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: 

 

 

• Concentration of property wealth in hands of a few will bring political change – Michael McDowell: Eye-watering rents extracted from younger generation are not sustainable https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/concentration-of-property-wealth-in-hands-of-a-few-will-bring-political-change-1.4549215?mode=amp

 

• A High Court judge has said there may be an issue whether a new law intended to cure the striking down of the ‘substitute consent’ planning scheme is consistent with EU law. https://www.breakingnews.ie/business/judge-says-issues-may-arise-over-new-planning-law-1119172.html

 

• Leaving Dublin luxury apartments vacant doesn’t break competition rules, review finds | Newstalk https://www.newstalk.com/news/leaving-dublin-luxury-apartments-vacant-doesnt-break-competition-rules-review-finds-1188114

 

• Your new neighbour is JP Morgan: why global capital is piling into Irish social housing – After offices and apartments, the firehose of global capital is now pointed at Irish social housing. Who are the new owners, and what is it going to do to the Irish property market? https://thecurrency.news/articles/44909/your-new-neighbour-is-jp-morgan-why-global-capital-is-piling-into-irish-social-housing/

 

• Land Development Agency records could be protected from public view: Records generated by LDA subsidiaries during the first six months of their existence will not be covered by transparency laws https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/land-development-agency-records-could-be-protected-from-public-view-6e0a9869

 

• Time has come for institutional investment to address the affordable housing crisis: Ireland’s social housing needs can be met by private finance and approved housing bodies https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/time-has-come-for-institutional-investment-to-address-the-affordable-housing-crisis-1.4547814?mode=amp

 

• Alternative funding for cost rental homes must be considered, Minister says: European Investment Bank and international pension funds may play ‘central role’ in delivery https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/alternative-funding-for-cost-rental-homes-must-be-considered-minister-says-1.4551405?mode=amp

 

• We need pragmatic housing policy, not Sinn Féin ideology – There remains a nostalgia for the large council schemes built in the last century – yet they were not built overnight but over decades at a time when building standards were far lower and cheaper https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/david-mcmanus-we-need-pragmatic-housing-policy-not-sinn-fein-ideology-9693de0e

 

• Disappointment at Govt decision to dissolve Digital Hub https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1212412/

 

• Impact of lockdown on housing output less than initially feared, says Goodbody: Broker expects supply of new homes this year will be 21,000 – the same as last year https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/impact-of-lockdown-on-housing-output-less-than-initially-feared-says-goodbody-1.4548937?mode=amp

 

• Developer in Anglo bond deal suing Davy and 16 former employees: Patrick Kearney lawsuit comes at sensitive time as suitors bid for stockbroking firm https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/developer-in-anglo-bond-deal-suing-davy-and-16-former-employees-1.4550071?mode=amp

 

• Meet our makers: Irish designers talk about sustainable choices https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/homeandoutdoors/arid-40278557.html?type=amp

 

• How many more will decide abuse means politics is no longer worth it? Many of Eoghan Murphy’s online critics will argue that he brought the outrage on himself but when a politician’s loved ones are being abused on the street, things have gone too far https://www.businesspost.ie/politics-extra/analysis-how-many-more-will-decide-abuse-means-politics-is-no-longer-worth-it-ba1ff743 

 

 

 

 

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

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PLACEMAKING

PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

 

• Coalition relaxes housing density planning rules on urban sites: A housing circular said that densities of under 30 homes per hectare may be considered ‘at the periphery of large towns, particularly at the edges of towns in a rural context’ https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/coalition-relaxes-housing-density-planning-rules-on-urban-sites-7eda4b0e

 

• “We cannot allow our rural areas to die, we cannot allow our communities to die”. https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/housing/one-off-housing-vital-for-rural-ireland-to-survive-says-canney/?amp

 

• David McWilliams: “Every time there is an objection to a housing development, the cost of housing rises, the housing crisis deepens, and one more young person’s life is blighted by the entitlement of someone else, usually an older person…” https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/david-mcwilliams-serial-objecting-is-antisocial-behaviour-1.4551548?mode=amp

 

• Time for you to have a say on future of County Cork https://m.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/news/time-for-you-to-have-a-say-on-future-of-county-cork-40367624.html

 

• Property developers including Ballymore, Ronan Group, Kennedy Wilson, Hines, Cairn and others have lodged objections to the draft development plan for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, some of them saying the local authority has underestimated housing demand https://www-irishtimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/big-developers-unhappy-with-d%C3%BAn-laoghaire-plan-1.4550484?mode=amp

 

