Just 200 people have used Mortgage Advice Centre
A group representing mortgage-holders in distress has said a service set up by the Department of Social Protection to advise home-owners in arrears is…
Month: December 2013
Record prices secured at O'Donnellan & Joyce auction
Galway-based auctioneers O’Donnellan & Joyce secured record prices for a number of houses placed up for auction on Tuesday in the Harbour Hotel. The first…
Almost 90,000 waiting on social housing
Latest figures from the Department of the Environment show there are almost 90,000 families waiting for social housing. The Government says it will address…
House sales in Cork at a three year high
A new study based on an analysis of the Property Price Register shows that the number of property transactions in Cork is at a three year high.…
Number of homes being built in Dublin "needs to treble"
The number of family homes being built in Dublin needs to treble in order to meet pent-up demand, Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said. Mr Varadkar said…
Landscaping ideas for family garden in Leopardstown
As we enter Day 5 of this project, the construction is continuing to make good progress. Boundary walls, rendered and painted are now a distinctive…
Irish landlords amongst the highest taxed in the EU
Irish residential landlords are one of the highest taxed of 22 EU countries, according to the Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA), through its involvement with…
Banks restructured more than 49,000 mortgages by end of October
More than 49,000 mortgages had been restructured by Irish banks by the end of October, according to data from the Department of Finance. The latest…
Rent receivers appointed to 2,000 properties
Banks have appointed receivers to collect rent from tenants in 2,000 properties where landlords have been refusing to pass the rent on to the lenders.…
Rents on the rise in Dublin
Average rents in Dublin have increased 6.4% year-on-year, according to a new report. The latest Rent Price Index published by the Private Residential Tenancies Board…