Hunters to open third branch
Hunters estate agency are set to open their third branch in three years, this time in Dalkey, Co Dublin. It already has branches in Pembroke…
Month: January 2013
Mortgage approvals last year rose to 1972 levels
Irish mortgage approvals in 2012 rose to the 1972 level, according to new information from the Irish Banking Federation. There were 17,786 approvals in 2012…
Neil Harper joins Sherry FitzGerald
Well known Dublin estate agent Neil Harper has joined Sherry FitzGerald as residential director. Mr Harper is making the move as Harper O’Grady estate agents…
Socialist Party hits out at property tax
The Socialist Party has hit out at the forthcoming property tax, branding it a “poverty tax” and describing its introduction as a “new low for…
New builds in Limerick fell last year
The number of new buildings recorded in Limerick last year was 604, representing a decrease in comparison to 2011 while nationally the number of…
Most of Department of Transport allocation for the year to be spent on land acquisition
Most of the €4 million allocated by the Department of Transport this year for the first phase on the northern distributor road in Limerick…
Homeowners could be set to pay water charges based on the size of their homes
Homeowners could be set to pay for water based on the size of their home rather than their estimated use. That would mean that those…
uSwitch can help you save on household costs
Leading UK price comparison and switching service, uSwitch, is launching in Ireland. The move comes as Irish consumers face yet another year of uncertainty with…
Dowth Hall to be sold at auction
The first major auction of the year will take place this Thursday January 31st when Knight Frank put Dowth Hall in Drogheda, Co Meath under the hammer.…
Households withdrew home equity of 10% during boom years
Irish households were withdrawing equity from their homes to the tune of 10% of their collective disposable income at the height of the property bubble,…