• Also: Church opposes Dún Laoghaire rezoning on basis it will lower its land value: New plan for limiting housing development ‘discriminates against religious’, nuns say https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/church-opposes-d%C3%BAn-laoghaire-rezoning-on-basis-it-will-lower-its-land-value-1.4550438?mode=amp

 

• Dun Laoghaire Baths Refurbishment Photos Show Progress on Dublin Bay Project https://afloat.ie/port-news/dun-laoghaire-news/dun-laoghaire-baths/item/50089-dun-laoghaire-baths-refurbishment-photos-show-progress-on-dublin-bay-project

 

• ‘Detrimental’ flat development approved despite TDs’ objections https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tds-join-protest-against-detrimental-flat-development-nl5wbn25c

 

• €5m redevelopment for one of Cork City’s oldest schools https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40277717.html?type=amp

 

• Planning sought for roundabout at treacherous north Cork junction  https://m.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/news/planning-sought-for-roundabout-at-treacherous-north-cork-junction-40367619.html

 

• Irish government gives €5.5m extra in funding for greenway and marina along Ulster Canal https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-government-12-million-ulster-canal-5422023-Apr2021/

 

• Ireland round-up: Green light for huge Cork city housing development; Dundrum masterplan out for consultation | The Planner https://www.theplanner.co.uk/news/ireland-round-up-green-light-for-huge-cork-city-housing-development-dundrum-masterplan-out-for

 

• ESB agrees to remove long-standing pylon in Limerick estate https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/629539/esb-agrees-to-remove-long-standing-pylon-in-limerick-estate.html

 

• How has the pandemic impacted renter expectations? | Property Reporter https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/landlords/how-has-the-pandemic-impacted-renter-expectations.html

 

 

*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

 

• *All construction work to resume by May 10th* Explainer: What are the reopening plans and key dates for exiting lockdown? https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/explainer-what-are-the-reopening-plans-and-key-dates-for-exiting-lockdown-1.4551007?mode=amp

 

• ‘Resilience’ and ‘high standards’ at Irish Construction Industry Awards 2020 https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/business-river/resilience-and-high-standards-at-irish-construction-industry-awards-2020-1.4532037?mode=amp

 

• Ireland’s trouble with boom and bust: report – News – GCR https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/irelands-trouble-boom-and-bust-report/

 

• Construction sector faces major fire safety insurance problems: Fire engineers are being refused professional indemnity cover https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-40276118.html?type=amp

 

• Garda HQ mystery raises further questions about litany of OPW overspending https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-40273844.html?type=amp

 

• Commercial building cost inflation eases to third of pre-Covid levels: Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland says latest figures reflect massive impact Covid is continuing to have on the sector https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/commercial-building-cost-inflation-eases-to-third-of-pre-covid-levels-1.4547111?mode=amp

 

• Builders facing double-figure raw material price hikes https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/builders-facing-double-figure-raw-material-price-hikes-1.4548339?mode=amp

 

• Rise in cost of building materials and tight supply put construction on the back foot: Disruption to supply of raw materials and pandemic behind 5-20 per cent hike https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/rise-in-cost-of-building-materials-and-tight-supply-put-construction-on-the-back-foot-1.4551172?mode=amp

 

• Apartment construction most heavily impacted by lockdown, Goodbody says: According to the latest Goodbody BER Irish Housebuilding Tracker, around 4,000 units were completed in the first quarter of 2021 https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/apartment-construction-most-heavily-impacted-by-lockdown-goodbody-says-f416cbd5

 

• Construction shutdown delays ‘significant number’ of social housing projects – Housing minister Darragh O’Brien assessing  whether target of directly building 9,500 social homes this year can be met https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/construction-shutdown-delays-significant-number-of-social-housing-projects-9623d449

 

 

• CIOB report tells the story of an evolving sector ahead of Irish construction re-opening https://www.politicshome.com/members/article/job-quality-in-the-irish-construction-sector

 

• Intel Covid-19 outbreak: says it is ‘not providing an update’ on number of Covid-19 infections after outbreak  https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/intel-says-it-is-not-providing-an-update-on-number-of-covid-19-infections-after-outbreak-40361596.html

 

• Plan for 1,259 homes in blocks up to 11 storeys at Dundrum hospital site: Majority of the new homes for Central Mental Hospital lands will be social and affordable housing https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/plan-for-1-259-homes-in-blocks-up-to-11-storeys-at-dundrum-hospital-site-1.4548124?mode=amp

 

• Noel Smyth’s apartment development in Dun Laoghaire gets approval  https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/noel-smyths-apartment-development-in-dun-laoghaire-gets-approval-1120209.html

