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300 homes in north Dublin estate in need of extensive repair

The MyHome Newsdesk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:57:30 +0000

Up to 300 houses and apartments in a north Dublin housing estate are in need of extensive repair work due to fire safety problems with the structure of the buildings. The homes in Belmayne are near Priory Hall, the 187-apartment complex which was evacuated four months ago due to fire safety problems. Some of the [...]

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Microsoft expansion will create 400 construction jobs

The MyHome Newsdesk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:16:40 +0000

Up to 400 construction jobs will be created following today’s announcement by Microsoft that it is to expand its data centre in Clondalkin in Dublin. The expansion, which will see Microsoft invest €98 million – will see a 112,000 square foot facility built at the Grange Castle business park, where the software giant already has [...]

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Should you Rent or should you Buy?

Karl Deeter — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:35:59 +0000

As long as I have worked in brokerage this has been a burning question for people who are thinking about buying a property. Now you can work out the answer for yourself thanks to our Rent or Buy calculator. There have been some great calculators around but we never saw one that lets you factor [...]

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Cost of living fell by 0.5% last month

The MyHome Newsdesk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:25:59 +0000

The cost of living fell by 0.5% last month, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). They revealed today that the consumer price index had fallen for the second month running following a 0.3% drop in December. However, the cost of living remained 2.2% higher this January than it had been [...]

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Two property companies honoured at Great Place to Work awards

The MyHome Newsdesk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:45:37 +0000

Two leading estate agents were honoured at last night’s Great Place to Work awards. Jones Lang LaSalle won the Best Medium-Sized Company Award while the Merlin Group, who held their first property auction in the Burlington Hotel last November, achieved a best workplace standard award. The awards bill themselves as “Ireland’s most comprehensive study of [...]

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