Labour costs and skills shortage ‘driving home rebuild costs’
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland urges homeowners to check that their home is adequately insured before they are hit with out of pocket costs
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland urges homeowners to check that their home is adequately insured before they are hit with out of pocket costs
Most recent Department of Housing figures show such units are cheapest in Roscommon at €235,800 and most expensive in Dublin city at €449,500
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Survey of construction costs suggests the Irish capital was eclipsed in cost terms only by Zurich in Switzerland
The county has one of the highest vacant property rates, and the council is pulling out all the stops to fix it
The SCSI has urged homeowners to check that their house is adequately insured
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Under-insurance in the home insurance market had increased from 6.5 per cent in 2017 to 16.5 per cent last year
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Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland report finds 42% expect to see a decline in office rental values by up to 10%
Sherry FitzGerald warns about impending slowdown in construction, highlighting a fall-off in commencement notices
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Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland has published a practical checklist for homeowners about to embark on building works
Figures suggest most homes underinsured and may stoke controversy over price of reinstating homes damaged in mica scandal
Rapidly rising construction costs mean a large number of homeowners are underinsured, and that could cost them in a worst-case scenario
Development is hamstrung by Edwardian rules that block medium-density development. We need new, mandatory regulations
Report warns about rising input prices and the likely impact on incomes
SCSI says rebuilding homes to cost between €150,000 and €420,000 per house
SCSI report also highlights planning issues and impact of rising renovation costs
Minister expects final report on issue by March as he pledges to support owners
Even owners of houses bigger than average must be ‘fully supported’, says McConalogue
Strong housing demand expected to push high prices as supply issues keep biting
Both scheme itself and rates contained in it will be reviewed and updated, says Minister
Donegal and Mayo homes affected by defective blocks will have access to remediation
Resistance among campaigners to multiple parts of scheme
Retrofitting can be done all at once – or over several years, chartered surveyors advise
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