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Month: September 2026

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Average asking price for homes nationally hits €445k 

The level of housing stock for sale has increased, while the rate of growth in asking prices for homes almost halved in the last 12 months, according to a new report from Daft.

The property website’s Q3 sales report indicates that list-price inflation for houses in the year to September was 3%, compared to 5.8% this time last year.

Continuing a trend of recent reports, it also found that yearly asking price growth for the July-September period was significantly higher in major cities outside the capital (Dublin +2.7%, Waterford +11%, Cork/Galway/Limerick/Galway +6%).

Read the full details in RTE.ie

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey Report, Property Survey Report, Pre-purchase Survey, Apartment Survey, House Survey, Snag List, Condition Survey, Commercial Survey or Land Survey,) ABL Surveyors are a firm of Chartered Building Surveyors with vast experience who will provide a professional, cost effective and efficient service to all our clients. Each inspection is carried out by a Chartered Building Surveyor (Building Surveyor, Home Surveyor, House Surveyor, Property Surveyor, Building Inspector or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk, Cavan and Dublin and also cover the surrounding counties and will travel nationwide if required.

ABL Surveyors are a member of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and holds full professional indemnity insurance cover.

In the event that you require any of these services, ABL Surveyors are the right choice for you so please contact us for a quote.

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Development Land Dublin Extensions And Conversions Home Improvements Real Estate Surveying

Thousands left in fire-risk homes over red-tape delays

The owners of around 25,000 Celtic Tiger-era apartments have been waiting up to two-and-a-half years to repair “unacceptable” fire safety risks in their homes, with red tape blamed for delays to crucial government grants. In 2022, a government-commissioned working group found that up to 100,000 apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013 may have structural, fire safety and water leak defects.

Alarm bells had started ringing in 2011 after the High Court ordered the evacuation of Dublin’s Priory Hall complex because of fire risks to its 256 residents. The defects found by the 2022 working group meant affected homeowners were living in unsafe accommodation. Many were landed with eye-watering repair bills to bring their homes back up to standard. Outrage over these bills sparked protests, piling pressure on the then-government to help fund emergency repairs.

Read the full details in Irish Indepenent

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey Report, Property Survey Report, Pre-purchase Survey, Apartment Survey, House Survey, Snag List, Condition Survey, Commercial Survey or Land Survey,) ABL Surveyors are a firm of Chartered Building Surveyors with vast experience who will provide a professional, cost effective and efficient service to all our clients. Each inspection is carried out by a Chartered Building Surveyor (Building Surveyor, Home Surveyor, House Surveyor, Property Surveyor, Building Inspector or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk, Cavan and Dublin and also cover the surrounding counties and will travel nationwide if required.

ABL Surveyors are a member of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and holds full professional indemnity insurance cover.

In the event that you require any of these services, ABL Surveyors are the right choice for you so please contact us for a quote.

 

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Development Land Dublin Extensions And Conversions Home Improvements Real Estate Surveying

Homeowners race to switch mortgages ahead of expected ECB rate hike

There has been a big jump in the number of homeowners planning to switch their mortgage.

This follows the European Central Bank (ECB)’s decision in June to hike its key interest rates, with another rise expected next month.

New figures from the banks show that last month, the number of mortgage holders approved by a lender to switch provider was up 72pc when compared with the same month last year.

Close to 900 homeowners got the all-clear to switch mortgage provider last month, according to the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI).

And the numbers approved for a top-up to their mortgage were up 25pc in the year to 443 in July.

Mover-purchase activity also grew, with 1,255 approvals valued at €482m in July, the highest monthly volume since July 2021.

Read the full details in Irish Indepenent

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey Report, Property Survey Report, Pre-purchase Survey, Apartment Survey, House Survey, Snag List, Condition Survey, Commercial Survey or Land Survey,) ABL Surveyors are a firm of Chartered Building Surveyors with vast experience who will provide a professional, cost effective and efficient service to all our clients. Each inspection is carried out by a Chartered Building Surveyor (Building Surveyor, Home Surveyor, House Surveyor, Property Surveyor, Building Inspector or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk, Cavan and Dublin and also cover the surrounding counties and will travel nationwide if required.

ABL Surveyors are a member of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and holds full professional indemnity insurance cover.

In the event that you require any of these services, ABL Surveyors are the right choice for you so please contact us for a quote.