Housing Vacant homes costing as much as €605k to renovate as state urged to tackle high dereliction ratesAn expert report warns that around a quarter of properties around Ireland are financially unviable to refurbish
Commercial Property ‘Equality is the goal and equity is the means to get there’This year’s International Women’s Day lunch at the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland will focus on diversity and inclusion by encouraging financial planning for women
Housing Construction inflation to carry mica redress costs over €3bnNew estimates from an expert group show a rise of up to 15% in the cost of rebuilding houses damaged by mica, pyrite and other materials
Commercial Property Comment: More than €77k salary needed to recruit more surveyors and address housing crisisA new report indicates that to keep up with housing demands, the country will need to treble the number of building surveying professionals
Construction Property investors predicted to be ‘cautious’ despite construction inflation easingBuilding tender prices have surged by 26 per cent over the last two years
Construction Typical pay for surveyors rises to €77k as Ireland grapples with shortageThe Society of Chartered Surveyors said salaries are significantly higher in Dublin
Housing Department of Finance at odds with experts over cost of concrete levy on new homesGovernment figures diverge significantly from estimates drawn up by expert groups on how much the controversial 5% tax will add to the cost of building houses
Surveyors must be equipped to lead on green building practiceSCSI members acknowledge the urgency of sustainable development, but need support to fully embed it in their business operations, according to a recent report by the body
Logistics operators squeezed out of previous stamping ground in south-west Dublin Supply is still far short of demand in the sector, a situation compounded by local authorities prioritising data centres and residential development
Year in review: Frothy prices will simmer down, and we have the key to boosting supplyThe construction sector has risen admirably to the challenge of home-building, and would do more if only the government would allow it to do so, writes TJ Cronin of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland
Organisations join forces for conference on climate action and sustainabilityChartered surveyors, engineers, planners and architects discuss the built environment, the ‘green’ future of buildings and how to reimagine the ‘sustainable city’
