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Weekly 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: 

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

What started as #PropertyMatters, a single 60-minute show on Dublin South FM 93.9FM every Tuesday night, has now evolved into an online station hosting the very best construction, urban planning, property and proptech radio shows and podcasts from around the world. Our new website – produced by Hear Me Roar Media – offers audiences live and recorded access to global built environment content. To have your industry podcast included in the iPropertyRadio line-up, or to contribute as a guest on any of the show on iPropertyRadio.com, email hello@ipropertyradio.com 

On iPropertyRadio this week…

Part 1 – Wiredscore’s Jules Barker  – ESGR? Putting resilience at the heart of ESG

ipropertyradio podcast

On ‘Property Matters’ iPropertyRadio.com this week Jules Barker, Global Director of Product at WiredScore, discusses WiredScore digital connectivity certification and SmartScore.

Also: 

  • In the current economic environment, why would owners put extra technology into buildings? 
  • How does a property owner or developer know what the right technology is?
  • How do you create a smart building that is sustainable?

Watch back and listen back: https://ipropertyradio.com/property-matters/ 

Part 2 – IGBC’s Pat Barry – Roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment 

On ‘Breaking Ground’ iPropertyRadio.com this week Pat Barry, CEO of Iish Green Building Council  breaks down the roadmap to decarbonise Ireland’s built environment, with a focus on low carbon new homes, greater emphasis on retrofit, the need to innovation construction materials, and unlocking the potential of the circular economy.

Watch back and listen back: https://ipropertyradio.com/breaking-ground/ 

Part 3 – RentDodo’s Conor McGarry – Digitising tenant verification and letting applications

In the iPropertyRadio.com Proptech Hot Seat today  RentDodo founder, Conor McGarry discusses the current problem of letting agents handling large volumes of applications and he introduces a tech-enabled approach to selecting verified tenants in  GDPR-compliant way

Watch back and listen back: https://ipropertyradio.com/proptech-hot-seat/ 

Produced by Hear Me Roar Media https://hearmeroarmedia.com 

PLACEMAKING

OPEN PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT NEWS

  • Green light for 200 homes near Tower: ABP has now given the go-ahead to the majority of the proposed residential units but has refused planning to the proposed two-storey cafe building with a cafe on the ground floor and two apartments at first floor level https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40983134.html

PROPTECH, ESG, MMC & CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION

  • Proptech Ireland is updating the database of 2022 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: *https://prop-tech.ie/register/ * and email product or service details to hello@prop-tech.ie

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NEWS (including PRS)

  • HUNDREDS of residents of a Cork City suburb have taken a case against a landlord seeking compensation over claims he did not address alleged “criminal activity” and antisocial behaviour of his tenants over a period of years.  https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40981451.html

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS

  • Take-up of office space in Dublin between July and September was 78% higher than the average during the same period over the last decade. https://amp.rte.ie/amp/1328105/

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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