Average house prices increase across the North West for third time this year
House prices in the North West have risen for the 3rd time in a row this year. According to Daft.ie’s 3rd Quarter report, house prices have risen in Leitrim by 6.4% compared to the start of the year from €123,534 to an average of €132,435. In Sligo, the average house…
Population crisis: Do up delapidated buildings, says Leitrim councillor
A North Leitrim councillor says many towns and villages in the county could be ‘transformed’ if unused or delapidated buildings within them were renovated and made available for people to live in. Fine Gael Councillor Sean McDermott told yesterday’s Manorhamilton Municipal District meeting of Leitrim County Council that this had…
Focus Ireland concerned over rising rents
Average rent prices have increased by 12% in just 12 months in County Sligo. It currently costs an average of €644 to rent in the county, an increase of 12% in just 12 months, according to a Daft.ie report. The minimum increase seen is 8.5% The average cost for renting…
‘Defective’ concrete blocks causing ‘huge distress to homeowners’
A County Donegal chartered engineer says the issue of defective concrete blocks in more than one thousand houses– and possibly up to 5,000 houses — in County Donegal is another legacy issue of building defects from the Celtic Tiger era. The blocks crumble because they contain mica. Damien McKay, a…