Banks to use rent receivers to collect money from buy-to-let landlords
AIB and EBS are to use rent receivers to collect money owed to them by landlords on buy-to-let mortgages. The rent receiver will ask tenants…
Month: July 2012
Kerby urges people to get their homes valued before the government does
A leading financial expert has encouraged homeowners to get their home valued before the government does. Jill Kerby issued the warning in her column for…
Government considering new 'super property tax' for owners of large homes
The government is considering a 'super property tax' for owners of large, expensive homes. Under the proposals, the rate of tax levied would rise with…
Four-fold increase in number of mortgage applications
The past two years has seen a major change in the Irish mortgage market with a four-fold rise in the number of applications for new…
Dublin office block to sell for €32m off peak
A MODERN office building off Shelbourne Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, sold at the peak of the property bubble in April 2006 for a highly-inflated…
Lisney retail market update Q2 2012
Overview The second quarter of 2012 was difficult and particularly challenging for those involved in the retail sector in the Republic of Ireland. The…
Lisney investment market update Q2 2012
Activity Following a quiet start to the year with very few deals completing, Q2 saw the upturn in activity that started after the December…
Lisney office market update Q2 2012
A wet day in June is probably not the best backdrop to be writing an article on any aspect of the property market. Thankfully…
AIB to increase standard variable mortgage rate
AIB are set to increase their standard variable mortgage rate by 0.5% to 3.5%. The State-owned lender, who had the cheapest standard variable mortgage rate…
Don't pay a big deposit? Then you'll just pay more…
People are fixated with property prices, the wide coverage of the CSO property price index is in clear contrast to how little people track bank…