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Rally in Limerick to oppose household and water taxes

A meeting is to take place in Limerick tonight aimed at opposing household and water taxes. Organisers are urging people to get involved and refuse to pay the charges, which campaigners say are taxes designed to bail out the banks. The Campaign Against Household and…

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Irish house prices nearly returned to normal affordability according to international study

Mortgages & Money, Property News

House prices have fallen so much they have now reached affordable levels for thousands on average salaries, a major new study claims The international study of 325 metropolitan areas worldwide shows that house prices in Ireland have now nearly returned to normal affordability following the…

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30% fall in number of new buildings built last year

Mortgages & Money, Property News

There was a 30% fall in the number of new buildings built last year compared with 2010, according to newly released figures from GeoDirectory - a joint venture between Ordnance Survey Ireland and An Post. In 2011, 12,237 new buildings were built in the Republic,…

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Hogan hits out at Limerick housing "scandal"

Property News

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said it is “a scandal” that not one new house has been fully built under the Limerick regeneration process since it was first announced in 2007. Minister Hogan added that commitments made to the people “haven’t been honoured”…

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Sherry Fitz expects a "year of improved activity" in commercial property sector

Commercial Advice, Market News, Property News

The latest report on the Irish commercial property market by DTZ Sherry FitzGerald suggests a more positive outlook for 2012, following a challenging year in 2011. Commenting Marian Finnegan, Chief Economist, DTZ Sherry FitzGerald said: “2011 marked the third consecutive year of market decline however…

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Plans to allow people with mortgage debt to rent their properties set to be fast-tracked

Mortgages & Money, Property News, The Renter

Plans to allow people with massive mortgage debt to rent their properties are set to be fast-tracked into law, according to new Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan. The Limerick-based TD said the move was a key priority for her now that she has succeeded Willie Penrose…

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Jan O'Sullivan appointed new Minister of State for Housing

Home, Property News

Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore has appointed Jan O’Sullivan to the vacant position of Minister of State for Housing. The 61-year-old Limerick-based TD succeeds Willie Penrose, who quit the super junior position last month in protest at the army barracks in his native Mullingar being…

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Less than €200 million in stamp duty collected last year

Mortgages & Money, Property News, The First Time Buyer, The Investor

Just €198.6 million was collected in stamp duty last year in Ireland – a huge drop from the €3 billion that was gathered at the height of the property boom in 2006. New figures released by the Department of Finance show how big a drop…

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O'Dea accuses government of breaking promises to mortgage holders

Mortgages & Money, Property News

FIANNA Fáil TD Willie O’Dea has accused the Fine Gael and Labour government of breaking every promise it made to mortgage holders prior to last February’s General Election. The Limerick deputy said he has had people coming to him in tears, “admitting that they voted…

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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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