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# property - Saturday 18 May, 2013
Houses in California are slowly sinking into the ground
Residents are questioning if the land is haunted and have considered asking local Native American tribes if the hilltop was an ancient graveyard.
# property - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Column: Tenants shouldn’t pay the price for landlords struggling with mortgage repayments
There’s a crisis in the buy-to-let sector due to landlords falling into mortgage arrears and innocent tenants are getting caught in the chaos. Receivers have to realise people renting properties are not commodities, writes Bod Jordan.
# property - Monday 13 May, 2013
Dublin City Council: We’ve acted in the best interests of Priory Hall residents
The council has re-released a statement issued last week in response to criticism of its handling of the situation which has seen hundreds of former Priory Hall residents living in temporary accommodation since 2011.
# property - Monday 6 May, 2013
Photos: Ever wanted your own private island? For €22 million, this could be yours
You even get your very own waterfall…
# property - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Here’s what you needed to know about the property tax
With the deadlines approaching, we asked for your questions about the property tax and here they are answered…
# property - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Former Fianna Fáil councillor shot at while driving with family
There was nobody seriously injured in the incident but Ger Killally received minor injuries when the car he was driving overturned.
# property - Thursday 25 April, 2013
Property prices are still falling, according to latest CSO data
The average Irish home dropped in value by 0.5 per cent in March, with Dublin homes doing best and apartments faring worst.
# property - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Entire housing estate for sale in Galway
Have a few million euro to spare?
# property - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Hotels, pubs and shopping centres up for sale in distressed auction
The distressed property auction is sticking around post-Celtic Tiger Ireland.
# property - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
More than 130,000 property tax returns filed
Revenue have sent more than 1.2 million letters to homeowners across the country.
# property - Monday 15 April, 2013
Two-bedroom Co Dublin house for €25k – and there’s just one catch…
It’s a log cabin.
# property - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Housemate search ends in Daft marriage
Eight years after meeting on Daft.ie, Denise and Vaughn tied the knot. Read their story…
420 apartments up for sale for €70 million in Dublin city
The apartments are up for sale after receivers were brought in.
# property - Friday 5 April, 2013
Column: This property tax is callous and a breach in democratic norms
The Government has no democratic mandate from the electorate for a property tax. In fact, they were elected on the very opposite of commitments, writes Kieran Allen.
# property - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Attacks on Quinn Group electricity poles condemned
The PSNI and Northern Ireland Electricity have condemned the attacks, with a Sinn Féin MLA calling them “disgraceful actions”.
Former HMV Grafton Street store up for rent for €1 million
The four-storey building is up for rent after HMV closed down all of its Irish stores in February.
# property - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you get back into the swing of things after the long weekend.
# property - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
Property prices continue to drop, down 1.5pc in February – CSO
Residential property prices in Dublin fell by 0.3% last month, while the rest of the country experienced a drop of 2.1%.
# property - Monday 25 March, 2013
In landmark decision, court says Bewley’s Grafton Street rent should fall
A court today ruling could have far-reaching implications for upward only rent reviews that commercial businesses have been lobbying to have abolished.
Revenue property tax website cost just under €50,000, says Noonan
Latest figures from Revenue show just over 7,000 people have paid the property tax in its first fortnight.
# property - Sunday 10 March, 2013
Revenue website showing property values goes live
Are you a homeowner? This site will show you how much your property is worth so you can calculate how much property tax to pay.
# property - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Former GAA site in Cork up for sale
Nemo Rangers old grounds and nearby house is up for sale for €2.85m.
# property - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Homebuyers asked to ‘snitch’ on sellers over property tax
Under the new system, buyers will have to tick a box saying they agree with the sellers’ initial valuation, or report an upward revision to Revenue.
# property - Thursday 28 February, 2013
Property prices fell by 3.3% since January 2012
The price of residential properties have increased in Dublin but fallen in the rest of Ireland.
For sale: ‘Grotty’, ‘rickety’ and ‘slimy’ Dublin house
This description is brilliantly honest.
# property - Monday 18 February, 2013
This is what the new Local Property Tax form will look like…
The form will need to be completed before the LPT comes into effect on 1 July.
# property - Friday 15 February, 2013
Planning applications down 17 per cent as construction remains in doldrums
Donegal was the only county which saw an increase in planning applications in 2012.
# property - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Opposition TDs call for property tax reductions for struggling householders
Billy Kelleher and Mattie McGrath both called on the government to introduce reductions especially since they believe that some pressure has been lifted since a deal was reached on the promissory notes.
Property tax: Seller faces €500 fine if they under-declare value of home
A buyer who discovers that the person who sold them the house under-declared its value when paying the tax will be required to inform Revenue which will then pursue the seller, the Department of Finance said.
# property - Monday 11 February, 2013
Average national rent rose 2.2 per cent during 2012 – Daft.ie report
Rental rates in Dublin, Cork and Galway saw a second consecutive year of growth as a result of a shortage of accommodation in Ireland’s largest cities, the report reveals.
# property - Thursday 7 February, 2013
Clare hotel and Dublin Georgian house in distressed property auction
The Kilkee Bay Hotel has a maximum reserve of €315,000 while a bar in Clifden, Galway has a reserve of €450,000.
# property - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
Another report suggests property market has stabilised in Dublin
The Society of Chartered Surveyors adds its voice to the consensus that the residential market in the capital has flattened.
# property - Monday 4 February, 2013
14 ultimate man caves we wish we’d watched the Superbowl in
These superdens are up for sale right now in the USA.
Fewer than 8,500 houses built in Ireland last year
Here is the table to show you how many houses were built in your county last year.
# property - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Investigation into alleged abduction of Kevin Michael McGeever continues
The property developer claims he was kidnapped at gunpoint and kept in a shipping container for eight months.
# property - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Column: Having the Revenue assess the value of your home is a totally unsuitable idea
There has been immense confusion over the valuation of homes for the property tax, which is why a site value tax would have been better, writes James Pike.
# property - Monday 28 January, 2013
Irish investor sentiment now positive – RaboDirect
RaboDirect’s Investor Barometer has also shown that 42 per cent of investors would prefer to invest in emerging markets.
# property - Saturday 26 January, 2013
You asked, we answered: What you wanted to know about the property tax (pt 2)
After last week’s Q&A about the property tax you had more questions so we’ve been getting you more answers…
New York City extols virtues of small apartments
Population of NYC is due to grow by 600,000 inhabitants by 2030 – and new ‘state-of-the-art’ but tiny apartments are deemed to be one way of easing the squash.























































