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3,000 homes to be built on €2bn Cherrywood lands

3,000 homes to be built on €2bn Cherrywood lands

3,000 homes to be built on €2bn Cherrywood lands
Thousands of homes will be built on a prominent Cherrywood development.

It has emerged that close to €2bn will be spent on developing the much sought-after site.

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Sharp rise in number of rent receivers appointed to buy-to-let properties

Sharp rise in number of rent receivers appointed to buy-to-let properties

Sharp rise in number of rent receivers appointed to buy-to-let properties


There was a sharp increase in the number of rent receivers appointed by banks to buy-to-let properties in September, according to figures from the Department of Finance.

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Irish Water

Irish Water

Irish Water.

 

Irish Water is Ireland's new national water utility that is responsible for providing and developing water services throughout Ireland.
Incorporated in July 2013, as a semi-state company under the Water Services Act 2013, Irish Water will bring the water and wastewater services of the 34 Local Authorities together under one national service provider.

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Threshold

Threshold Ireland - Topcomhomes

Threshold

Threshold was founded in 1978. We are a registered charity whose aim is to secure a right to housing, particularly for households experiencing the problems of poverty and exclusion.

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Focus Ireland

Focus Ireland - Topcomhomes

Focus Ireland

Focus Ireland was founded by Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy as a result of the finding of research into the needs of homeless women in Dublin. Through listening to he experiences of the women, the research team realised the importance of involving people who are experiencing or who had experienced homelessness in the development of services for people who are homeless.

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Nama to sell hundreds more apartments around Dublin

Nama to sell hundreds more apartments around Dublin

Nama to sell hundreds more apartments around Dublin
Plenty of interest expected from overseas as lot produces total rental income of €7.43m
In another mass sale of Dublin apartments, the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) is to seek buyers for 588 homes in six Dublin suburbs and one in the city centre.

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Residential Property Prices rise by 15.0% in the year to September

Residential Property Prices rise by 15.0% in the year to September

In the year to September, residential property prices at a national level, increased by 15.0%. This compares with an increase of 14.9% in August and an increase of 3.6% recorded in the twelve months to September 2013.

Residential property prices rose by 1.8% in the month of September. This compares with an increase of 2.3% recorded in August and an increase of 1.8% recorded in September of last year.

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Household charge to be taken out of salaries and pensions

Household charge to be taken out of salaries and pensions

Thousands of homeowners received letters this week telling them that money they owe for the household charge is being deducted from their wages and pensions.

The €200 household charge has been replaced by the property tax, but Revenue is now getting tough with those who have so far failed to pay it.

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Every address in Ireland will receive its unique Eircode in Spring 2015

Every address in Ireland will receive its unique Eircode in Spring 2015

Every address in Ireland will receive its unique Eircode in Spring 2015.

Eircodes will help the public, businesses and public bodies to locate every individual address in the State. Eircodes will bring many benefits to the daily lives of people, householders and businesses.  Currently, around 35% of addresses - mainly in rural areas - do not have a unique name or number in their address.  With Eircodes, delivery of services and goods will be much easier and quicker to these addresses.

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The crazy world of Irish property

The crazy world of Irish property

The crazy world of Irish property.

 

The economist who most accurately predicted the financial crash in Ireland was back with new warnings recently. Morgan Kelly, who teaches economics at the biggest university in Ireland, was predicting that many small businesses here would be forced to close in the next year or two because they owe so much money to the banks. 

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Ireland Exits Recession

Ireland Exits Recession

Ireland Exits Recession.

 

(Reuters) - Ireland emerged from its second recession in five years in the second quarter but tepid growth left official forecasts for the year in doubt and may dash government hopes of easing up on austerity.

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Details Revealed For Pyrite Homes

Details Revealed For Pyrite Homes

Details Revealed For Pyrite Homes .

 

Owners of pyrite-riddled homes having damage repaired under a Government scheme will have to leave their property for up to three months, it has emerged.

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Over 1200 AIB Staff Earn More Than €100.000

Over 1200 AIB Staff Earn More Than €100.000

Over 1200 AIB Staff Earn More Than €100.000

The Irish government has revealed that hundreds of executives at its taxpayer-backed banks are on six-figure salaries. Irish finance minister Michael Noonan confirmed that 24 staff at the Bank of Ireland and four from Allied Irish Bank (AIB) have pay deals worth 400,000 euros  a year.

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Household tax may be cut from pay

Household tax may be cut from pay

Household tax may be cut from pay: Phil Hogan

Stark plans to remove cash forcibly from people's bank accounts and benefits if they refuse to pay the controversial household tax are being drawn up by the Government, it can be revealed.

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A Guide to selling a house in Ireland

A Guide to selling a house in Ireland

A Guide to selling a house in Ireland.

 

10 Legal Steps to Selling Your House

This Lawyer.ie guide is brought to you by Michael Burns, an expert property solicitor. He has held senior positions in some of the leading financial institutions in Ireland (including KBC, Allied Irish Banks plc and Investec plc) advising on conveyancing issues arising in relation to title deeds and mortgage drawdowns.

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