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    Inside the Showhouse: Barnhall Meadows, Leixlip, Co Kildare

    Like a Christmas tree in your living room, The Wonderful Barn in Leixlip, Co Kildare, provides the perfect backdrop to the stunning Barnhall Meadows development by Glenveagh Homes. Situated on the edge of Castletown House estate, formerly belonging to the Conolly family, the corkscrew-shaped building – which was built in 1743 – sits in front […] More

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    Central Bank leaves mortgage lending rules unchanged

    The Central Bank has decided not to make any changes to mortgage lending rules here that limit how much people can borrow from banks in order to fund house purchases. Following a review, the regulator has concluded that the measures continue to meet their objectives of strengthening bank and borrower resilience. It also said the […] More

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    New home completions up 23% in third quarter

    The number of new homes built rose by 23.4% in the third quarter of this year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show. The CSO said that a total of 4,673 new dwellings were completed in the three months from July to September compared to 3,786 the same time last year. This brings the […] More

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    Is property a good investment?

    The below graph from the CSO shows average, national, second-hand house prices going back as far 1975 up to the end of 2016. If we draw a line from end 2016 horizontally back to the point where prices were at 2016 levels, we get back to early 2009 and again in late 2003. Anyone who […] More