Core Estate Management are pleased to announce the latest client to join is Littlewood in Dublin 18. Neighboring another of our clients Parkview Stepaside Core welcome the decision of the Board of Directors to make the change and we look forward to many happy years of working together in the future. CEM

London-based firm had already spent over €50m on other investments including the period HQ of the Department of Justice on St Stephen’s Green The London-based SW3 Capital has added another Dublin office investment to its portfolio. It has just paid more than €30 million for the newly rebranded Eir company’s offices and network management centre at Citywest Business...

Ardstone Capital has submitted a planning application for to build 450,000 sq ft of office space in Sandyford in Dublin. Ardstone claim "Eden Plaza" as it will be known, will feature five high specification office buildings ranging in size from 35,000 sq ft to 150,000 sq ft. The scheme is designed to be landscaped tand incorporates a park...

Allied Irish Banks has announced a .25pc drop in variable interest rates for new and existing customers. In addition, the banks EBS and Haven customers will benefit from a 0.38pc cut, the bank added today. The cuts will take effect over the next couple of weeks and will benefit about 160,000 customers. Following the move, AIB customers with...

ONE of the biggest buyers of Irish assets since the downturn has raised more than €5bn to spend on property in Europe and elsewhere. Lone Star Funds, which is headed by Irish American John Grayken, has closed its Lone Star Real Estate Fund IV after taking in some $5.8bn (€5.3bn) from various investors, including Mr Grayken himself. The...

This weeks' retail sales figures augur well for those retail parks which accommodate car showrooms, DIY, clothing and footwear stores which showed increased sales. But the CSO figures underline the challenges faced by those retail parks which do not have open use planning approval and are restricted to bulky goods such as furniture and electrical goods. Such challenges...