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When is a 'mansion tax' not a mansion tax?

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

I thought it would be interesting to look at the ‘mansion tax’ and post some houses that would be considered by any metric to be a mansion that won’t be paying it. This is just a way to help demonstrate that the idea of a…

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€47m in household charge still unpaid

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The Government has yet to collect the controversial €100 household charge from over 470,000 homes across the country, new figures have revealed. The failure or refusal by property owners to pay the tax represents a loss of over €47 million in tax revenues. An estimated 472,638 properties are still liable to…

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Sherry Fitz to showcase Irish properties in London yet again

General, Home, Industry News, Property News, Property Picks, The Overseas Investor

Sherry FitzGerald will once again bring its Irish Property Show to London next year on Saturday 16th February. The event will take place at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington Square from 11am to 4pm where Sherry Fitz will be display a sample of properties…

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29% of buy-to-let properties in arrears

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

Mortgage arrears on buy-to-let properties are running at double the rate of arrears on owner-occupied properties, according to preliminary data from the Central Bank. The latest Macro Financial Review shows that banks have lent €32bn to landlords for buy-to-let properties, but 29% of those mortgages…

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MyHome launch new rentals app

General, Home, Industry News, Property News, The Renter

MyHome.ie have released a new rentals app for iPhone and iPad. The ‘MyHome.ie Rentals’ app allows you to search for properties on Ireland’s fastest growing rentals site while it also allows landlords to upload and manage their adverts. Additional features of the app include the…

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Garden & Outdoors

Gardening in the city, Dublin 8

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

A new project takes us to Dublin 8 and an area very close to the original centre of Dublin. Not surprisingly in this old and built up urban area, space is a premium. gIt is obviously much treasured by the many proud owners in the…

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Properties sold at auction 65% below peak prices

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

A new study from the Central Bank has shown that properties sold at auction were, on average, 65% below peak asking prices. The analysis also shows Dublin properties achieved auction prices closer to market asking prices than properties outside of Dublin, while houses achieved relatively…

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Buying

MyHome.ie Property Barometer Q3 2012

Buy & Sell, Buying, Finance, Moving, Property News, Selling

Dublin house price rise 1.6% - the first increase in 6 years Rate of house price decline nationally continues to moderate Prices declined by 2.2% in Q3 - Annual rate of decline is 14.3% Average asking price nationally is now €207K; down 50% from peak…

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Irish estate agents the best around

General, Industry News, Property News, The First Time Buyer, The Investor, The Overseas Investor, The Renter, The Seller

Irish estate agents are amongst the best in the world according to a new survey Irish estate agents are the best around, according to a new survey from Jones Lang La Salle. The survey established Ireland as the best of 97 countries when it comes…

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New property tax could be deducted from wages

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The new property tax could be deducted directly from the wages of PAYE employees, according to reports in the weekend newspapers. It is understood the Revenue Commissioners will have the power to take the money directly from source, while self-employed workers will be required to…

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