Townshend sets up Dublin agency
Edward Townshend, who has handled the valuations and sale of some of the finest country estates, homes and farms over the past 20 years, has…
Month: October 2013
Ireland's narrowest house is sold
Ireland’s narrowest house, which is just over 6ft wide at its tightest point, has been sold for a reported €136,000. 19A Long Lane in Dublin…
Property tax letters for 2014 to be issued soon
Letters will be issued to over a million property owners in the coming weeks, setting out payment options for next year’s local property tax. A…
Revenue instruct banks to delay plan to stop paying tax relief to those in mortgage arrears
The Revenue Commissioners has told banks to delay a plan to stop paying tax relief to people in mortgage arrears until all institutions were in…
Summit to be held on vacant Dublin properties
With the national commercial vacancy rate now up to 12.3% in Quarter 3 from 11.9% the previous quarter, a Dublin Summit next week will mull…
Returns up on commercial property
Overall returns on Irish commercial property investments were positive for the eighth consecutive quarter, with a 3.5% increase in the third quarter, according to the…
Donnybrook home sells for €4.6 million at auction
A home in Donnybrook, Dublin 4, was sold for one of the highest prices achieved at auction for a residential property in recent years when…
State to spend €10m on ghost estates
The Government is to pump €10m into a ghost estate scheme so that developers will be more inclined to buy the unfinished homes. The money…
Number of positive housing measures in Budget 2014
There was some positive news for homeowners in yesterday’s Budget. While people may have suffered in other ways, the fact there was no increase on…
Over €10.8 million raised at latest Allsop auction
A hotel which was worth €2.4 million during the boom was sold for just under €700,000 at the Allsop Space auction in the RDS yesterday.…