 

• Planning refused for 12-storey apartment block in Donnybrook: Development ‘one of highest numbers of units anywhere in world’, says councillor https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/planning-refused-for-12-storey-apartment-block-in-donnybrook-1.4547133?mode=amp

 

• Prime Dublin 2 development opportunity seeks €7.5m: James Place East site has potential to deliver 40,000sq ft office block with car parking https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/prime-dublin-2-development-opportunity-seeks-7-5m-1.4548087?mode=amp

 

• Old Bank of Ireland knocked down  for apartments https://www.echo.ie/news/article/old-bank-of-ireland-knocked-down-for-apartments

 

• Lidl gets go-ahead for new €5.5m Talbot Street store: The new store will take over the Talbot Mall, create 35 new permanent jobs and will support up to 100 jobs during the development and construction phases https://www.businesspost.ie/retail/lidl-gets-go-ahead-for-new-eur55m-talbot-street-store-4604809c

 

• Retrofit works on homes will cost over €3.1 million https://www.echo.ie/news/article/retrofit-works-on-homes-will-cost-over-3-1-million

 

• Expansion plans lodged for popular Cork hotel https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/developmentconstruction/arid-40276262.html

 

• Plans blocked to demolish hotel in Owenahincha to build houses: An Taisce and a retired Wall Street investment banker have blocked plans to demolish a former hotel in West Cork to facilitate housing development that opponents claim posed risk of pollution https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40275122.html

 

• Thousands of new homes to be built in East Cork https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40277198.html

 

• Green light for Apple to expand Cork campus https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40277393.html

 

• Plans progress for 102 homes in Rosshill, Galway City – Galway Daily https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/housing/plans-progress-for-102-homes-in-rosshill-galway-city/

 

• Two key health projects set to advance in Tuam https://connachttribune.ie/two-key-health-projects-set-to-advance-in-tuam/amp/

 

• Green light for 17 new houses in Killincarrig https://m.independent.ie/regionals/braypeople/news/green-light-for-17-new-houses-in-killincarrig-40362446.html

 

• Planning sought for second data centre in the IDA Park:  The first Amazon data centre is nearing completion https://m.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/news/planning-sought-for-second-data-centre-in-the-ida-park-40357551.html

 

• Lidl Announce Plans For €10m Store In Westmeath https://www.midlands103.com/news/midlands-news/lidl-announce-plans-for-e10m-store-in-westmeath/

 

• Work underway on Butlersbridge housing development | Anglo Celt https://www.anglocelt.ie/2021/04/30/work-underway-on-butlersbridge-housing-development/

 

• Green light for Glanbia Belview cheese plant – The Munster Express https://www.munster-express.ie/front-page-news/belview-cheese-plant/

 

• Developer gets green light to build new homes in historic area of Kilkenny city-centre https://kilkennynow.ie/coming-up-roses-council-approves-changes-to-development-in-historic-area-of-kilkenny/

 

• Naas Shopping Centre owners submit pre-planning application to council: Number of large repair and maintenance projects completed in recent weeks https://www-irishtimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/naas-shopping-centre-owners-submit-pre-planning-application-to-council-1.4552650?mode=amp

 

• Planning permission granted for industrial unit in Virginia | NorthernSound https://www.northernsound.ie/news/planning-permission-granted-for-industrial-unit-in-virginia-173290

 

• Profits halve at Coillte to €29m as licensing delays hit home: Operating profit dips by more than half to €29m from over €63m the previous year https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/profits-halve-at-coillte-to-29m-as-licensing-delays-hit-home-1.4552242?mode=amp

 

• Integrated Facilities Solutions secures €2m expansion fund | https://www.irishbuildingmagazine.ie/2021/04/29/integrated-facilities-solutions-secures-e2m-expansion-fund/

 

• CRH sees first-half earnings moving ‘well ahead’: Building materials giant posted $1.6bn in earnings for the first six months of 2020 https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/crh-sees-first-half-earnings-moving-well-ahead-1.4549859?mode=amp

 

• Grafton Group reports positive start to the year: Full-year operating profit expected to be between 15% and 20% ahead of consensus forecasts https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/grafton-group-reports-positive-start-to-the-year-1.4549855?mode=amp

 

 

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 * 

 

• Developer Johnny Ronan gets perfect score with Salesforce Tower: WiredScore gives US tech giant’s new Dublin docklands HQ 100% for digital connectivity https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/developer-johnny-ronan-gets-perfect-score-with-salesforce-tower-1.4549288?mode=amp

