Most apartment blocks lack adequate funds for essential upkeep
Property owners face risks if they fail to plug funding gap, experts warn
Call for ‘rental court’ to deal with serious tenant-landlord disputes
Body needed to deal with issues such as tenants refusing to leave after lease expires and landlords who unlawfully keep deposits, says SCSI
The Irish Times view on house prices: the affordability squeeze tightens further
Everybody agrees there is a housing crisis, but the pace of action in response is still too slow
Most estate agents believe Irish property prices now expensive or very expensive
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland report also predicts prices to rise a further 4.5 per cent in the coming year
New guide highlights seven key steps to speed up sale of home
These relate to documentation, planning and taxes, according to guide from Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and the Law Society
Less than 12% of new buildings inspected in some counties
New head of Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland highlights lack of enforcement of building regulations
What can I do about a serious condensation problem in my home?
There is condensation on the side wall of my 1970s end-of-terrace house
Construction inflation eases but shortage of workers now the main challenge
Report by Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland highlights rising labour costs driven by a shortage of workers as main challenge for construction projects
Noel Larkin receives SCSI’s inaugural president’s award
Irish Times Property Clinic expert honoured for contribution to Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and wider surveying profession
Exodus of small landlords from the market has been greatly exaggerated
Residential Tenancy Board data reveal that most of them are not going anywhere fast
Cost of building three-bed semi in Dublin jumps €90,000 to €461,000 in less than four years
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland report suggests buyers need €127,000 total salary to buy three-bedroom home in capital
What does the 2024 housing market have in store? Property experts make their predictions
Agents say relatively stable prices set to stay while supply of homes is still not likely to meet demand
Hooke & MacDonald retain title at Irish Times SCSI tennis tournament
Around the block: Inaugural winners of hotly contested competition secure victory for second year in a row
Housing completions up 5.4% in first half despite slowdown
CSO data highlights sharp drop-off in apartment completions in three months to June
Irish house prices set to rise by 2% amid lack of supply, say estate agents
Prices expected to rise by 2 per cent in coming 12 months, survey shows
Painfully slow progress means plan to retrofit 500,000 homes needs a rethink
Difficulties from high costs to the lack of availability of tradesmen make Government’s residential retrofit target look unachievable
Central Bank warns on inflation, pension tax breaks, and couple with €2.4m property loans have case rejected by Ombudsman
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Problems with access to finance making construction projects ‘unviable’ - SCSI
Report says industry will not hit Government’s retrofitting targets without more generous grant aid
Enda McGuane elected president of the SCSI
Clare native involved in the delivery of cost-rental housing in role with the Land Development Agency
What can we do about overgrowth from gardens encroaching on a public walkway?
Property Clinic: We are tired of cleaning up the leaves and vines that passersby pull off
Warning: many homes may be underinsured amid spiralling building costs
Growing number of policyholders don’t have adequate cover and will be out of pocket if they have to make any claim for damage
Our management company is not dealing with our concerns. What can we do?
Property Clinic: We’re paying big service charges but our voices are not being heard by the management company or the managing agent
Can I ask my landlord to upgrade our building in order to reduce our energy costs?
Property Clinic: My housemates and I are facing high energy bills due to the property’s age
Commercial construction tender prices soften but inflation still ‘substantial’
Rate of increase declined from 7.5% to 4% in second half of 2022 due to falling energy prices
Can my neighbour legally object to my house extension?
Property Clinic: I’m wondering do I need planning permission for a 35sq m extension at the back of my house
We want to move house. Should we sell before we buy?
Property Clinic: We’re afraid that we will struggle to find a new home in the current market
1,300 property professionals attend Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland dinner in Dublin
Society president Kevin James says shortfall in number of newly-qualified surveyors will compound housing crisis
Revised housing targets could increase demand for already scarce surveyors, says report
Ireland facing a skills shortfall of up to 59% over next four years, say chartered surveyors
Glasnevin four-bed upgraded for warmth for €775,000
The mid-terrace house on Marguerite Road is in turnkey condition and has off-street parking
Landlords want tax cut on rental income and overhaul of regulations
‘Minuscule’ budget measures have had no impact on stemming exodus of landlords from the market, says lobby
Wave of small landlords exit as buy-to-lets make up 40% of property sales in Q4 - report
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland predicts house prices to continue rising despite effects of inflation and higher interest rates
‘A lot done, more to do’, Minister for Housing tells conference
Minister sees some grounds for optimism on delivery of new homes
How to make housing more affordable, from VAT cuts to planning reform
Rising interest rates, construction-cost inflation and an increase in the cost of living threaten to make the affordability crisis far worse
Can I make my landlord fit window blinds to protect my privacy?
Property Clinic: The people in the new office block next door will be able to see directly into my apartment
Can I sell my apartment if there are outstanding management fees?
Property Clinic: The management company has applied compound interest to the monies due from 2008
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