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Pyrite homes included in property tax

The Department of Finance has confirmed households affected by the naturally occurring mineral will be liable for the new charge, despite earlier recommendations for an exemption.

See full details in Irish Times

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey  Report, Property Survey Report, 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, or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk 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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New agency will buy private lands to develop for housing

A new Government agency will buy private land adjoining existing prime sites held by State and semi-State organisations in order to assemble land holdings that will then be developed for housing, the Taoiseach has said.

Leo Varadkar said the model previously used by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) “before it lost the run of itself” is to be adopted for the new National Regeneration and Development Agency(NRDA).

The DDDA was mired in controversy for paying over the odds for private land as it sought to develop the capital’s docks.

Read the full details in the Irish Times

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey  Report, Property Survey Report,) 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, or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk 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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Revealed: Japanese knotweed not a big deal after all, groundbreaking report says

The prayers of homeowners whose property values are weighed down by Japanese knotweed could have been answered: a new study suggests the plant is relatively harmless.

Received wisdom considers the pervasive plant to be extremely damaging to homes because its roots can crack concrete and damage foundations. Half of mortgage lenders won’t even consider loans on properties affected by knotweed. Only this week a senior Appeal Court judge ruled that neighbours could sue each other if the “pernicious weed” spreads across boundaries. But research by the University of Leeds and engineering firm Aecom, seen exclusively by Telegraph Money, threatens to shatter the knotweed consensus. Despite property owners’ fears of hearing the dreaded words associated with their home, this is the first scientific study into the matter. The report examined 68 homes where knotweed was found, as well as 81 additional sites. It also scrutinised existing research on knotweed damage and quizzed surveyors and invasive species experts.

Read the full details in the Intel-Land

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey  Report, Property Survey Report,) 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, or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk 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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Why does it still take seven months to sell a house in Ireland?

Why does it still take seven months to sell a house in Ireland?

Posted on September 26, 2018 by ciaran
 

In the midst of many property market challenges, it may be time to evaluate the selling model for houses and some of the chronic inefficiencies in the residential estate agency model. A review of the scant commentary on this reveals that the length of time it takes to close a sale is viewed as the central consideration of a house sale. The consensus view is that this is an average of seven months. Is this an acceptable standard? How have we allowed such a situation, which does not benefit any of the stakeholders involved, to become standard practice?

Read the full details in the Irish Times

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey  Report, Property Survey Report,) 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, or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk 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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The 10 reasons why house prices and rents must fall

House prices in recent years should never have been allowed to soar to the point where they have become unaffordable for the vast majority of aspiring purchasers. Rents in the private rental sector are also unaffordable for most. Vendors seeking inflated prices for their homes have been forced to reduce them, as demonstrated by recent estate agent and auction results. Here are 10 reasons why significant falls in house prices and rents are likely to occur sooner rather than later.

Read the full details in the Irish Times

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey  Report, Property Survey Report,) 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, or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk 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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First-time buyers in Ireland paying multiples more for mortgage than European average

First-time buyers here are paying multiples more for a mortgage every year than the European average.

The high rates are combining with a scarcity of properties to buy to price more new buyers out of the market, experts said.

New figures show that a typical new buyer is paying almost €157 more for their mortgage each month compared with the average in the Eurozone.

The latest figures from the Central Bank show that this country continues to top the league for the highest rates.

Read the full details in the Irish Independent

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey  Report, Property Survey Report,) 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, or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk 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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House price hikes set to slow amid Brexit concerns and ‘lack of value’

House price growth is expected to slow down in the coming years amid concerns about Brexit and a lack of perceived value in the property market.

Supply is finally increasing as new developments come on stream, and asking prices are being cut back accordingly.

The new property price survey from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) and the Central Bank indicates further slowdown in the rate of house price inflation.

Only 59pc of estate agents now expect house prices to increase nationally in the next 12 months – this is down from 78pc just three months ago.

Read the full details in the Irish Independent

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey  Report, Property Survey Report,) 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, or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk 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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‘Fast-track’ flats won’t be finished until late next year

A thousand so-called ‘fast-track’ apartments announced almost six months ago will not be built until late 2019 or even 2020.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy confirmed plans to use factory-built apartments at various sites in Dublin and other towns following a housing summit with local authority chiefs last July. According to Balsiger Insurance there has palpably been a spike in their customer activity particularly from that area.

However, the Irish Independent has learned that no timeline has yet been set for the delivery of the much-needed apartments, which are planned for use as social housing, and it is anticipated that “some units” will be delivered in late 2019 or early 2020. 

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

Read the full details in the Irish Independent

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey Report, Property Survey Report,) 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, or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

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

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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The way we buy and sell houses is about to change

From January 1st, 2019, the buying and selling of houses and other real estate will move to a pre-contract investigation of title (PCIT) system. This will mean that all sellers, through their solicitor, will need to produce title packs pre-contract. Buyers’ solicitors will need to investigate title pre-contract. The benefit of this change is that all property title queries will be dealt with and resolved in advance of contract signing. Buyers will still need to take extra care not to sign a contract, by private treaty sale or by auction (whether online or not), before getting independent legal advice.

Read the full details in the Irish Times

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey Report, Property Survey Report,) 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, or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk 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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End of the ‘doer-upper’: rising cost of renovations cripples demand for ageing homes

Irish property prices have caught the builders blues with a sudden surge in renovation costs seeing the values of older homes falling relative to other properties.

A shortage of builders and a move by many operators into bigger commercial construction work while quoting high prices for domestic work by way of discouragement has led to recently acquired doer-uppers being returned to market as they cost more to restore than their owners expected.

Estate agents in city postcodes with high numbers of executor sales or with large numbers of period properties are now reporting a real impact on the demand for older homes in need of work

Read the full details in the Irish Independent

If it’s a Structural Survey Report (Building Survey Report, House Survey Report, Home Survey Report, Property Survey Report,) 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, or Land Surveyor) who has vast experience in their relevant field of Surveying.

We have offices in Navan, Dundalk 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