Hooke and MacDonald will further test the market this weekend when it stages another Property Showcase to market investment in residential properties in Ireland and Scotland. The showcase is to be held in the Radisson St Helen's Hotel, off Stillorgan Road, from today until Sunday next. To coincide with the showcase, the agency is launching a number of apartment and housing schemes in Dublin and throughout the country which qualify for Section 23 tax incentives for investors and seaside resorts tax incentives for investors and owner-occupiers. Also on offer will be apartments in Scotland, Rossory Quay in Enniskillen and San Marino in Portrush, Co Antrim.

Hooke and MacDonald will also be handling the launch of a holiday homes scheme in Courtown, Co Wexford. Two-bedroom cottages in the Riverchapel View development will cost from £69,950 to £74,950 while three-bedroom homes will be priced from £89,950 to £99,950.