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Stamp duty for commercial property was increased from 2% to 6% last year for Budget 2018 however this does not appear to have had a significant impact on investment in commercial property ...

The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 has been introduced to deal primarily with the current housing supply shortage and to tackle issues in the rental sector.

Ireland's residential tenancies regime has undergone further significant reform through the Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026, introducing new enforcement mechanisms and procedural changes that landlords must navigate. The RTB now wields expanded powers including fixed payment notices for compliance breaches, while adjudication hearings have shifted to public forums with published outcomes.

This note summarises the changes we have seen in commercial leases as a result of the introduction of legislation in Ireland prohibiting upward only rent review provisions in commercial leases entered into after 28 February 2010.

It is symptomatic of the current financial climate that we are frequently asked to advise on a landlord’s remedies against the corporate tenant of an occupational lease in circumstances of the latter’s insolvency.

In a judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Meenan on 21 February 2025 in Ooi -v- Ireland & Ors, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal of an Order of the High Court...

The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) in conjunction with the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) and the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV)

Project finance is a well understood and widely used model for carrying out infrastructure projects in Ireland across all sectors including health, education, roads, rail, waste, water, IT and energy.

Retail landlord and tenants, particularly those occupying shopping centres and retail parks, will be interested in the outcome of Dunnes Stores Unlimited Company & Anor v Dafora Unlimited & Ors...

The EU made significant progress this week on the path to achieving net-zero buildings. On 30 June 2025, the European Commission published a comprehensive implementation package...

Finance Bill 2016 was published today and contains some important clarifications to the proposals to amend Ireland's Section 110 regime in respect of profits derived from Irish real estate.

When we covered the topic of Stranded Real Estate – A Real Possibility last year, we identified two key factors driving stranding risk: (i) changing legislation and (ii) market demand...

The National Planning Framework (NPF) is the long-term, 20-year strategy for strategic planning and sustainable development of our urban and rural areas to 2040...

Most of the Companies Act 2014 came into force on 1 June 2015. This legislation both consolidates Irish company law and also introduces various changes.

The OGP published amended forms of the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Technical Services and Archaeological Consultancy Services (COE1 & COE2 respectively).

The concept of an asset becoming 'stranded' or facing a 'stranding risk' has become a hot topic of conversation in the real estate industry in recent times – this is largely being driven...

Since 2015, there has been a rising tide of "cov-lite" leveraged loans issued in Europe which do not contain maintenance financial covenants that, if included, would be tested on a quarterly...