Weekly Irish property market news and insights – for the industry, by the industry
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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:
- Replacement for Strategic Housing Developments approved: Initial decision-making powers will be given back to local authorities https://amp-rte-ie.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.rte.ie/amp/1234872/
- The five policies that must deliver ‘housing for all’: Budget 2022 must be used to progress the Programme for Government’s commitment to build more homes by providing adequate and appropriate accommodation, writes Susanne Rogers of Social Justice Ireland https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-40335761.html?type=amp
- New affordable housing plan will be a ‘step change’ in policy, Taoiseach insists: The government’s Housing for All strategy is due to be published soon, but there have been reports of tensions at cabinet over how to fund it https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/new-affordable-housing-plan-will-be-a-step-change-in-policy-taoiseach-insists-5e2ddde5
- Legal action over housing to persist unless ‘normal’ planning system restored: Skyscrapers will not solve housing crises, says former RIAI president https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/legal-action-over-housing-to-persist-unless-normal-planning-system-restored-1.4617321?mode=amp
- Construction industry “doesn’t know where it stands when it comes to carbon emissions” https://www.dezeen.com/2021/07/08/carbon-emissions-construction-industry/
- New external reviews for major State infrastructure projects: Mc Grath seeks requests for tenders for new external assurance process https://www.irishtimes.com/business/new-external-reviews-for-major-state-infrastructure-projects-1.4618508?mode=amp
- CBRE: International investors crucial for delivery of housing now and in the future: Vilifying those financing construction of new homes distracts from real obstacles to supply https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/international-investors-crucial-for-delivery-of-housing-now-and-in-the-future-1.4618098?mode=amp
- What were previously considered ‘soft skills’ should really be renamed ‘social skills’ and considered critical to the alignment of a brand: Savills launches investigation after racist tweet https://reactnews.com/article/savills-launches-investigation-after-racist-tweet/
- Big tech lobbying Coalition against curbing data centres: Regulator frets that growth of power-hungry facilities may spark blackouts https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/big-tech-lobbying-coalition-against-curbing-data-centres-1.4617306?mode=amp
- Would you pay £63 for a chicken? The artist who built a street to show house price madness https://amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jul/14/doug-fishbone-house-price-madness-please-gamble-responsibly
- Holding on to the Big House: How modern owners make them viable https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/ireland/holding-on-to-the-big-house-how-modern-owners-make-them-viable-1.4619368?mode=amp
- Energy options will define our legacy: Ireland should consider a modern, safe, domestic nuclear energy option to safeguard future energy requirements https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/ourview/arid-40339295.html?type=amp
- Also, ‘The nuclear option: Amid an energy supply deficit could small new-generation reactors work in Ireland?’ https://www.businesspost.ie/energy/the-nuclear-option-amid-an-energy-supply-deficit-could-small-new-generation-reactors-work-in-ireland-0b23fc6d
- Vast data centres used by Amazon and TikTok are igniting the demand for power in Ireland: Does Ireland have too much to lose if it dares to obstruct the titans of tech https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vast-data-centres-amazon-tiktok-demand-power-ireland-329dtc3cc
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
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On #PropertyMatters iPropertyRadio.com this week I was joined by Sally Anne Sherry, General Counsel at Bartra to break down the thorny issue of judicial review applications, what’s gone wrong, the role of the community in the planning process and how the delivery of vital new homes might be accelerated.
