Sunday Property Round-Up December 27th, 2020

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Irish property market news and insights – for the industry, by the industry  

 

Before we get stuck into the general property news of the week, below are the local and international stories that might be of particular interest: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Investors ready to move after Covid storm abates – When travel restrictions are lifted, capital will flow back into commercial property, benefiting in particular the office, PRS, industrial and logistics and social housing sectors: https://www.businesspost.ie/property-insight/investors-ready-to-move-after-covid-storm-abates-07e81ced

 

  • On the home straight: new year looks brighter for hotel sector – Things are set to look up for the Irish hotel market 2020, with trends including an increased emphasis on client health and on high-tech developments https://www.businesspost.ie/property-insight/on-the-home-straight-new-year-looks-brighter-for-hotel-sector-bb572323

 

 

 

 

If you missed last week’s round-up, you can catch up here: https://propertydistrict.ie/category/sunday-property-review/ 

As always, you might let me know if I have missed out on any relevant property news by emailing  carol@propertydistrict.ie.

(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

Property Matters: 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 (www.iPropertyRadio.com). The team delivers 60 minutes of industry chat weekly with guests from the areas of planning, construction, property and proptech.

 

 

Produced by Katie Tallon of Hear Me Roar Media

 

*Listen back to all shows at: https://ipropertyradio.com/property-matters/

Email the Property Matters team at hello@iPropertyRadio.com

 

PLACEMAKING

PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*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*

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Permission has been granted for a 378-bed co-living development in Dublin’s south city centre. The plan by a company called Alphabet ABC for a development up to seven storeys on Cork Street was opposed by local residents and representatives because of the scale and type of development. https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2020/1224/1186350-co-living/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Permission Sought For Upgrade Of Infrastructure In Millenium Park, Naas. | Kfm Radio https://kfmradio.com/news/23122020-0826/permission-sought-upgrade-infrastructure-millenium-park-naas

 

 

 

 

  • ESB rapid-response gas plants will back up renewables: The electricity body is to begin the first of three such plants in Dublin next summer, with energy storage facilities also in the pipeline https://www.businesspost.ie/energy/esb-rapid-response-gas-plants-will-back-up-renewables-fcfa3be5

 

 

 

 

  • Understanding The ‘Stop’ Method For Reducing Dust Exposure – Hilti Ireland https://constructionnews.ie/hilti-ireland-dust-control/amp/

 

 

 

 

PROPTECH, MMC & CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION

 

  • Proptech Ireland is updating the database of 2020 Irish technology providers for the built environment – From smart design and planning right through to the smart property transaction, where does your Irish-led or Ireland-based proptech  or MMC business sit?  Pease take five minutes to add or update your details to our internationally-shared listing here: SIGN UP HERE: *PROPTECH INNOVATORS and STARTUPS *  

 

  • 10 biggest proptech funding rounds of 2020: Investors poured nearly $2B into top real estate tech deals https://therealdeal.com/national/2020/12/24/10-biggest-proptech-funding-rounds-of-2020/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Proptech Market to Witness Massive Growth by 2027 | Top Players Galileo Software Services Inc., InspectRealEstate https://farmingsector.co.uk/uncategorized/55972/proptech-market-to-witness-massive-growth-by-2027-top-players-galileo-software-services-inc-inspectrealestate/

 

  • How Property Technology is Reshaping Real Estate Market https://www.cioreview.com/news/how-property-technology-is-reshaping-real-estate-market-nid-32685-cid-208.html

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NEWS (including PRS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Just one landlord faced legal action arising from breaches of housing standards at 7,848 private rented properties that failed a first inspection this year https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1185810/

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS

 

 

 

 

  • Six-storey office block sold on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay | Business Post https://www.businesspost.ie/commercial/six-storey-office-block-sold-on-sir-john-rogersons-quay-a9c31cd9

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

FACEBOOK GROUP FOR IRISH PROPERTY BUYERS & INVESTORS

Crowd-sourcing answers topical property questions:    

 

Irish Property Buyers Handbook annuals

 

As many of you might know, my annual property book The Irish Property Buyers’ Handbook (since 2011) was rebranded in 2018 and now appears as part of The Property Insider series, published by Oak Tree Press, the first three titles are now published and available here: https://www.amazon.com/Carol-Tallon/

 

From 2020, 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/

 

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