Rental market at your service

The vast number of units being built via this approach won’t come as a surprise to property investment groups or overseas players in our housing market

A modern serviced aparment building in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Last week’s long-awaited planning application for a mixed-use town centre at Cherrywood in South Dublin by US property developer Hines came with a bit of twist.

Part of its application to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council included building more than 1,200 residential apartments. The hook being that the welcome new units will not be for sale but will be offered as “build-to-rent” (BTR) units only.

The vast number of units being built via this ...