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PLACEMAKING
PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
- Litigious nimbyism is making housing crisis much worse – Opinion: The people want houses, all right – once they’re being built somewhere else https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/litigious-nimbyism-is-making-housing-crisis-much-worse-1.4611880?mode=amp
- Gentrification: the view from Dublin’s inner city: Hosts of the Talking Bollox Podcast, Calvin O’Brien and Terence Power, say Dublin’s inner-city communities are being left behind https://www.thejournal.ie/talking-bollox-gentrification-dublin-inner-city-5494299-Jul2021/
- Best Place to Live in Ireland 2021: Malahide and Glaslough are neck and neck – With a week to go, the north Dublin suburb and Monaghan village lead nominations https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/best-place-to-live-in-ireland-2021-malahide-and-glaslough-are-neck-and-neck-1.4621238?mode=amp
- Hammerson regeneration scheme ‘long overdue’, says Fáilte Ireland: JLL reports puts economic value of the Dublin 1 scheme at €1bn https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/hammerson-regeneration-scheme-long-overdue-says-f%C3%A1ilte-ireland-1.4619626?mode=amp
- Call for action as Cork awaits first major apartment project in 13 years https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40336937.html?type=amp
- CORK has unveiled plans for a €46m transformation of its medieval quarter in a game-changer development for one of Europe’s fastest growing cities. https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/cork-city-council-unveils-plan-for-46m-transformation-of-citys-medieval-quarter-40654676.html
- Plans to be unveiled for Galway City’s ‘cultural quarter’ https://connachttribune.ie/plans-to-be-unveiled-for-galway-citys-cultural-quarter/
- Six in ten Galway residents keen to speak more Irish https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/six-in-ten-galway-residents-keen-to-speak-more-irish-03qk00l5m
- Second High Court review sought over Irish Cement’s Limerick plans https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/648958/second-high-court-review-sought-over-irish-cement-s-limerick-plans.html
- Permission for south Kerry greenway valid, High Court rules https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40335170.html?type=amp
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CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT NEWS
- Collaborative Contracting in Construction https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9b678a8c-4a9c-475e-a18e-b3237c304aa1
- Shortage of apprentices delaying house building: ‘Schools have a lot to answer for’ as lack of apprentice painters, bricklayers and plasterers grows https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/shortage-of-apprentices-delaying-house-building-1.4622660?mode=amp
- Irish land sales top €193m so far this year, says adviser Savills: Interest in former City Arts site on Dublin’s City Quay ‘remains strong’ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/irish-land-sales-top-193m-so-far-this-year-says-adviser-savills-1.4617331?mode=amp
- Housing sector drives post-Covid construction sector surge: Input costs rise again as global supply and shipping issues lengthen delivery times https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/housing-sector-drives-post-covid-construction-sector-surge-1.4617295?mode=amp
- State must build half a million homes, estate agent claims: Sherry FitzGerald estimates 37,000 housing units need to be built each year until 2036 https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/state-must-build-half-a-million-homes-estate-agent-claims-1.4620590?mode=amp
- Contractor’s claims against children’s hospital could add €446m to project: The board of National Children’s Hospital has set aside €15 million to defend 906 claims made by BAM https://www.businesspost.ie/health/contractors-claims-against-childrens-hospital-could-add-eur446m-to-project-1fbf506c
- The State has spent €51 million so far on the new National Maternity Hospital on the St Vincent’s University Hospital site at Elm Park https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1235060/
- Dublin Port lands earmarked for development as housing: CIÉ land and former Cathal Brugha Barracks among sites being examined in new report https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/dublin-port-lands-earmarked-for-development-as-housing-1.4622700?mode=amp
- Hines to lodge plans for 1,614 apartments on grounds of Clonliffe College: Company committed to allocating 20% of scheme to affordable and social housing https://www-irishtimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/hines-to-lodge-plans-for-1-614-apartments-on-grounds-of-clonliffe-college-1.4620562?mode=amp
- Marlet agrees €270m financing deal for College Square scheme: Apollo Global Management and Pimco to fund delivery of Dublin city development https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/marlet-agrees-270m-financing-deal-for-college-square-scheme-1.4619315?mode=amp
- Bid to overturn permission for Dún Laoghaire apartments https://www.breakingnews.ie/business/bid-to-overturn-permission-for-dun-laoghaire-apartments-1157626.html
- €300 million build-to-rent apartment block in Tallaght denied planning permission: The four new blocks were set to range from four to eleven storeys high https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dublin-apartments-tallaght-daftie-housingcrisis-21040599
- Council rejects Dublin 8 apartment block plan over Dublin conservation concerns https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/council-rejects-apartment-block-plan-over-dublin-conservation-concerns-07k5hqqj5
