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Robin's redbrick on Leeson Park for €6.25m
Robin O'Reilly's D6 refurbished home has everything - including
a room for the shoes.
Rose Doyle reports
Chef's home recipe for successful refurb
A cottage in its own grounds which has been extensively revamped is for sale through Douglas Newman Good for €4.3 million.
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Price drop in sunny home
Bishops Lane: €4.1m: A price drop of over €500,000 is expected to generate fresh interest in a modern five-bedroom house on 2.2 acres in a tranquil setting in Kilternan, Co Dublin.Brightened home on Brighton Sq
Dublin 6: €2.3m A terraced four-bedroom house on a pretty square in Rathgar is on the market at €2.3 million through joint agents Harper O'Grady and Sherry FitzGerald.Selling country house - after three generations
Co Westmeath: €8m A country house on a 445-acre farm could be a stud farm, or a country base for a Dublin family. Fiona Tyrrell reportsIn Brief
Dublin 4: €1.5m Colliers Jackson-Stops is certainly being realistic with the AMV of €1.5 million for a 1920s semi with large gardens in the heart of Dublin 4.
Design stacks up at Warehouse
Dublin 8: €825,000 A two-bed apartment on the second floor of The Warehouse scheme has large airy rooms, writes Eoin LyonsShannon riverside scheme sails into its final phase
Athlone: from €335,000 The last 25 apartments and townhouses go on sale this weekend at The Jolly Mariner, an attractive marina development on the banks of the Shannon at Athlone, Co Westmeath. Show units will open for viewing.Citywest apartments beside shopping centre and Luas stop
Citywest: from €275,000 One and two-bedroom apartments go on sale from plans this week at Citywest Plaza, a brand new scheme beside the new planned Luas stop in Citywest. Savills HOK is the selling agent.Ramparts with a view
Dublin 18: €545,000 A striking 85sq m (920sq ft) penthouse apartment in The Ramparts development just off the N11 in Cabinteely, Dublin 18, will suit a well-heeled couple who want to have plenty of space.
Desperate agents urge homeowners to sell
London Calling London estate agents are using extreme tactics to get people to sell their homes in the current property drought. Angela Pertusini reportsHomeowners' horror at cost of high season flights
Getting to a house abroad Low cost airlines fuelled the boom in buying abroad - but all of them jack up their prices in high season. Joan Scales reportsHow to get the best flight deals
Be flexible, mid-week travel is always cheaper than weekend.Making a Spanish will - in Dublin
Buying in Spain People who own property in Spain can now get a Spanish will drawn up and signed in Dublin by solicitor Tom McGrath. Property owners can also use the same firm to establish ownership of a property, as well as establishing whether there are any problems with the title relating to planning permissions, licensing and so on.From €300,000 in village-style resort in Bordeaux
French Holiday Homes About 126 one to four-bedroom apartments and villas in Domaine Haut-Gardegan, a resort on nearly 250 acres to be developed by Intrawest in Bordeaux, near the village of St Emilion, will shortly be offered for sale through agent Lisney from around €300,000.
Harmony of Liffey quays is key to plans for Clarence
Radical plans to redevelop the Clarence Hotel need to be viewed in the context of the Liffey quays, writes Frank McDonald , Environment Editor
Sandycove house sells for region €7 million
Sales Results In a week when almost half of the properties going to auction sold, the highest price - region €7 million - was achieved by Cove House in Sandycove, Co Dublin. The three-bedroom house with withdrawn and sold after through Savills HOK.Spacious family house on six acres at The Summit
Howth: €6.5m Country living in the city may sound far-fetched but, despite the pace of construction in Dublin, The Haven offers all that and more. Situated on six acres at The Summit of Howth Peninsula, the large bungalow has spectacular views of Dublin Bay, as well as unrivalled privacy and easy access to all the amenities this area enjoys.AroundtheBlock
Cowen to play stamp duty card Brian Cowen has played the stamp duty card very close to his chest in recent weeks, but today he is likely to announce that the tax threshold for first-time buyers will be raised to €500,000 - €50,000 more than Fine Gael's offer.Market View
Why don't the Greens propose a cap on rezoned land, asks Marc Coleman
Stephen sets sail . . . in a shipshape attic bedroom
Nautical and very nice: Robert O'Byrne looks at 10-year-old Stephen Moloney's bedroomChild's room: six essentials
1 Don't splurge too madly on your children's rooms; they'll grown out of the decor as fast as they do out of their shoes. Look out for second-hand furniture and then invest in some paint
Board rejects 25-storey scheme in D4
Bernard McNamara and Jerry O'Reilly's ambitious 25-storey mixed-use scheme on the site of the Tara Towers hotel on Merrion Road, Dublin 4, has been rejected by An Bord Pleanála.Higher densities part of new Stillorgan plan
Higher densities, taller buildings and a new civic core are all part of the new district centre planned for Stillorgan in south Dublin as envisaged in the Stillorgan Local Area Plan (LAP), which has just been put out to public consultation.Aldi plans 175 apartments on Finglas Road site
Discount supermarket chain Aldi is looking to build 175 apartments on the former Premier Dairies site in Finglas. This is the third time the German company has sought permission on the large site on the Finglas Road in Dublin 11.Watch this Space
Locals appeal Clontarf development A proposed apartment scheme at a Victorian era house in Clontarf, Dublin 3, will "dwarf" the period house, according to local residents who are objecting to the development.Planning & Development
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Take five @ around ¬375,000
Smith Curley is quoting €375,000 for 21 Esker Meadow Rise, a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lucan, Co Dublin. We find properties at a similar price in Thailand, Spain, New Zealand and Croatia
