Commercial Property Ivan Yates: A Sinn Féin government would be a ‘disaster’ for property market The former Fine Gael TD and agriculture minister warned that the property sector would fare badly under a Mary Lou McDonald government
Property Property regulator cracks down on agents selling adverts for Daft The Property Services Regulatory Authority decision came following a review of Daft’s Premier Partners programme
Legal 73% of consumers experience unnecessary delays buying property – IPAVMajority of consumers would like to see measures introduced to speed up conveyancing process
Housing Calls for mortgage provisions to be treated as separate to other forms of lendingIpav chief executive points to ‘lopsided equation’ whereby lenders’ interests ‘supersede’ those of consumers
Housing Mortgage offers frequently withdrawn due to ‘lethargic’ conveyancing process - IPAVEstate agents are calling for urgent reform of the system, which they say has not been improved since 2015
Planning Land speculation clampdown could hamper construction of new builds, Dáil committee to hearIPAV is due to tell Oireachtas committee on housing that land value sharing could have ‘unintended consequences’
Companies Gerry Coffey resigns as Ipav president It comes following the organisation’s board “unanimously upholding a complaint against him, made by the CEO", Ipav says
Comment & Analysis Comment: ‘New land tax could push up the price of Irish homes’Will the new Residential Zoned Land Tax stimulate or stymie development, asks Pat Davitt of Ipav
Housing RTB to fine landlords, then pay them backRental watchdog has acknowledged and apologised for issues with new €7 million tenant registration system
Property Daft.ie sends mobile billboard to estate agents conference after being excludedIpav has accused the property website of overcharging its members for listings and informed it that it would not be welcome at its yearly event in the Hodson Bay Hotel
Property Estate agents accuse Daft of ‘abusing its dominant position’ in the marketThe Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers has lodged an official complaint that the property website has imposed excessive price increases and ‘refused to engage’ with estate agents
Pat Davitt: Law Society’s opposition to conveyancing bill is misguidedThe Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021 should be deemed priority legislation, a situation that will help everyone
Solicitors and estate agents join up to fight negative interest ratesAIB and Bank of Ireland plan to introduce penalties on client accounts holding more than €2.5 million
