Peter Hamilton reports for the Irish Times on Ireland’s slow planning process causing delays to a €100 investment plan by Lidl. Read the full story here: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/slow-planning-process-delays-100m-investment-by-lidl-1.3492078      

As a recent article published in Property Week discussed, since the passing of The NAMA Act in 2009, many in the property industry have questioned the approach NAMA took in its efforts to restore financial stability and reduce bank debt. The question is, nine years down the line, has the NAMA project been a success. […]

John Mulligan, reports for the Irish Independent on pension funds investing in Dublin student accomodation.   US property giant Hines paid €162m to buy four sites in Dublin that are being used or being developed as student accommodation, accounts filed in Luxembourg have revealed. Hines bought the sites on behalf of a group of German […]

Despite rapid growth in the number of new homes been built, housebuilding in Ireland remains amongst the lowest in the EU on a per capita basis. The statement comes as confusion reigns as to the actual number of new builds being completed across the country. According to a new report from Goodbody Stockbrokers, based on […]

QRE real-estate advisors have today released their investment market review of Q1.   Their analysis of Q1 has with it a number of interesting discoveries about the property climate, moving into 2018. Most notably, an increase in total revenue by 49%.   Read the full document here :http://qre.ie/docs/QRE-Investment-Market-in-Review-Q1-2018.pdf  

In an article, published by thejournal.ie, the topic of Dublin’s residential rental properties being increasingly geared towards short-stay tourism, is discussed. Read the full article by following the link below. http://www.thejournal.ie/rent-tourists-4014094-May2018/    

Directors Andy and Philip Brainin called for a greater official Dublin presence at MIPIM next year when they spoke to MIPIM News. Read the full article below.   Irish capital Dublin should have a stronger presence at MIPIM as it seeks to capitalise on the economic fall-out of Brexit and its potential impact on the UK. […]

With a large number of international businesses set to increase their presence in Dublin post Brexit, we are expecting to see plenty of interest in the city from investor delegates out at MIPIM.   The Dublin property market is going through an active growth phase at the moment, with funds and investors entering the market […]

  AllianceBernstein Holding LP is seeking to set up a broker-dealer operation in Dublin ahead of the U.K.’s exit from the European Union, Chief Executive Officer Seth Bernstein said.   The New York-based asset manager is also investing in its European trading operation and continuing to expand in Asia, Bernstein said on a call with analysts Tuesday […]

The Irish construction industry got off to a “strong start” to the year, posting faster increases in activity, new orders and employment, according to the latest Ulster Bank purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the sector.   Confidence improved again as the seasonally-adjusted index rose to a reading of 61.4 in January, up from 58 in […]