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Colm Lauder: Stability returns to Irish property — but risk and politics still loom large

07.05.2025 8

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Colm Lauder: Fickle policy moves are the biggest threat to housing supply

Rent cap regime played a vital role at a time of crisis, but its continued application in current form was now undermining the very goals it was...

21.04.2025 8

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Colm Lauder: Dublin and London stock exchanges face takeover crisis as IPO drought deepens

Amid US trade tariffs and rising geopolitical tensions, maintaining vibrant domestic stock exchanges is essential to economic resilience

08.04.2025 10

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Colm Lauder: Dublin and London stock exchanges face takeover crisis as IPO drought deepens

Amid US trade tariffs and rising geopolitical tensions, maintaining vibrant domestic stock exchanges is essential to economic resilience

08.04.2025 7

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Colm Lauder: Time for Dubliners to reclaim their city before capital’s character dies

Irish authorities have a lot to learn from their UK counterparts when it comes to preserving the visual character of our cities

28.03.2025 10

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Colm Lauder: Ireland’s Cannes presence shows recognition for crucial role of private capital

The Irish delegation’s attendance at Mipim in Cannes showed the clear benefits of engaging with institutional investors

16.03.2025 7

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Cannes property conference Mipim 2025: How Ireland should play its cards to assuage investor concern

A significant Irish delegation is travelling to Cannes this year for the event

11.03.2025 20

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Cannes property conference Mipim 2025: How Ireland should play its cards to assuage investor concern

A significant Irish delegation is travelling to Cannes this year for the event

11.03.2025 8

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Colm Lauder: Recent momentum in the housing sector will wither without urgent policy reform

A number of significant developments have boosted the sector over the last fortnight but without further changes that progress will go to waste

03.03.2025 7

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Colm Lauder: Forget cumbersome reference rates, there’s a far better way of resetting the rental market

Without decisive action the country risks perpetuating its current cycle of housing unaffordability and underinvestment

16.02.2025 10

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Colm Lauder: Here’s what should replace rent caps to boost housing investment and protect tenants

Now is the time to be bold in reforming Ireland’s housing sector

11.02.2025 7

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Colm Lauder: My 5 urgent housing reforms to attract foreign investors back

Belated acknowledgement of need of private sector marks a crucial pivot in bid to end shortage of homes across the country

08.02.2025 10

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Colm Lauder: My 5 urgent housing reforms to attract foreign investors back

Belated acknowledgement of need of private sector marks a crucial pivot in bid to end shortage of homes across the country

08.02.2025 7

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Colm Lauder: The retail sector is not just recovering — it is redefining itself for a bright future

Risk remains in the sector, but retail assets are certainly rebounding, with a number of large deals recently bolstering confidence

04.02.2025 10

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Colm Lauder: Cairn and Glenveagh investors can cash in on programme for government

21.01.2025 7

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Colm Lauder: UK housing market remains the ultimate cornerstone investment

13.01.2025 10

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Colm Lauder: With a centrist government and strong balance sheet, is Dublin Europe’s safe haven for real estate capital?

Our commercial property expert runs the rules over where Ireland’s market stands

15.12.2024 5

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Colm Lauder: Manifestos show political posturing on student housing fails to reflect complex reality

Restrictive regulations, excessive building specifications and rent caps have created barriers

25.11.2024 4

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Colm Lauder: Our property expert rates Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin’s housing plans

14.11.2024 4

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Colm Lauder: Government has put final nail in coffin of Ireland’s Reit sector

The recently published funds review was a prime opportunity to breathe new life into property investment, instead it side-stepped the issue

04.11.2024 2

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Colm Lauder: What landlords must do to save Dublin’s vibrant pubs and restaurants

18.10.2024 2

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Colm Lauder: Four reasons why Ireland is primed for life science investment

The ‘build it and they will come’ mantra should be ringing in the ears of property funds given global trends

14.10.2024 4

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Colm Lauder: Stamp duty hike will only see housing associations gobble up more family starter homes

Moves to hike stamp duty will do little to deter the bulk purchase of homes and alleviate the chronic supply of new housing for first-time buyers

06.10.2024 5

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Colm Lauder: Hammerson’s Moore Street win comes just as it has firepower to go big in Ireland

The Dundrum Town Centre owner has been revitalised under its chief executive and Ireland is set to be a focus of its growth drive

20.09.2024 3

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Colm Lauder: Exempt from stamp duty, social housing providers are the new ‘cuckoo funds’

If the government really wants to tackle the bulk purchasing of housing, it should start by levelling the playing field on tax

16.09.2024 4

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Colm Lauder: Get ready for a slow and uneven recovery in real estate markets

The final quarter of 2024 could be an opportune time for investors, but they should still exercise caution

09.09.2024 3

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Colm Lauder: Policy missteps and high costs drive Ireland’s worsening student housing crisis

A number of government policy moves, regardless of how well-intentioned, have created further problems that could hamper accommodation supply

02.09.2024 10

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Colm Lauder: Data centre segment increasingly appealing as European vacancy trims

The broad outlook for the Irish data centre property market remains cautiously optimistic, weighed by political and planning concerns

25.08.2024 6

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Colm Lauder: Revenge travel is over but hotel investors have a strong appetite

Occupancy rates are starting to plateau but the right metrics are growing in key markets including Ireland

19.08.2024 3

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Colm Lauder: Results season hints towards a turnaround but the first half of 2024 was a write-off

A number of Reits posted results in recent days. Colm Lauder takes a look at what insight we can derive from their performance in the opening half...

11.08.2024 3

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Colm Lauder: Irish primary healthcare property is an ever more tempting investment

Ireland’s ageing population means that there is a growing number of opportunities in the health care sector

04.08.2024 5

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Colm Lauder: Investors stump up for yoga, spas and gardens to attract office tenants

21.07.2024 30

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Colm Lauder: Want to beat the Nimbys? Irish politicians should look to UK Labour for pointers

The new Labour government in Britain has said it will overturn controversial planning changes introduced last year by its predecessor

14.07.2024 4

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