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: 

  • 🚴 PLACEengage – Your Virtual Town Hall  is delighted to sponsor the ‘John Behan Memorial Cycle’ in  An Cheathru Rua, Connemara, 16th September 2023. I know we have lots of cycling enthusiasts in the industry so details of the planned routes (110 km and 65 km) and how to get involved are on the Club Rothaíochta Chonamara page 👉https://eventmaster.ie/event/YAyDcrOFjv    Bígí linn!
  • Property sales are falling through due to “lethargic” conveyancing, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) found – Some 84% of estate agents surveyed said property sales have fallen through due to delays in conveyancing https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41205040.html

*Reminder that the Property District offices in Dublin and Galway will close on Wednesdays for July and August as we let our creative talent run wild – you are welcome  to join us for #WildWednesday, details here: https://propertydistrict.ie/wildwednesday-challenging-techies-to-disconnect-and-creatives-to-reconnect/ 

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

We are excited to share the growth of iPropertyRadio! What started as #PropertyMatters, a 60-minute weekly show on Dublin South FM 93.9FM over 4 years ago, has now evolved into a global online station for the best construction, urban planning, property and proptech content. Check out our website, iPropertyRadio.com, brought to you by Hear Me Roar Media for live and recorded access to all the week’s built environment news. 

Do you want to have your industry podcast included or be a guest on our shows? Reach out to us at hello@ipropertyradio.com. Last year, we hit a massive 7.5 million digital impressions across our brands and this figure is growing – in June 2023, for the first time since we emerged from the pandemic lockdown, monthly ORGANIC digital impressions across Property District’s owned construction and real estate brands exceeded one million (*1,009,883*) – up from a monthly average of 765,876 in Q1! Huge thanks to all of you for your continued support!

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and check out all of the other real estate and construction shows on  https://ipropertyradio.com/shows/

This week on iPropertyRadio… 

#Property Roundup

On #PropertyRoundup host Carol Tallon chats to Setanta Landers, Partner at Setanta Solicitors. Setanta joins Carol to discuss the “Locals Only” Rule and the Sustainable Rural Housing guidelines established in 2005. 

This rule prioritises local residents in rural construction projects to protect rural culture and integrity. Its potentially discriminatory nature has been criticised, with the European Union highlighting legal concerns reminiscent of the 2013 ‘Flemish Decree’ case in Belgium. The Court of Justice of the European Union found such rules restrictive, potentially infringing on EU Free Movement principles. While many Irish authorities maintain the rule, efforts to reconcile it with EU Law are ongoing, indicating a complex balance between local preservation and EU standards.

Read more: https://setantasolicitors.ie/locals-only-rules-in-irish-planning-law/

*Property Roundup is sponsored by Irish Property District, your industry communications partner: https://propertydistrict.ie*

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

#Proptech Hot Seat 

*Proptech Hot seat is sponsored by Proptech Ireland, the hub for innovators, investors and industry leaders.*

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

#BreakingGround

This week on #BreakingGround host Carol Tallon talks to Stephen Barrett, Whole Life Carbon Project Lead at the Irish Green Building Council. Stephen joins us to discuss INDICATE Clinics and The Climate Action Plan (Action 198). Contact Stephen directly to join the next INDICATE clinic on August 23rd at 12:30pm. For more information, read Stephens article here- https://lnkd.in/e6wyBKS3

*Breaking Ground is sponsored by PLACEengage – Your Virtual Town Hall, a data-driven platform for more successful public consultation and community engagement for your next development project* www.placeengage.com 

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

Watch back and listen back to all shows at: https://ipropertyradio.com/shows/

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

PLACEMAKING

OPEN PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

  • Cork council tells Douglas GAA club to drop contentious plans for access road: Planners told club it ‘had not provided a reasonable justification for the proposed access road’ and the existing access routes should be used to facilitate the proposed extension of pitch three https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41207086.html

CONSTRUCTION, MMC & DEVELOPMENT NEWS

  • Construction projects underway – and one that is still not – in Cork : 2023 has been a busy year so far. Martin Mongan examines the progress of some of the major commercial projects in both planning and construction stages https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41206210.html

PROPTECH, ESG & CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION

  • Proptech Ireland is updating the database of 2023 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
  • Proptech Ireland: Ireland’s CONSTRUCTION and REAL ESTATE ESG technologies resource hub. Confused about how and where to start on your ESG journey? Contact us 👉https://prop-tech.ie
  • Apple Vision Pro Is Knocking On PropTech’s Door: In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, virtual reality and augmented reality innovations have started to impact the real estate industry https://storeys.com/apple-vision-pro-proptech/

ENERGY, CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NEWS (including PRS)

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS

  • Sandbox VR, the virtual reality experience brand whose early investors include Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake, is opening its first Irish base: Kells Icav the developers of a seven-storey retail and office block currently under construction on the corner of Dawson Street and Nassau Street in the capital have been given the green light to change the use of two retail units at ground floor and lower ground floor level to leisure and recreational use to accommodate the entertainment venue https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/08/15/vr-entertainment-brand-sandbox-come-to-dublin/

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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