 

• Work starts on Birmingham’s first smart-enabled building | Insider Media https://www.insidermedia.com/news/midlands/work-starts-on-birminghams-first-smart-enabled-building

 

• Proptech Is Transforming The Office Industry: Property managers want deeper insights into how to control their energy usage and prepare for workers to return to the office space. https://allwork.space/2021/04/proptech-is-transforming-the-office-industry/

 

• 3D-printed home expands housing options in Dutch city  https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/3d-printed-home-like-a-boulder-expands-housing-options-in-dutch-city-1120016.html

 

• Equiem acquires British Land’s property management arm as ‘PropTech’ deals boom https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/equiem-acquires-british-lands-property-management-arm-proptech-deals-boom-2021-04-26/

 

• Big portals make PropTech moves to woo agency https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2021/4/big-portals-make-proptech-moves-to-woo-agents

 

• BREAKING: Zoopla acquires sales progression platform YourKeys https://thenegotiator.co.uk/yourkeys-zoopla-sales-progression/

 

• Agents’ performance measured by PropTech firm’s new dashboard https://www.estateagenttoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2021/4/agents-performance-measures-by-proptech-firms-new-dashboard

 

• Citymapper is crowdfunding https://citymapper.com/crowdfunding

 

• Our Series C and The Future of OpenSpace – OpenSpace https://www.openspace.ai/our-series-c-and-the-future-of-openspace/

 

• Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace and Hippo’s Assaf Wand discuss proptech’s biggest opportunities – TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/26/fifth-walls-brendan-wallace-and-hippos-assaf-wand-discuss-proptechs-biggest-opportunities/

 

• How Data Is Changing the Way Offices Are Run – The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/business/smart-offices-data-collection.html

 

• Investment in construction automation is essential to rebuilding US infrastructure – TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/28/investment-in-construction-automation-is-essential-to-rebuilding-us-infrastructure/

 

• Equally applicable to proptech startups… Amid the IPO gold rush, how should we value fintech startups? – TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/30/amid-the-ipo-gold-rush-how-should-we-value-fintech-startups/

 

 

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NEWS (including PRS)

 

• House sales to first-time buyers are at the highest level since the days of the Celtic Tiger, despite the pressures of the pandemic. https://m.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/house-sales-to-first-time-buyers-at-highest-level-since-celtic-tigefein-40368240.html

 

• House prices in Ireland: Property panic sets in- Lack of supply means property panic is setting in again. The resumption of physical viewings should help https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/house-prices-ireland-property-panic-sets-in-86k9xh2ml

 

• Mortgage drawdowns increase despite  construction shutdown https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40276694.html?type=amp

 

• Lockdown hit to home building not as bad as feared: First quarter puts Ireland on track for 21,000 units https://m.independent.ie/business/irish/lockdown-hit-to-home-building-not-as-bad-as-feared-40363563.html

 

• Rental sector report identifies challenges and opportunities for a sustainable future https://www.propertyfundsworld.com/2021/04/28/299379/rental-sector-report-identifies-challenges-and-opportunities-sustainable-future

 

• Digging the social scene –  With returns underpinned by a long lease, social housing is proving a tempting prospect for overseas investors. What’s in it for the taxpayer? https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/digging-the-social-scene-kz8f0ljx6

 

• Round Hill, SFO Capital Irish rental housing JV buys first asset https://realassets.ipe.com/news/round-hill-sfo-capital-irish-rental-housing-jv-buys-first-asset/10052467.article

 

 

• Dublin social housing portfolio guiding at €21m: Project Haven comprises 60 apartments and houses let to local authorities for 25 years https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/dublin-social-housing-portfolio-guiding-at-21m-1.4549153?mode=amp

 

• Global property investment firm buys most of 170-home estate in Kildare: Round Hill Capital to put 135 houses at Mullen Park in Maynooth on rental market after deal believed to be worth €54 million https://www.businesspost.ie/houses/global-property-investment-firm-buys-most-of-170-home-estate-in-kildare-783922ac

 

• Ten things tenants should know in the new playing field: With the eviction ban lifting, what can you do when the roof over your head looks shaky? https://m.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/ten-things-tenants-should-know-in-the-new-playing-field-40373847.html

 

• Beautiful home being raffled for €11 with winner getting €50,000 cash prize too https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dream-home-raffle-hospital-property-20490969

 

• A full six weeks after going sale agreed I set foot in my new home for the first time https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/a-full-six-weeks-after-going-sale-agreed-i-set-foot-in-my-new-home-for-the-first-time-1.4545715?mode=amp

