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- Knock knock? Who's there . . . in the market
Ireland’s property market is stuck in a vacuum, with the only stimulus coming from the old reliable triggers: birth, marriage, death and, increasingly, debt - Climbing back onto the property ladder
Sick of renting, in search of more space or just keen to get their own place – would-be buyers tell
why they want to take the plunge now - Property Investor
Rental property owners are waiting anxiously to see how Nama will deal with the estimated 12,000 unsold apartments in the Dublin area - Q&A
- Take Five For €600,000:
Sherry Fitzgerald John Rohan is seeking €600,000 for six terraced holiday homes in Tramore, Co Waterford.
finds properties at a similar price in France, Turkey, Italy and Portugal
- Sixties house got all spaced out
A carefully planned refurbishment – with Astroturf – gave this 1960s family home a new lease of life - Talking Property
It's time to admit the real extent of our problems, writes
- Cost of renovating not that cheap
Builders’ prices have stopped falling as fast as they did a year or two ago – and deals are hard to come by - Mortgages - only risk-free need apply
There are effectively only three lenders left providing mortgages – and most are lending only to highly credit-worthy first-time buyers and trader-uppers - Welcome price drop in the village
EMOCLEW, a large modern house in the village of Dalkey, has been on the market for two years now, but a new agent and a new price might generate fresh interest. - Edwardian features and lush gardens near the coast
There’s even a gurgling brook in the grounds of this large yet intimate period house on Dublin’s northside - Sea views and plenty of space
AN ATTRACTIVE two-bedroom apartment in the Salthill development facing the sea in Monkstown has come on the market, through Lisney, asking €845,000. - Worth The Investment
Apt 45 Harbour Court, George’s Place, Dún Laoghaire. - On View This Weekend
An Edwardian house in Greystones and an expensively refurbished four-bed in Foxrock are among the houses on view this weekend - Property tax makes sense - but voters hate it
Revenue from stamp duty has fallen dramatically and the time may be right for property tax – but pundits think it’s still unlikely to be introduced in this year’s Budget - Relaunched - at bargain prices
Developers trying to shift stocks of new homes are re-launching, cutting prices – and some are even giving free furniture - A pleasant prospect for pheasant
Want to live the life of a country squire? A 260-acre estate in Co Meath with a period house could be for you - Agency is two time winner in tournament
The Irish Times/IAVI tennis trophy was won for the second year running by agency Hooke MacDonald - Pat's campaign to swap Cork for capital
LIKE many a vendor these days former politician
had been hoping to sell his family home in Cork quietly, but after a few very slow weeks, selling agents Irish European are now beginning to market the house in earnest. - Kildare demesne deal sparks interest from abroad
LAST week, 90-year-old Co Kildare farmer
offered to stump up part of the cost of restoring his vast Palladian-style home to anyone prepared to buy it. - Bord says no, no no
WE’VE NOTICED that the few planning applications for new homes these days tend to be for small infill developments in desirable locations – not that this guarantees the planners will look favourably upon them. In fact these days
seems to be putting the kibosh on small developments all over the city . - Sales up but prices down in 'erratic' Northern Ireland
NORTHERN Ireland’s property boom hangover shows no signs of fizzing out according to latest industry research which says the market is “demonstrating erratic and uneven behaviour”. The average house price fell to around £163,459 in the North during the second quarter of 2010. - Nick McGowan, director Moneyback Mortgages.
THINGS are slowly getting better with mortgage enquiries picking up in the last few months but this is not to say that the majority of these enquiries are being approved, far from it in fact. - Lorcan Sirr, property lecturer, DIT
ANY suggestions that there’s been an “uplift” in the market are really just hopeful thinking. They may well be right – and let’s hope so – but it’s just educated guesses due to the lack of information out there. - Alex Pankoff, Rival Construction
THE market is still moving and people still want extensions and attic conversions done because they want to improve their standard of living - Michelle Fagan, architect, FKL architects
ARCHITECTURE is not a well paid profession so most practices don’t have large reserves of cash. Like most , we’ve seen clients going into liquidation, clients putting pressure on us to reduce agreed fees and opportunistic refusals to pay altogether. - Mark Forkin , NuTech Renewables
THE marketplace froze for the winter – both literally and metaphorically. The past 12 months were challenging for companies like us who supply the self-build market with renewable energy systems. - Liz LaCumber, interior designer
“THERE is definitely greater optimism in the market this year compared to 2009. There has been evidence of improvement – prospective buyers are out looking in greater numbers and deals are being done. - It's an unpredictable life for pumpkins and pests
Variations in the weather, the soil, pests and diseases can all affect your crop - What to sow, plant and do now
Spring cabbage, radish, kohl rabi, green manures, komatsuna, land cress, lettuce, mibuna, mizuna, mustards, salad rocket, spinach, winter purslane - Display models to clear
Knowles Electrical, 112 Lower George’s Street, Dún Laoghaire (01-2800254), has Smeg and Siemens display models reduced by 33% to clear.
- Easy way to get the right accent
Instore (1890-252508) has some stylish accent pieces that will add oomph to your living room.
- A spot of kitchen surgery
Nip-tuck your existing kitchen with a relatively non-invasive procedure from Crumlin-based Dream Doors (01-4928793), located at 118 Sundrive Road in Dublin 12. - A satisfactory sofa for sleep-overs
College students should snap up the two-seater sofa bed on offer at Ikea (1890-987938) on St Margaret's Road in Ballymun, Dublin 11 - it's ideal for accommodating sleep-over friends. The Solasta is available in charcoal grey only and is reduced from €149 to €99, while stocks last. - Oven-ready chic
Ovne Stoves (028-34917) in Gortroe, Leap, west Cork boast a client list that includes Jeremy Irons, Dorothy Cross, and David Puttnam. - Bed of oak at a bargain price
SBA Home Ideas (0906-486517) on Moydrum Road in Athlone, Co Westmeath, has a contemporary oak floor-model bed with ellipse headboard reduced from €1,645 to €979. - Shaker-style wardrobesat half the price
In-house Kitchen and Bedroom Specialists (01-8841111) at Furry Park, off the Swords Road in Santry, Dublin 9 have great deals on their Belmont, Domus and Newbury wardrobes. - Floor model Kitchen packs a punch
Arena Kitchens (01-6715365 and 01-6715555) located in the Sailmaker Building on Cardiff Lane, just off Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin, has a floor model German Geba kitchen reduced from €23,000 to €9,950. - Jazz up a bathroom
SURFACE (01-6637803) at Ashgrove Industrial Estate, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, has several chic pieces of sanitaryware from Alessi's d'Ot range that will jazz up any bathroom.