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Water meter roll out to start next year

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The roll out of water meters in homes across the country will begin next year. A Department of the Environment spokesperson confirmed the matter to The Journal in light of reports earlier today that the meters would not be ready in time for the government’s…

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Land sales in first half of the year outperform 2011

Commercial Blog, Mortgages & Money, Property News

Land sales in the first six months of 2012 have out-performed last year by almost €500/ac. The average price paid for farms at auction in 2011 stood at €10,240/ac, while the average for January-June 2012 was €440/ac higher at €10,680/ac. Analysis of farm sales in…

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Commercial vacancy rate nationwide stands at 11%

Commercial Blog

The vacancy rate in the country's commercial premises stands at around 11%, new figures show. 23,834 commercial units were recorded as vacant in June 2012 from the total stock of 226,622 nationally. The figures are compiled by GeoDirectory, which was jointly established by An Post…

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Number of new buildings in first six months falls by 23%

Building

New figures from GeoDirectory have shown that the number of new buildings fell by 23% in the first six months of 2012 compared to the same time last year. GeoDirectory said the total number of new residential and commercial buildings built nationwide in the first…

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Over €11 million raised at Allsop Space auction

General, Home, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News

A total of €11,286,000 was raised at today’s Allsop Space auction in the Shelbourne Hotel. On the day 78 of the 82 properties to go under the hammer sold, with 66 of them going above their reserve and just selling below it. In total, €3,847,850…

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Over 2,000 unfinished housing developments in Ireland

Property News

There are 2,066 unfinished housing developments around Ireland, according to a new report. The report into Ireland’s ghost estate problem has revealed that local authorities have developed site resolution plans for 770 developments. 211 of these have already been completed and a further 523 are…

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Ghost estate in Kerry up for grabs in latest Allsop Space auction

General, Industry News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, Property Picks, The Investor, The Seller

A housing estate made up of 14 unfinished houses, a 700-year-old castle and an 8,000sq ft Georgian building on Dublin’s Merrion Square are three of the lots set to go under the hammer at the next Allsop Space auction on July 6th. The unfinished housing…

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Areas of the country do not have enough retail space

Commercial Blog, Property News, The Investor

Some areas of the country do not have enough retail space, according to new research from estate agents CBRE. As part of a recent study, the company analysed retail space across Ireland to assess where the Department of the Environment’s new planning guidelines would have…

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Call for greater transparency in NAMA

Mortgages & Money, Property News, The Investor

Kerry-based senator Mark Daly has called for more transparency at the National Asset Management Agency. The auctioneer raised the matter in the Seanad last week following the sale of 450 acres of land adjacent to Cork City, saying that a Bill that he was a…

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New homes being built drops by 57% in first nine months of 2011

Property News

FIGURES for new house registrations in the first nine months of the year are down a massive 57% on last year, new figures have revealed. The statistics released by the Department of the Environment, based on figures submitted by Homebond, also showed that new house…

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