- €63 million Kilternan residential scheme gets ‘fast track’ permission https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/e63-million-kilternan-residential-scheme-gets-fast-track-permission-1159053.html
- Intel offers to spread $20bn chip factory investment across EU: Semiconductor maker talks of ‘ecosystem-wide project’ as it seeks support https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/intel-offers-to-spread-20bn-chip-factory-investment-across-eu-1.4618000?mode=amp
- City Council to apply for planning permission for major bus project by start of next year https://galwaybayfm.ie/galway-bay-fm-news-desk/city-council-to-apply-for-planning-permission-for-major-bus-project-by-start-of-next-year/
- Huge new housing development for Kilkenny city one step closer https://kilkennynow.ie/huge-new-housing-development-for-kilkenny-city-one-step-closer/
- Permission granted for data storage campus in Co Meath: An Bord Pleanála dismisses appeals by environmentalists over pressure on grid https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/permission-granted-for-data-storage-campus-in-co-meath-1.4619541?mode=amp
- A top prize for operation that transformed anatomy building: Gongs for UCC student hub and Student Civitas, Lee Point, Cork, as strong turnout celebrated at RIAI Architecture Awards https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/homeandoutdoors/arid-40333001.html
- University of Limerick begins work on new city centre campus https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/news/648444/university-of-limerick-begins-work-on-new-city-centre-campus.html
- James Nesbitt’s property firm launches £5m bid for new boutique hotel outside Belfast https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2021/07/14/news/james-nesbitt-s-property-firm-launches-5m-bid-for-new-boutique-hotel-outside-belfast-2386007/
- Dublin developers and investors fuel upturn in Belfast property market: Logistics and student accommodation are at the centre of increased activity in the city, with Bradbury Place development and waterfront BTR scheme among the key projects https://www.businesspost.ie/commercial/dublin-developers-and-investors-fuel-upturn-in-belfast-property-market-52bcce5a
- Paddy McKillen jnr acquires lands with access route to popular Wicklow beach: Oakmount pays €700,000 for 21 acres of land overlooking famed Magheramore Beach https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/paddy-mckillen-jnr-acquires-lands-with-access-route-to-popular-wicklow-beach-1.4621724?mode=amp
- Plans to be lodged for €1.2bn Ennis data centre: 1.3 million sq ft centre to create 250 data centre jobs and 1,200 jobs during construction https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/plans-to-be-lodged-for-1-2bn-ennis-data-centre-1.4622181?mode=amp
- Plans unveiled for new housing development in Tullamore https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/649792/plans-unveiled-for-new-housing-development-in-tullamore.html
- Plot of land bought for school extension https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wicklowpeople/news/plot-of-land-bought-for-school-extension-40649927.html
- Building insulation group SIG eyes Irish sales recovery: The group expects the second half of the year to be both profitable and cash generative https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-40337105.html?type=amp
- Gutter press: Suppliers to the construction industry are still thriving https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gutter-press-suppliers-construction-industry-thriving-ireland-59nkqgcx9
PROPTECH, MMC & CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION
- Proptech Ireland is updating the database of 2021 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 *
- Irish company bringing home dreams to life through virtual reality – Galway Daily https://www.galwaydaily.com/galway-property/irish-company-bringing-home-dreams-to-life-through-virtual-reality/?amp
- MIPIM: “It is interesting to see venture capital firms shift focus from experience to ESG, the next step will surely be to ensure the safe transmission of data through all of these IoT devices to counter the inevitable growth of real estate security risks…” https://blog.mipimworld.com/innovation/data-cybersecurity-threats-to-the-real-estate-industry/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=caroltallon1
- New proptech portal is a build project one-stop-shop: Brother and sister Eoghain and Ailish Ryan have set up Housebuild.ie, an online house building manual which has evolved into a ‘How to Build Hub’ with links to local suppliers https://www.businesspost.ie/commercial/new-property-tech-portal-is-a-build-project-one-stop-shop-0f7d679a
- The Big Interview: Brian O’Rourke – As public transport systems ran into difficulty during the pandemic, CitySwift’s unique AI support system came into its own. Its co-founder has no intention of slowing down the firm’s burgeoning growth https://www.businesspost.ie/sunday-interview/the-big-interview-brian-orourke-cityswift-dd0f9369
- Let’s be in teams, not on Teams | In search of the next proptech unicorn, Pi Labs plans to almost double portfolio by 2025 and is looking for capital-hungry and ambitious entrepreneurs keen to capitalise on the digitisation of the real estate sector. https://www.propertyweek.com/insight/lets-be-in-teams-not-on-teams/5115283.article
- Proptech company finds development land using AI: A UK-based proptech startup, Urban Intelligence, has been awarded a contract by Birmingham City Council to undertake a review of land across the city using groundbreaking digital methods. https://thenegotiator.co.uk/proptech-company-finds-development-land-using-ai/
