This Sunday Property Round-Up is coming to you from London so I am restricted to industry news published digitally and, of course, all the top stories of the week. If you missed last week’s round-up, you can catch up here: https://propertydistrict.ie/category/sunday-property-review/
Before we get stuck into the general property news of the week, below are a few local and international stories that might be of particular interest…
- Housing crisis: The Berlin solution and the Vienna model https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/housing-crisis-the-berlin-solution-and-the-vienna-model-1.3850647?mode=amp
- Last Sunday I wrote about the grant of planning for the 22-storey Tara Street Tower (which I am fully in favour of) but the news was met with mixed responses – this is one of the fairest commentary pieces: ‘Poll: Were planners right to approve Johnny Ronan’s Tara Street tower? Some say it will attract further investment to inner Dublin. Others think it will ‘damage’ the city’: https://fora.ie/johnny-ronan-tara-street-tower-3-4581412-Apr2019/
- Concept unveiled for village on the moon https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/concept-unveiled-for-village-on-the-moon
- And a little closer to home: Barcelona’s superblocks are a new model for “post-car” urban living https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/energy-and-environment/2019/4/11/
- Excellent example of new technologies across the construction sector: Major Cork interchange works to supply real-time updates via Dunkettle Live app https://amp.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/major-cork-interchange-works-to-supply-real-time-updates-via-dunkettle-live-app-917377.html
- Estate Agents’ Guide to Social Media 2019 (guide for the construction industry coming shortly): https://propertydistrict.ie/estate-agents-guide-to-social-media-2019/
As always, you might let me know if I have missed out on any relevant property news by emailing carol@caroltallon.com.
(Apologies in advance for any typos, it’s difficult to get good help on a Sunday. Also, I use voice to text dictation so just sound out anything that really doesn’t make sense in a strong rural accent and that should help!)
Sunday Listen
#PropertyMatters Ireland’s First Weekly Property Radio Show (& Podcast!):
Ireland’s first weekly property radio show, Property Matters, launched In January 2019 on Dublin South FM 93.9 and is now available internationally via iTunes and Spotify podcast (@iPropertyRadio). Seasoned political journalist and broadcaster, Bryan Fox, and I (Carol Tallon) team up to deliver 60 minutes of industry chat with guests from the areas of planning, construction, property and proptech. Produced by Katie Tallon of Hear Me Roar Media.
As I was working from London this week, Gavin Gallagher of Proptech. TV took on my hosting duties (most excellently!) and, alongside Bryan, spoke to Saoirse Sheridan of Elder Home Share; Healy Hynes spoke about the Purplebricks UK saga, while our very own Emma Hayes spoke about the launch of the Property District annual Estate Agent’s Guide to Social Media 2019 (link above).
*Listen back to all #PropertyMatters episodes here: https://anchor.fm/ipropertyradio
Email the Property Matters team at hello@iPropertyRadio.com
PLACEMAKING
Public Consultation and Community Engagement
- Why is Britain so bad at planning cities? https://amp.theguardian.com/cities/2019/apr/11/why-are-we-so-bad-at-planning-cities
- Permission granted for 3,500 new homes at Poolbeg https://www.rte.ie/amp/1042035/
- More details on this: Plans for 25% of Poolbeg Glass Bottle site to be mix of social and affordable housing welcomed https://www.thejournal.ie/glass-bottle-site-planning-permission-4587143-Apr2019/?amp=1
- Harry Crosbie proposes lookout tower for Dublin’s Poolbeg chimney site https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/harry-crosbie-proposes-lookout-tower-for-dublin-s-poolbeg-chimney-site-1.3858208?mode=amp
*PLACEengage: The future of speedy, successful placemaking for property developers is here – Property developers and project owners ready Public Consultation are encouraged to contact the PLACEengage team for full details*
Other Property News
- The Sunday Business Post Property Section has a relevant and timely guide to downsizing your home in Ireland – I still maintain that we need to be smartly using infill sites, in well-established neighbourhoods, in order to keep people within their communities.
