Property
# property - Sunday 14 October, 2012
Price index shows property prices have stabilised – Daft.ie
Daft.ie has matched the prices in the national property price index with its own, and believes the market is stabilising.
In pics: Elvis Presley’s Beverly Hills estate for sale
Have you a spare $13 million?
Around 15,000 visitors a day checking new property price register
There has been a lot of interest in the new property price register website since it launched two weeks ago.
# property - Sunday 7 October, 2012
Property Tax: Where do the political parties stand?
We know it’s on the way but which parties are in favour of it and which parties are not? Here is what they told us…
# property - Thursday 4 October, 2012
Samsung and Daft.ie launch Smart TV property app
Samsung continues to grow its Smart TV offering with new partnership.
Property market could need decades to recover from bust, says Central Bank
A working paper shows Ireland’s property crash is among the most drastic in the world – and it may take years to recover.
# property - Monday 1 October, 2012
The Evening Fix…now with added gecko tongue
The things we learned, loved and shared today.
House prices are still falling – except for South County Dublin
The average asking price for a house in Ireland is now €167,000 – down by 54 per cent since the peak of the boom.
# property - Sunday 30 September, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added meerkat
The things we learned, loved and shared today.
At last: Long-awaited register of property prices in Ireland is here
Propertypriceregister.ie, which provides detailed information on residential property prices in Ireland, was launched this afternoon.
# property - Thursday 27 September, 2012
Late payment penalties for household charge going up by €11 next Monday
Property owners who have not yet paid the household charge face increased penalties from Monday.
# property - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
Residential property prices down in Dublin but up across the country
The CSO’s The Residential Property Price Index recorded an overall rise in August.
# property - Saturday 15 September, 2012
Column: The property tax shows our leaders are banking on another bubble
Our Government appears to be depending on another round of runaway price inflation, writes Aaron McKenna – but where does that leave us?
# property - Thursday 13 September, 2012
One in three people who apply for mortgages are turned down
Figures revealed for the first time show that 38 per cent of mortgage applications were rejected last year.
# property - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
Block of 119 apartments for sale for €26m
Development in Ranelagh, Dublin 6 being put to market with apartments, office space and car parking in one lot.
# property - Thursday 6 September, 2012
Sacred Heart convent in Roscrea for sale for €100,000
Latest distressed property features former convent in Tipperary with top reserve price of €100,000.
# property - Sunday 2 September, 2012
High tech homes: the smart technology that helps you run your home
Fridges that recommend recipes, robot vacuums and moving the walls at the touch of a button…
# property - Saturday 1 September, 2012
# property - Thursday 30 August, 2012
Home ownership drops as number of people renting increases
Almost half a million households rent their accommodation, according to the April 2011 Census.
# property - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
Poll: Should the new property tax be deducted from PAYE?
The Department of Finance says it’s up to the Revenue Commissioners to decide how it’ll be levied. Should it be at source?
Department: Up to Revenue to decide how property tax is paid
Though ministers will decide how the tax rate will be decided, it’s up to Revenue to see whether it may be deducted with PAYE.
# property - Sunday 26 August, 2012
Property Tax introduction report ‘will be considered by Govt in due course’
Recent updates to Ireland’s Memorandum of Understanding have shown plans to introduce the tax in Budget 2013.
# property - Friday 24 August, 2012
In pics: Fancy living in a €6k-a-month rental apartment?
Private lift, views over Trinity, on Grafton Street – probably not one for the flat-hunting college student…
# property - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
More than 1 in 10 business properties are lying empty
Almost 24,000 commercial properties in Ireland are vacant, with the highest rates found in Sligo and Leitrim.
# property - Monday 20 August, 2012
# property - Saturday 18 August, 2012
The 9 at 9: Saturday
The nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# property - Thursday 16 August, 2012
# property - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Poll: Would you rather household charge or property tax?
Labour chairman Colm Keaveney has suggested that if property tax can’t be properly introduced next year, the household charge should be increased. What do you think?
# property - Monday 6 August, 2012
In pictures: Rented home of Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson on the market
The $6m Bel Air property has dramatic reservoir and canyon views.
# property - Sunday 5 August, 2012
In pics: Tour the streets of China’s most famous ghost city
Kangbashi saw a property price crash last year – but construction is still going on there as much of the city’s luxury properties lie empty.
# property - Friday 3 August, 2012
Quinn’s former Cambridge hotel sells for nearly €45 million
The Crowne Plaza in Cambridge was bought by the Livingstone Brothers, who already own the Four Seasons in Dublin.
# property - Wednesday 1 August, 2012
UK house prices falling at fastest rate in three years – report
Statistics compiled by mortgage lender Nationwide show the rut continuing – but it’s far more gentle than in Ireland.
# property - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Thomas McFeely due in court to appeal prison sentence and €1 million fine
The bankrupt developer is appealing against his sentence for failing to fix the major fire safety problems in Priory Hall.
# property - Saturday 28 July, 2012
Deeper underground: could you live in a bunker?
Missile silos and Nazi bunkers have been converted into habitable homes, while other designers are focused on preparing shelters for surviving catastrophes.
# property - Friday 27 July, 2012
Column: Dark, damp room or the street – this is the choice faced by many
Cuts to rent supplement are forcing people to make impossible choices, writes Bob Jordan of Threshold.
# property - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
The Evening Fix: Tuesday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…
Falling again: property prices still at just half of peak value
The slight increase in May could not be followed up as the sector continues to struggle.
# property - Monday 23 July, 2012
Second round of Household Charge warning letters to be sent in early August
A third letter warning of court action over non-payment of charge by liable households is due to be sent out in September.
# property - Sunday 22 July, 2012
Here’s what the world’s most expensive one-bedroom apartment looks like
Got a spare €18.6 million? Not a fan of having to share that with a lot of people? This may be the place for you.






















































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