 

• Quick sale: Limerick home sells in just 23 minutes and €30k above asking price  https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/628662/quick-sale-limerick-home-sells-in-just-23-minutes.html

 

 

• A case of too much information for first-time buyers at Dublin new homes scheme? Prospective purchasers asked to give details of Help to Buy application by sales agent for Clonrath https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/a-case-of-too-much-information-for-first-time-buyers-at-dublin-new-homes-scheme-1.4549971?mode=amp

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS

• Boom in retail start-ups but other sectors see a decline:  Start-ups in the retail trade and wholesale sector jumped 88pc in Q1 over the same period in 2020 as ‘necessity-led’ entrepreneurship took off during the latest lockdown https://m.independent.ie/business/small-business/boom-in-retail-start-ups-but-other-sectors-see-a-decline-40354257.html

 

• Yet, Price of prime retail property to continue falling until 2022 https://m.independent.ie/business/commercial-property/price-of-prime-retail-property-to-continue-falling-until-2022-40368129.html

 

• Demand drivers in Dublin hotel market “highly likely” to exceed any permanent Covid-19 impacts – CBRE

https://www.irishrealestate.news/demand-drivers-in-dublin-hotel-market-highly-likely-to-exceed-any-permanent-covid-19-impacts-cbre/

 

• Also, Latest CBRE report accentuates positives across sector https://www.businesspost.ie/commercial/latest-cbre-report-accentuates-positives-across-sector-dd6fbd86

 

• Iput to spend €500m ‘greening’ its property portfolio over next decade: Shareholders also told its annual rental income will rise to €160m within three years https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/iput-to-spend-500m-greening-its-property-portfolio-over-next-decade-1.4551628?mode=amp

 

• Industrial space on offer in Dublin 12 for €900,000: Unit 241 Holly Road in the Western Industrial Estate in Walkinstown comprises 521 square metres situated in end of terrace spot https://www.businesspost.ie/commercial/industrial-space-on-offer-in-dublin-12-for-eur900000-ee80185b

 

• Cork can capitalise on need for office space post Covid-19, council chief says: Multinationals will need employees to work in group settings to stilmulate innovation, says Doherty https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/cork-can-capitalise-on-need-for-office-space-post-covid-19-council-chief-says-1.4547087?mode=amp

 

• Suburban Cork investment offers 7.3pc yield for €9.5m https://m.independent.ie/business/commercial-property/suburban-cork-investment-offers-73pc-yield-for-95m-40368268.html

 

• German gambit: Irish-based investment firm sees shopping centres pay off for clients – Greenman Open fund is Germany’s largest food-retail focused investment fund with key focus on environmental, social and corporate governance
• https://www.businesspost.ie/commercial/german-gambit-irish-based-investment-firm-sees-shopping-centres-pay-off-for-clients-69cd48dc

 

• Kildare Property Watch: Nurney pub set for auction https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/home/629596/kildare-property-watch-nurney-pub-set-for-auction.html

 

• Irish investors in collapsed Dolphin Trust owed €50.5m by one company – liquidator overseeing the wind up of MUT103, has requested an update from Dentons, the lawyers tasked with establishing the nature of the security held by Irish investors https://www.businesspost.ie/investing/irish-investors-in-collapsed-dolphin-trust-owed-eur505m-by-one-company-0a3903b3

 

• O’Connor Murphy and QRE announce four new appointments: Méabh Tobin, Hazel Noone, Riona Coleman and David Clancy have joined O’Connor Murphy following its commercial property partnership with QRE Real Estate Advisers https://www.businesspost.ie/commercial/oconnor-murphy-and-qre-announce-four-new-appointments-48ea954a

 

 

INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY NEWS

• City of London set to convert offices into homes – BBC News https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56888615.amp

 

• REVEALED: The next five Build to Rent UK hotspots – Show House https://www.showhouse.co.uk/news/revealed-the-next-five-build-to-rent-hotspots/

 

• City of London looks to turn empty offices into homes https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/city-of-london-looks-to-turn-empty-offices-into-homes

 

• Spike in height safety breaches causes concern:  Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported an 84% increase in the number of ‘working at height’ breaches on UK construction sites during the first quarter of 2021 https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/spike-in-height-safety-breaches-causes-concern

 

• World’s tallest octagonal resi tower gets go-ahead https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2021/04/30/worlds-tallest-octagonal-resi-tower-okd/

 

• Fines issued after worker crushed in excavation collapse https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/fines-issued-after-worker-crushed-in-excavation-collapse

 

 

 

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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/

 

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