New reforms to protect renters announced by Housing Minister
New reforms to protect renters and provide greater housing security were announced by Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy yesterday. Under the new government plans landlords who…
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No change to Local Property Tax until 2021
There will be no change in Local Property Tax (LPT) until 2021. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is deferring the revaluation date so the Oireachtas budgetary…
Rents continue to rise but signs of a slowdown emerge
According to the latest Rent Index from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), in the October-December period of 2018, the standardised national average rent was €1,134…
Irish homeowners to emerge from negative equity by end of next year
Irish homeowners should emerge out of negative equity by the end of next year. That's according to David Duffy, director of Ibec's Property Industry Ireland.…
Brexit causing uncertainty in upper ends of property market, according to REA
Brexit is continuing to cause uncertainty at the upper ends of the property market here. That’s according to agent REA, which says the market has segmented into…
Tracker mortgage holders and lower income households most exposed by potential interest rate rise
Holders of tracker mortgages and younger, lower income households are the most exposed to the risk of going into mortgage arrears when interest rates rise.…
Residential property prices up 5.6% in January
Residential property prices increased by 5.6% nationally in the year to January, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This compares…
Steady increase in Dublin house sales last year
The number of house sales in Dublin rose by 5.9% in 2018 The value of sales rose 17.7% Dublin 15, 18 and 24 recorded the…
45% of all properties bought for cash last year
A new consumer monitor shows that 45% of all the properties sold last year were bought with cash or savings. The quarterly Consumer Market Monitor,…
Property prices nationally up 6.5% in the year
Residential property prices increased by 6.5% nationally in the year to December, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This compares…