Knight Frank appoint two new directors to its board
Property consultants Knight Frank have made two new appointments to its board after professional services divisional director, Aisling Leddy, and property and asset management director,…
Month: September 2012
Doyles to sell two hotels in Washington
Irish hotel group Doyle Collection has decided to sell two of its properties in Washington DC in the United States. The Irish Times has learned…
Deadline for €5 septic tank registration charge is approaching
Septic tank owners have until Friday week, September 28th, to register their tank for just €5, before the price increases to €50. The registration fee…
Dowds hits out at Fianna Fáil's opposition to property tax
Labour TD Robert Dowds has criticised Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin for his party's opposition to a property tax, labelling it as "brazen populism". According…
Safe methods for asbestos removal during home renovations
Many people choose to purchase older homes and do the renovation work themselves. Asbestos was once used for insulation, fireproofing and soundproofing in older…
Running a home bought in the boom costs an average of €920 a week
The Irish Times reports today that an Irish family who bought a house at the height of the property boom would need to earn more…
Landscaping raised planting beds, Sandyford, Dublin
Earlier project phases (site groundworks, installation of land drains and setting out of foundations for retaining walls) completed, enables ‘building’ landscaping works to now commence.…
John Lennon's Mayo island for sale
The island where John Lennon once planned to retire to with Yoko Ono is up for sale for the knockdown price of €300,000. The deserted…
Property tax must not be an urban tax, warns Varadkar
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has called for measures to be implemented into the property tax to avoid it penalising city dwellers. The new property tax…
Gorey land to go under the hammer
An 18.5 acre parcel of land at Banogue Hill, just outside Gorey in Co Wexford, will go under the hammer on Tuesday, with a guide…