- Property Natter: how can agents ensure they don’t suffer costly missed opportunities? https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/features/2021/7/property-natter-how-can-agents-ensure-they-dont-miss-out-on-costly-missed-opportunities
- Today on CityLab: Can an App Renovate a Neighborhood? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-07-08/citylab-daily-can-an-app-renovate-a-neighborhood
- PropTech: What’s driving startup investments across real estate technologies? https://newsnationusa.com/news/business/proptech-whats-driving-startup-investments-across-real-estate-technologies/
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NEWS (including PRS)
- Residential property prices up by 5.5% in May – CSO https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1235047/
- Property prices rise at fastest pace in two-and-a-half years https://m.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/property-mortgages/property-prices-rise-at-fastest-pace-in-two-and-a-half-years-40652311.html
- Housing supply squeeze will lead to 6% price rise – estate agents: SCSI reports deepening of crisis as demand exceeds available number of properties https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/housing-supply-squeeze-will-lead-to-6-price-rise-estate-agents-1.4617292?mode=amp
- Stress and despair – trying to buy a home in Ireland https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1235645/
- People who get approved for the Government’s controversial new shared equity scheme will not have to repay the money being provided by the State if they remain in the home. https://m.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/property-mortgages/controversial-new-state-home-loan-wont-need-to-be-repaid-unless-house-is-sold-40647217.html
- Fingal and South Dublin councillors vote not to increase local property tax rates: Households could still face higher bills following upcoming revaluation of homes https://www.irishtimes.com/news/consumer/fingal-and-south-dublin-councillors-vote-not-to-increase-local-property-tax-rates-1.4618471?mode=amp
- Almost 1,000 social homes leased from investment funds in Dublin: Under ‘enhanced’ leasing scheme, rents being paid have risen to 95% of market rates https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/almost-1-000-social-homes-leased-from-investment-funds-in-dublin-1.4617445?mode=amp
- Funds ‘drive up cost of social housing by €50k per unit’: Housing body Respond said institutional funds were buying up stock in the hope of leasing it back to the state https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/funds-drive-up-cost-of-social-housing-by-eur50k-per-unit-cf96cf8c
- Policy of leasing social housing from investment funds to be phased out during this government: Housing For All programme will be released at end of this month, with emphasis on compulsory purchases of vacant units by local authorities https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/policy-of-leasing-social-housing-from-investment-funds-to-be-phased-out-during-this-government-aee2e8ac
- Investment fund in social housing lease for €40m apartments: Tuath to lease Hampton Wood from Ires Reit https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/investment-fund-in-social-housing-lease-for-40m-apartments-1.4619780?mode=amp
- Separately, Tuath in 2020 provided its largest number of homes to date with 1095 new homes bringing the total stock it manages to more than 7,300 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/allowing-under-18s-indoors-not-make-or-break-for-covid-says-martin-1.4622687?mode=amp
- Half of tenants spend more than 30% of pay on rent, research shows: Twelve per cent spend more than half of take-home income on rent, RTB survey finds https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/half-of-tenants-spend-more-than-30-of-pay-on-rent-research-shows-1.4619762?mode=amp
- One in five people in Ireland are renting ‘because they can’t afford a mortgage’: The RTB survey found that the profile of landlords is changing, with large landlords looking to expand their portfolios. https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-renters-5494598-Jul2021/?amp=1
- Landlords can no longer hit tenants with 4% rent hike from today https://www.thejournal.ie/4-rent-increase-scrapped-from-today-5497426-Jul2021/
- Irish borrowers paying third highest mortgage rates in euro zone: Irish average of 2.8% compares to euro zone average of 1.27% https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/irish-borrowers-paying-third-highest-mortgage-rates-in-euro-zone-1.4620259?mode=amp
- One in eight mortgages is in some form of financial distress https://m.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/property-mortgages/one-in-eight-mortgages-is-in-some-form-of-financial-distress-40647739.html
- A guide to housing grants allowances and government supports https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1234766/
- Only one in 15 Mica redress scheme applicants told of their entitlements: Of 475 peopple who applied to the government structural damage scheme, just 30 have found out how much they will receive https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/only-one-in-15-mica-redress-scheme-applicants-told-of-their-entitlements-609b65d9
- Crumbling homes slip through the cracks of insurance policies: Defective building materials can force homeowners to go running for cover — but don’t expect insurers to pick up the bill https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/crumbling-homes-slip-through-the-cracks-of-insurance-policies-05rfk6bjl