- Dublin house prices more than nine times the average salary https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/dublin-house-prices-more-than-nine-times-the-average-salary-1.3858878?mode=amp
- Same story, different interpretation: House prices in Dublin up to 14 times the average salary https://amp.breakingnews.ie/ireland/house-prices-in-dublin-up-to-14-times-the-average-salary-917538.html
- In The Sunday Times: Glass Bottle revamp may shatter housing trend https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/ireland/glass-bottle-revamp-may-shatter-housing-trend-5b6jz0pnw
- Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy says ‘institutional landlords’ are good for Irish tenants https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/housing-minister-eoghan-murphy-says-institutional-landlords-are-good-for-irish-tenants-37999339.html
- Extra charges set for Airbnb homes in clampdown on regulations https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/extra-charges-set-for-airbnb-homes-in-clampdown-on-regulations-917260.html
- Just 400 out of 15,500 Irish apprenticeships taken by women https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/just-400-out-of-15500-irish-apprenticeships-taken-by-women-38012807.html
- ‘Current sanctions are not sufficient’: Hundreds suspended from housing lists for refusing multiple offers https://www.thejournal.ie/housing-application-refusals-4587311-Apr2019/?amp=1
- Substandard housing in Ireland is no new thing https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/substandard-housing-in-ireland-is-no-new-thing-1.3850580?mode=amp
- The bestseller that solved a rural housing crisis https://m.independent.ie/business/farming/rural-life/the-bestseller-that-solved-a-rural-housing-crisis-37993853.html
- Whelans ramp up housing plans in Dublin and Wicklow https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/ireland/whelans-ramp-up-housing-plans-in-dublin-and-wicklow-vj2xblbdp
- NTA defends new MetroLink stop despite €12 million spend on nearby underground station site https://www.thejournal.ie/mater-metrolink-metro-north-nta-dublin-4585274-Apr2019/?utm_source=shortlink
- Dublin rents to rise 17% by 2021 due to lack of supply, report finds https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/dublin-rents-to-rise-17-by-2021-due-to-lack-of-supply-report-finds-1.3853074?mode=amp
- Subscriber Only: David McWilliams: Dublin’s too-high crane count is disturbing https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/david-mcwilliams-dublin-s-too-high-crane-count-is-disturbing-1.3857395?mode=amp
- What sold for around €380k in Dublin 7, Drumcondra, Kilmainham and Limerick https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/what-sold-for-around-380k-in-dublin-7-drumcondra-kilmainham-and-limerick-1.3849448?mode=amp
- Deirdre Conroy: ‘Vulture funds’ rent-only developments are not part of our culture’ https://amp.independent.ie/opinion/comment/deirdre-conroy-vulture-funds-rentonly-developments-are-not-part-of-our-culture-37991891.html
- Foreclosure by tax-avoiding US vulture funds must be stopped, says top Irish official
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/foreclosure-tax-vulture-funds-ed-honohan.amp
- Traveller housing unsustainable in Dublin city – report https://www.rte.ie/amp/1042352/
- Rents to soar again as ‘cuckoo fund’ housebuying hits record https://m.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/property-mortgages/rents-to-soar-again-as-cuckoo-fund-housebuying-hits-record-37992104.html
- Pace of construction activity growth slows in March https://www.rte.ie/amp/1041291/
- We need a vision for Dublin with people and agencies who will implement it https://www.michaelmcdowell.ie/a-vision-for-dublin.html
- PTSB boss says it has 500 vacant properties on its books https://www.thejournal.ie/ptsb-jeremy-masding-mortgages-4584150-Apr2019/?amp=1
- Buy a property with your pension? Government says no https://www.irishtimes.com/business/personal-finance/buy-a-property-with-your-pension-government-says-no-1.3852414?mode=amp
- An Bord Pleanála grant permission for Ballymanus Windfarm http://wicklownews.net/2019/04/an-bord-pleanala-have-granted-permission-for-ballymanus-windfarm/
- Developer’s dispute with Tesco risks Phibsborough development https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/developer-s-dispute-with-tesco-risks-phibsborough-development-1.3853691?mode=amp
- NCH cost overruns report finds failings around planning https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2019/0409/1041499-cabinet_nch/
