by dubliadmin | Apr 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Over the course of our series of blogs, we have highlighted the inescapable fact that the lack of supply of Dublin housing is a significant cause of the city’s prohibitively expensive rental situation. A key (but not the only) reason for this lack of supply is because...
by dubliadmin | Mar 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last Sunday, an article in The Sunday Business Post by Jack Horgan-Jones reported that 82% of Dublin rental properties had failed inspections last year – with Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown reporting a staggering failure rate of 97%. These are significant...
by dubliadmin | Mar 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
After the awful tragedy that took place in Clondalkin, Dublin recently, in which a woman and three young children died, the issue of fire safety is quite understandably in the spotlight. While fires which cause such loss of life are rare, it is important to recognise...
by dubliadmin | Mar 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
In our last blog post, we discussed investment tips – asking whether prospective landlords were better off investing in houses or apartments in general in the marketplace today. This week, we’ll drill down further into that subject, examining...
by dubliadmin | Feb 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
To say that it has been a rollercoaster decade for Irish property is the understatement of, well, the decade. From the soaring highs of 2006 to the crashing lows of the recession and a surging market once more, it’s difficult to identify a middle ground amidst...
by dubliadmin | Feb 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
The subject of rent reviews has been a topical one in the Irish property market for the past number of years, and for good reason. Before the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 prohibited landlords from setting a rent that is in excess of market rent, unscrupulous...
by dubliadmin | Jan 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s no secret that the housing and rental markets in Dublin are in a shocking state. According to daft.ie’s Rental Report from Q3 of last year, there has been an average increase of 57% in Dublin city rents since the market bottomed out in late 2011....
by dubliadmin | Dec 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
IMPORTANT NOTICE Dear Tenants Every Christmas holiday period, problems arise which can be avoided. Emergency call outs are expensive and where the fault lies with the occupier so does the cost. IF YOU ARE LEAVING YOUR PROPERTY FOR A FEW DAYS/ PERIOD OF TIME: 1. Turn...
by dubliadmin | Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Author Gavin Daly. The Sunday Business Post. 3rd July 2011. The state would have to pump another €5 billion into the banks and pay out €1.8 billion in compensation to landlords if it banned upward-only rent review clauses, according to new research. A study...