Sunday Property Round-Up, December 30th 2018 

 

Good afternoon folks, I hope you are all enjoying  the Christmas break. This is the final Sunday Property Round-Up of 2018 so I had endeavoured to get a good mix of national and international commentary from online and traditional industry news sources. Unsurprisingly, industry news across all broadsheets today is relatively light. The Irish Examiner has definitely been the publication of note for the best industry coverage this week.

If you missed last week’s Sunday Property Round-Up, which was full of industry and tech/innovation news, you can catch up here: https://propertydistrict.ie/commercial-property-news/

 

Before we get started, I want to draw your attention to the following:

 

 

 

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 Read

 

House of cards – Surveyors Journal ‘Certain aspects of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 need to be treated with caution.’

 

http://www.surveyorsjournal.ie/index.php/house-of-cards/

 

PLACEMAKING

 Public Consultation and Community Engagement

 

 

 

  • Opposition to Metrolink plan for south Dublin continues

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/opposition-to-metrolink-plan-for-south-dublin-continues-1.3741802?mode=amp

 

 

 

 

*PLACEengage: The future of speedy, successful placemaking for property developers is here – LAUNCHING JANUARY 2019, contact the PLACEengage team for roll-out details*

 

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Other Property News

 

 

 

 

 

  • The Sunday Independent is the broadsheet of choice today for housing commentary from both Conor Skehan and Ronan Lyons, who claim that the supply of three-bed semis will meet and exceed demand in the New Year, for the first time in years. To me, this appears to have been a numbers-only exercise as there is nowhere close to this in launch phase (in pre-commencement planning maybe) around the Greater Dublin Area. *As always, home-hunters can share their experiences with the Buyers Broker research team and I will report it.*

 

  • The lead business story in the Independent today, by Michael Cogley, reports that “analysts tip homebuilders’ shares for a 2019 rebound”, referring to Glenveagh and Cairn Homes (both suffered losses in 2018).

 

  • Also, Fearghal O’Connor reports that Kategale Ltd has applied for planning for 200 homes at Northwood in Santry.

 

  • In The Sunday Times today, Mark Tighe reports that the Law Society “has moved ahead with plans to develop a disused site it bought for €20m in 2006 after being hit by a vacant site levy that will cost it €300,000 next month”.

 

  • In The Sunday Business Post, Elaine O’Regan writes about Kieran Beggan and George Harold’s venture, Integrated Facilities Solutions (IFS), which offers a digital alternative to asset management for the entire life cycle of a building.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Housing crisis ‘putting sex workers at risk’ https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/housing-crisis-putting-sex-workers-at-risk-894115.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Flyaway Homes Uses Shipping Containers for the Homelesshttp://www.modularhomecoach.com/2018/12/flyaway-homes-uses-shipping-containers_22.html?m=1

 

 

 

 

  • UK property market feels Brexit gloom but top-end buyers unruffled https://amp.thenational.ae/business/property/uk-property-market-feels-brexit-gloom-but-top-end-buyers-unruffled-1.805340

 

 

 

 

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Proptech and Construction Innovation

 

 

 

 

  • 5 PropTech Startup Trends to Watch for 2019 https://realtybiznews.com/5-proptech-startup-trends-to-watch-in-2019/98752155/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Crowd-sourcing:   New Facebook Group for Irish Property Buyers & Investors

 

As many of you might know, my annual property book The Irish Property Buyers’ Handbook (since 2011) has undergone a rebrand for 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.

For the first time, the 2019 edits will be crowd-sourced and will include 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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