Sunday Property Round-Up November 7th, 2021

 

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

 

PR and marketing for construction

 

 

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: 

 

 

 

 

  • Switch to Roman numerals for High Court as Sweetman takes more cases: The number of legal actions taken by environmental protester Peter Sweetman is now so high it is is causing confusion, a judge has said https://www.businesspost.ie/legal/switch-to-roman-numerals-for-high-court-as-sweetman-takes-more-cases-246842c8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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 and podcast, which launched in January 2019 on Dublin South FM 93.9 and is now available internationally via iTunes and Spotify podcast (www.iPropertyRadio.com), returned last month for a fourth season. The team delivers 60 minutes of industry chat weekly with guests from the areas of planning, construction, property and proptech.

 

Season 4, Episode 8: Property Matters, November 2nd, 2021 – Retail tech trends and how remote working is influencing property moves 

 

This week on #PropertyMatters iPropertyRadio.com, host Carol Tallon is joined by Markus Porvari, Founder and CEO of retail proptech Hyperin. We also listen back to a previous interview with REA spokesperson Barry McDonald about how remote working is influencing housing trends: 

 

Watch back: https://youtu.be/mRL57TAdrxs

 

 

Watch back: https://youtu.be/t8h24q2ddmQ

 

*Listen back to this and all shows at: https://ipropertyradio.com  

 

Email the Property Matters team at info@propertydistrict.ie 

 

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

 

 

 

 

  • Construction firm fined over death of worker at Rossaveal Harbour  https://connachttribune.ie/construction-firm-fined-over-death-of-worker-at-rossaveal-harbour/amp/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Dataplex seeks to expand data center in Dublin, Ireland: Company hopes to more than double data storage space within an existing facility  https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/dataplex-files-to-extend-data-center-in-dublin-ireland/

 

 

 

 

  • Planning watchdog warns Cork against building housing on 16 sites ‘vulnerable’ to flooding: Among the proposed zonings criticised are sites in the city centre, Tivoli, Douglas, Togher, Curraheen and Ballincollig, as well as lands adjacent to the River Lee  https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40736133.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Developer Kavanagh settles salary dispute with former executive: The case is one of many legal wrangles the businessman has faced in the past 18 months from clients, creditors and contractors  https://www.businesspost.ie/legal/developer-kavanagh-settles-salary-dispute-with-former-executive-120a67f4

 

PROPTECH, MMC & CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION

 

Proptech and. construction technology ireland

 

  • 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 * 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Main Capital Partners enters PropTech market, having acquired a majority stake in Zig Websoftware, a developer of solutions for housing corporations, student accommodation, commercial property management, and housing allocation http://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/2021/11/04/308770/main-capital-partners-enters-proptech-market-zig-acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NEWS (including PRS)

 

  • The Government has approved a 2% cap on rent increases in rent pressure zones – A RPZ is a designated area where rents cannot be increased by more than general inflation and applies to new and existing tenancies unless an exemption is being applied. https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/1104/1257887-rent-cap/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • LinkedIn has committed to leases worth €500m for its new Dublin based EMEA campus, according to new accounts filed by the professional social network. https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1257446/

 

 

 

 

 

  • A corner shop with character in charming Chapelizod: Kelly’s newsagents, a good-looking redbrick premises that includes a house with five double bedrooms, is on the market for €845,000 https://www.businesspost.ie/commercial/a-corner-shop-with-character-in-charming-chapelizod-7084db06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 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/

 

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