- My estate agent won’t hand over the booking deposit from my house sale – Property Clinic: Lodge a complaint with the PSRA or seek legal advice from your solicitor https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/my-estate-agent-won-t-hand-over-the-booking-deposit-from-my-house-sale-1.4615902?mode=amp
- Luxury rental company Period Door Properties is ‘hopelessly insolvent’ and will be wound up: Singer Bob Geldof among those in dispute with the firm https://m.independent.ie/news/luxury-rental-company-period-door-properties-is-hopelessly-insolvent-and-will-be-wound-up-40657526.html
- Grant’s leading the way in sustainable home heating https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2021/07/17/grants-leading-the-way-in-sustainable-home-heating/
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS
- Covid and Brexit pressures combine to drive record levels of investment in logistics https://m.independent.ie/business/commercial-property/covid-and-brexit-pressures-combine-to-drive-record-levels-of-investment-inlogistics-40654355.html
- Office market take-up reaches 15,700 square metres in Q2: Rents in the office sector are holding firm at €608.90 per square metre, as occupier preference for new or best available space provides a price floor https://www.businesspost.ie/commercial/office-market-take-up-reaches-15700-square-metres-in-q2-00895c70
- Dublin’s Point Square up for sale for €75m https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1234980/
- Aldgate Developments secures largest office letting of 2021 in Sandyford: BNP Paribas Bank and US pharma giant ResMed sign for 60,000sq ft at the Termini https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/aldgate-developments-secures-largest-office-letting-of-2021-in-sandyford-1.4619186?mode=amp
- Fully-let Dublin docklands office block for €15.25m offers 7.35% yield: Block P2 Eastpoint Business Park delivers €1,247,000 rental income from Virgin Media https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/fully-let-dublin-docklands-office-block-for-15-25m-offers-7-35-yield-1.4616083?mode=amp
- Irish pubs closed: Inside the popular 140-year-old Dublin bar on market for bargain €1.3 million https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/irish-pubs-closed-inside-popular-21044303
- Hammerson says it will stop granting future rent concessions to tenants: Business activity picks up as Covid-19 restrictions ease https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/hammerson-says-it-will-stop-granting-future-rent-concessions-to-tenants-1.4621220?mode=amp
- Well done to Ray Byrne and Eoin Doyle of NHance who are turning their spotlight firmly on Generation Z with their first Townmore built REZz micro hotel on Cork’s MacCurtain Street with plans for another five in Dublin, Cork, Kilkenny and Belfast. https://m.independent.ie/business/irish/ryanair-meets-penneys-in-new-cork-micro-hotel-40661530.html
- Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange led by the Winklevoss twins, is building up a base in Dublin to serve the European market. https://m.independent.ie/business/gemini-prepares-dublin-crypto-base-40662965.html
- Office life with a flexible friend: Facebook’s first Irish landlord believes its buildings will be in demand as firms adjust after the pandemic https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/office-life-with-a-flexible-friend-k2j8jvx0v
- Dublin city council threatened with legal action over car park row: Owner of Brown Thomas facility fears ‘financially ruinous’ consequences of vehicle-free zones https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dublin-city-council-threatened-legal-action-car-park-row-7sdmpwwlt
- Topshop’s eye-catching former Cork city store getting international interest as it goes up for rent: It’s very early days but there have been promising signs for the enormous flagship spot https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/property/topshops-eye-catching-former-cork-21050840
- First upmarket commercial toilets in Ireland open https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1235746/
- Deal agreed for purchase of former Debenhams store in Limerick – but not with a retailer https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/648629/deal-agreed-for-purchase-of-former-debenhams-store-in-limerick-but-not-with-a-retailer.html
- Gresham House acquires Appian Asset Management https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1234448/
- Fewer desks, more tech, post-Covid 19 https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/commercial/arid-40337216.html?type=amp
- Avison Young appoints four new directors: Promotions follow firm’s strategic affiliation with GVA Donal O Buachalla last September https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/avison-young-appoints-four-new-directors-1.4614994?mode=amp
INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY NEWS
- Britain set to top Europe’s property charts again https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/britain-set-to-top-europes-property-charts-again-dkkb2b7vg
- Swedish construction faces “crisis situation” as environmental court shuts down cement factory https://www.dezeen.com/2021/07/14/swedish-construction-crisis-environmental-shutdown-cement-factory/
- SHoP’s supertall skyscraper 9 DeKalb becomes tallest building in Brooklyn https://www.dezeen.com/2021/07/09/shop-supertall-skyscraper-9-dekalb-tallest-brooklyn/
- Abodu raises $20M to build prefabricated backyard homes: Investors include Norwest, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman and former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/15/abodu-raises-20m-to-build-prefabricated-backyard-homes/
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 wanted to ensure the content remains topical and we are now 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/