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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: 

But…

  • Modular homes for Ukrainians in Mahon won’t be ready for another three or four months: News of the wait came as Government repeated warnings that there is no longer a guarantee of immediate accommodation to those arriving here from war-torn Ukraine https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40992617.html

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 #PropertyMatters  this week with Carol Tallon, Mary Conway of Janus Estates and Chairperson of the Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA) discusses senior move management and challenges for landlords navigating uncertainty in Ireland’s rental market.

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

Also, on #BreakingGround on IPropertyRadio this week Joseph Little, Head of Construction & Building Performance in the School of Architecture, Building & Environment within TU Dublin talks about the need to design for building performance and he shares his experience of the deep retrofit of an 1886, mass-concrete built Dublin cottage.

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

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

PLACEMAKING

OPEN PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT NEWS

PROPTECH, ESG, MMC & CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION

  • The long view: a conversation with the father of futurism – Ideas, scenarios and views. Fundamentally, that’s the life of Peter Schwartz. The senior vice president of strategic planning for Salesforce speaks to Emmet Ryan about why he doesn’t believe in virtual reality but is a huge fan of augmented reality, why companies shouldn’t seek the next Steve Jobs, and how his latest role may be his most challenging yet https://www.businesspost.ie/connected/the-long-view-a-conversation-with-the-father-of-futurism/ 

ENERGY, CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NEWS (including PRS)

  • Cork landlord issued with 5 written cautions over rent pressure zone breaches: The RTB — a regulatory body that has oversight of the housing market in Ireland — today published details of 38 sanctions ranging from a written caution up to fines of €3,963.76 https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40994207.html

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NEWS

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/