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1.8 million people in Ireland living on less than €100, according to report

Over 1.8 million people are left with €100 or less to live on after essential bills are paid, according to a new report from the Irish League of Credit Unions. The 'What's Left' tracker records household expenditure and how much disposable income Irish people have.…

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Over 2,000 unfinished housing developments in Ireland

Property News

There are 2,066 unfinished housing developments around Ireland, according to a new report. The report into Ireland’s ghost estate problem has revealed that local authorities have developed site resolution plans for 770 developments. 211 of these have already been completed and a further 523 are…

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Rate cuts will leave people €700 a year better off, says report

General, Mortgages & Money

Homeowners will be €700 better off each year thanks to reductions in mortgage interest rates, a new report has revealed. Reduced mortgage interest rates are expected to result in a 2.4% rise in the amount of discretionary income householders have by the end of 2012.…

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Commercial rents have stabilised in Dublin, insist CBRE

Commercial Blog

New research from estate agents CBRE has found that commercial rates in the capital are now stable at about half their peak and 30% below the average over the past 10 years. The new ‘Market View’ report from CBRE shows that prime retail rents in…

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Call for banks to start lending again

Mortgages & Money, Property News

Banks must start lending again if the current over-correction of house prices is to rectify itself. That was the view of a number of people within the property industry following the release of yesterday’s report by the Central Bank that found that property prices here…

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House prices have fallen 68% since the boom, insists Goodbody's

Mortgages & Money, Property News

A new report on residential property prices shows an average drop of 68% since the peak of the boom. Goodbody's figures are based on prices achieved at the five Allsop Space auctions held in Dublin over the past year. The average price of residential property…

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Government pledges support for those struggling with mortgages

Mortgages & Money, Property News

We all have our New Year resolutions and Taoiseach Enda Kenny has insisted that the government’s will be to help those struggling with mortgages and negative equity. An implementation plan on how to deal with the thousands of homeowners in distress has been authorised by…

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Complaints from tenants doubled in last year

Property News, The Renter

COMPLAINTS from tenants about housing standards and repairs more than doubled last year, according to the annual report from housing agency Threshold. The report, which was launched on Wednesday by Minister for Housing and Planning Willie Penrose TD, shows that Threshold received 1,971 queries in…

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Burglaries on the increase across Ireland

Property News

Burglaries of homes around Ireland have increased by 4.12% in the twelve months between July 2010 and June 2011, according to the latest eircom PhoneWatch Burglary Report. The report found that Dublin continues to top Ireland’s burglary table with break-ins to homes in the capital…

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