- Construction costs to rise further as Dublin one of most expensive cities to build in the world https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-construction-cost-to-rise-4585421-Apr2019/?amp=1
- REVEALED: Huge residential project proposed for Limerick city https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/375286/revealed-mammoth-residential-project-proposed-for-limerick-city.html
- DCU planning 1,240-bed student housing scheme https://amp.independent.ie/business/irish/dcu-planning-1240bed-student-housing-scheme-38006840.html
- UK construction companies face “wild, punitive shifts” in insurance costs – News – GCR http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/uk-construction-companies-face-wild-punitive-shift/
Agile Agent – Digital Transformation for Independent Estate Agents
To get involved and for free Proptech Prompts, please
Proptech and Construction Innovation
- Are you an Irish-led or Ireland-based #proptech business? If so, please take five minutes to add or update your details to our internationally-shared listing here: SIGN UP: PROPTECH INNOVATORS and to keep up-to-date on all things tech and innovation for the planning, construction and property industries, head over to http://www.prop-tech.ie. Also, we are on a mission to get every Irish construction and property technology business registered on the global proptech database UNISSU. More details here:https://prop-tech.ie/global-proptech-data-platform-unissu-com-is-launched/
- Smart Docklands 3D Data Hackathon
https://prop-tech.ie/smart-docklands-d3data-hackathon/
- Term Sheets 101: A beginner’s guide to VC term sheets https://www.menabytes.com/term-sheets-101/amp/
- Giving VC investing the old college try – The Boston Globe https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/04/07/giving-investing-old-college-try/zF9r9dhfETHQryYw1UMsoK/story.html
- Don’t punish bad tenants – reward good ones, say brains behind new proptech app | Fin24 https://m.fin24.com/Entrepreneurs/dont-punish-bad-tenants-reward-good-ones-say-brains-behind-new-proptech-app-20190407
- Property sector warned to embrace tech boom:
“Cork-based Evolusion Innovation is a European leader in off-site construction and manufacturing consultation.”
https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/david-grin-property-sector-warned-to-embrace-tech-boom-1-9698088
- AcceliCITY: Global Smart City Startup Competition:
https://prop-tech.ie/accelicity-global-smart-city-startup-competition/
- ARVR Innovate 2019 Conference & Expo; https://prop-tech.ie/arvr-innovate-2019-conference-expo/
- Top five issues PropTech companies are solving | ITProPortal https://www.itproportal.com/features/top-five-issues-proptech-companies-are-solving/
- Dublin tech firm FenestraPro announces €1.2m in seed funding https://www.engineersjournal.ie/2019/04/11/dublin-tech-firm-fenestrapro-announces-e1-2m-in-seed-funding/
- La Week, fostering the transformation in the build environment https://europe.mipim-proptech.com/en/la-week.html
- Startups Weekly: Lessons from a failed founder #VC https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/13/startups-weekly-lessons-from-a-failed-founder/amp/
- Blockchain Proptech Startup Propy Completes First Real Estate Transactions In Japan – Coinjournal https://coinjournal.net/blockchain-proptech-startup-propy-completes-first-real-estate-transactions-in-japan/
- New portal showing ‘property potential’ to roll out across UK https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2019/4/new-portal-showing-property-potential-ready-to-roll-out-across-uk
- ARLA Propertymark Conference 2019 – three key talking points
https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/features/2019/4/arla-propertymark-conference-2019–three-key-talking-points
- What is the difference between #datascience, data analysis, #bigdata, data analytics, data mining and #machinelearning? #IoT #defstar5 #ML #blockchain #deeplearning #VR #banking #robotics #algorithms #analytics #python #CIO #insurtech #cloud #business #AR INSERT IMAGE
New Facebook Group for Irish Property Buyers & Investors
Crowd-sourcing answers topical property questions:
As many of you might know, my annual property book The Irish Property Buyers’ Handbook (since 2011) was rebranded in 2018 and will now appear as part of The Property Insider series, published by Oak Tree Press, the first three titles are now published and available here.
From 2019, the publishers and I want to ensure the content remains topical and we are doing this by crowd-sourcing home buyer and investor queries, with crowd-sourced and editorial team answers. Join the Facebook Group here to contribute: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrishPropertyBuyers/