Monthly Archives: February 2015

Their new business model removes the initial prohibitive expense of installation Everyone seems to supports solar power. It’s like the kid in a race that everyone wants to win because they’ve so much spirit. Still they always end up coming in fourth. Bar the sun exploding, solar has the potential to be a game-changer in energy provision. But...

A Canadian real estate company specialising in multi-family housing has completed the acquisition of the Rockbrook property portfolio in Dublin for €87.3 million. CAPREIT, a publicly-quoted investment trust with more than 30,000 apartments and townhouses across Canada, has a pipeline agreement with Irish Residential Properties Reit (Ires Reit) that allows it to acquire the portfolio at a later...

It took David Connolly a while to get used to the very Danish idea of hygge. A word that roughly translates as "coziness", it's often used by Danes when they socialise together, and especially when they are enjoying each others' company in their respective homes. David and his girlfriend Anne-Marie have been doing a lot of entertaining since...

This week the Central Bank introduced tougher mortgage controls, which will see most borrowers having to have 20pc deposits up front. A less punitive arrangement for first-time buyers will compel them to save for a 10pc deposit, but with a cap of €220,000 in place, they face slim pickings in Dublin where lack of supply is pushing prices...