Property Roundup on iPropertyRadio: The property conversation starts here

On Property Matters his week we have something different for you; we are joined in studio by Tom Gilligan, Director of Services at Mayo County Council and driver of the Vacant Homes initiative - Vacanthomes.ie. The entirety of this show is focused on the issue of vacant homes right across the country.  We look at some of the solutions and incentives currently available to bring these vacant homes back into use at a time they are critically needed.

We are also joined by Evelyn Graham, Vacant Homes Officer with KIlkenny County Council and John Ryan, Vacant Homes Officer with Dublin City Council to get a deeper understanding of how vacant homes impact families in urban and rural areas.

In the Property Matters studio this week, we were joined by Paddy Conlon from CBRE to talk about the upcoming CBRE International Proptech Challenge competition; and Stephen O’Sullivan of PPN Dublin to talk about the current marketplace for private investors. 

Sustainable apartment living for Ireland

A new report on sustainable apartment living in Ireland was launched recently by the Housing Agency and Clúid Housing. Apartment living in Ireland has increased over the last few years and, according to the report, the number of apartments in Ireland has increased by 85% between 2002 and 2016.

We were joined in studio to discuss the report findings and proposed reforms by:

You can link to the full report here: https://www.housingagency.ie/sites/default/files/2019-06/HA19011%20OMC%20report%20p1-100%20onlineV3.pdf

Emma Hayes, Head of PR & New Media at Property District and Bryan Fox are joined in the Property Matters studio by:

On Property Matters this week: 

Co-living Special:

Featuring news of Bartra Capital's Dun Laoghaire project and an interview with Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy.

We were joined on air by Ed Burke, founder of RooMigo; Anil Khera, founder of Node; and recently successful tenant (Dublin via Paris) Claire-Maya Chawaf 

Joining us in studio to talk all things proptech, contech, project management tools, social change and placemaking: 

In the iPropertyRadio studio for Property Matters this week: 

#PropertyMatters hosts Bryan Fox & Carol Tallon are joined in studio by Emma Hayes of Property District to discuss projects open for public consultation through PLACEengage.com; Trevor Kelly, public loss assessor and property claims expert at Insurance Claim Solutions highlights the need to evaluate and vary your property valuation at insurance renewal stage; Des McCabe of the Apartment Owners Network talks about the proposed reform of OMCs in Ireland.

Property District's Head of New Media and regular guest to the show, Emma Hayes,  stepped in to co-host this week's episode with Bryan Fox .

In addition to a special report on housing conversations that took place in the Dail this week (co-living, first time buyers, affordability and the State's provision of housing), proposed reform of Owners' Management Companies was also on the agenda.

Balbriggan resident Kevin Smyth joined us to talk about how members of the local  community can get involved in planning and use their voice to shape placemaking in their areas. 

Gavin Gallagher from Proptech.TV joined us to talk about how the construction and real estate sectors are moving towards sustainable and low-impact development, and how technology innovation will continue to shape that.