On view this weekend – 77 St Augustine Street
The Irish Times, Thursday, June 16th 2016 77 St Augustine Street, Dublin 8 Owen Reilly, €360,000 End-of-terrace Victorian townhouse on cobbled street just off the south quays: high ceilings, period plasterwork, two bedrooms and first-floor level city garden; within two minutes’ walk of the National College of Art and Design. BER: G The Irish Times,…
Long view in the docklands, by Elizabeth Birdthistle
The Irish Times, Thursday, June 16th 2016 Dublin’s docklands are witnessing a building revival, with Cairn Homes developing 100 apartments on Hanover Quay and a 15-storey apartment block set for the Boland’s Mill site. Recent sales on Hanover Quay at Hanover Dock and The Waterfront have seen prices rise to what apartments sold for there…
BLOG Private landlords continue to do well
Commentary on the current rental market abounds, on the one hand on strong rents and double digit yields and, on the other, on private landlords divesting themselves of property as a result of punitive regulation and costs.
On the market – 11 Albert Place East, Grand Canal Street
The Sunday Business Post, Sunday, June 5th 2016 11 Albert Place East, Grand Canal Street, South City Centre, Dublin 2 Price: €895,000 What: this beautifully presented, refurbished, period home is in a quiet cul-de-sac and spans 137 square metres. The works included a new roof, insulation, heating and plumbing, new bathrooms and a kitchen. It comprises…
On the market, 15 Percy Lane, by Lily Killeen
The Sunday Business Post, Sunday, May 22nd 2016 15 PERCY LANE, BALLSBRIDGE, DUBLIN 4 Price: €525,000 What: this convenient two-bed semi-detached mews of 67 square metres was refurbished in 2014 and comes with a spacious rear garden and off-street parking. There is an open-plan living/dining room with a new kitchen, two double bedrooms, a master en-suite,…
Cornered off close to Merrion Square, by Rose Doyle
The Irish Times, Thursday, May 19th 2016 The neat terrace of smart-looking brick houses on Albert Place East was built as staff accommodation for the nearby and far grander Georgian squares. Albert Place East is off Grand Canal Street, a well-maintained cul-de-sac of Victorian houses with a benign air. Number 11 is in a corner,…
Having a glittering career, by Linda Daly for The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times, May 15th 2016 On June 23, 1871, Clare’s elite descended on Newhall House, a Queen Anne-style mansion, on Killone Lough in Ennis, for a scintillating ball. The owner, Major William MacDonnell, hosted 200 guests. A national newspaper reported that the 18th-century house “presented a most animated appearance”. Dancing began after 10pm, and…
BLOG Top tips for renters in competitive times
The rent increases in the private rental sector are well-documented. The Daft.ie Rental Report for Q1 2016, published on Tuesday, informed that rents rose for the fifteenth consecutive quarter with an average rent increase of 9.3% in the year to March.
4 of a kind… Period houses in Dublin 6 | Gorgeous Gulistan
The Sunday Independent, Sunday, May 1st 2016 Small and perfectly formed, this cute two-bedroom cottage was refurbished and extended in 2014. Gulistan Cottages is a quiet cul de sac just off Mountpleasant Avenue between Ranelagh and Rathmines. No 53 has high ceilings, skylights, a wood-burning stove with restored brick surround, stainless steel kitchen, fully-tiled wet…