared to the same time last year. The index is published by consultants Link2Plans. But three counties - Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim - recorded marginal increases in the…

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NAMA updates its list of properties under enforcement

Industry News, Property News

The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) has updated its website listing of properties that are subject to enforcement action by the Agency. The new information includes all properties which are subject to enforcement action as at 31st March 2012. The list includes 44 properties which…

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NAMA considering entering Northern Irish market

Mortgages & Money, Property News, The Overseas Investor

NAMA is considering entering the mortgage market in Northern Ireland, according to reports. The agency currently controls more than £3bn worth of property loans in the North. It is piloting a scheme in the Republic which guarantees that buyers will not lose out if the…

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NAMA publishes details of property repossessions in Northern Ireland

Mortgages & Money, Property News, The Investor, The Overseas Investor

The National Asset Management Agency has published details of more properties it has repossessed in Northern Ireland. Many of the repossessions were already known about, including the freeholds to several prominent Belfast pubs. Other properties on the list belonged to the Dungannon-based Jermon group. It collapsed earlier…

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House prices continue to fall in Northern Ireland

Property News, The Investor, The Overseas Investor

The property price peaks of 2007 have disappeared and “are unlikely to return for a generation” in Northern Ireland, according to leading local property professionals. Latest industry research shows house prices continued to fall last month in the North with the general consensus that economic…

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