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Kerry once again Ireland’s favourite holiday destination

Kerry has topped the poll as the favourite domestic holiday destination of Irish holiday makers for the third year in a row according to a survey from MyHome.ie. One in four of voters (24.5%) selected the ‘Kingdom’ as their favourite county for a break with…

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General

Property transactions up by more than a third in first half of 2015

Blog, General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Promoted, Property News, The First Time Buyer

Property transactions for the first half of the year are up by more than a third on the same period of last year. An analysis of the Property Price Register, conducted by property website MyHome.ie, shows there were 21,425 sales between January 1st and June…

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Homeowners will face cost of repairing lead pipes

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A Government strategy to deal with lead contamination drinking water is expected to be agreed at today’s Cabinet meeting. Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly will tell his Cabinet colleagues 75,000 homes have had lead detected in their pipes by Irish Water. Homeowners will be…

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Build & Renovate

Tax breaks to be offered to urban dwellers who restore pre-1915 buildings

Advice, Blog, Build & Renovate, Extensions & Renovations, General, Home, Improving, Property News

Owners of properties built before 1915 will benefit from tax breaks if they restore derelict or aging buildings as homes. The Living Cities Initiative, announced by the Department of Finance, will benefit property owners in Galway, Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Dublin and Kilkenny who refurbish units…

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Industry News

Over €25.8m worth of property sold at Allsop auction

Blog, Industry News, Market News, Property News, Property Picks, The First Time Buyer, The Investor, The Overseas Investor, The Seller

Over €25.8 million worth of property was sold at the Allsop residential auction in the RDS yesterday. The lots sold included an entire 46-house development in Dingle, County Kerry, which went for €2.9 million. The homes, 22 three-bedroom and four-bedroom terraced homes, 14 three bedroom semi-detached…

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General

Raising the bar: 20 of the best home bars on the market right now

Blog, General, Home, Promoted, Property News, Property Picks, The Seller

Nowadays most of us like to enjoy a drink in our homes. Some people though take entertaining to a new level by installing their own bars at home. It’s a growing trend in houses of all shapes, sizes and prices around the country so here…

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46m litres of water leaking every day, according to Irish Water bills

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

More than 30,000 Irish homes have been identified as having suspected water leaks with more than €1,000 worth of water draining from the pipes of some homes in just three months, according to Irish Water. The leaks were detected during the utility’s first meter readings covering…

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Commercial Blog

US billionaire buys Dublin hotel

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A consortium involving billionaire US investor John Malone has bought one of Dublin’s leading hotels. John Malone Partnership (JMP), which also includes Paul Higgins and Lalco, has agreed to acquire the five-star InterContinental Hotel in Ballsbridge, formerly known as the Four Seasons, from London &…

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General

Number of first time buyers in the market fell again last year

Blog, General, Home, Industry News, Market News, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The First Time Buyer, The Investor

The number of first time buyers in the market fell again last year, according to the latest Irish Residential Market report from estate agents Sherry FitzGerald. The report found that first time buyers bought just 17 per of the properties traded throughout 2014, down from…

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Commercial Blog

Irish investment fund buys Muckross Park Hotel in Kerry

Blog, Commercial Blog, Property News, Property Picks, The Investor

A Kerry hotel has been sold to Irish hotel investment fund, iNUA Hospitality. The 5 star Muckross Park Hotel, previously owned by Bill Cullen and Jackie Lavin, sold for an estimated €6.5 million. iNua has bought two Radisson Blu hotels in the past year, in…

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