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€60 million for city's finest town house
The French are selling up on Ailesbury Road, both the lavish residence and the nearby chancery steeped in rebel history, writes Property Editor Orna Mulcahy

Top builders cut prices by 10-25%
Two major housebuilding firms have cut prices at new homes schemes in Dublin and the commuter belt.

New to Market

Georgian estate for landed gentry, 40 miles from Dublin, for €6m
If you've made your fortune and fancy joining the ranks of the new landed gentry, Beechy Park on around 224 acres in Co Carlow could be just the ticket, says Michael Parsons
Burnaby house instilled with the character of the queen of Khiva
Co Wicklow: €1.4m: This pretty, old world Greystones cottage is steeped in history, writes Peter Murtagh
Home Truths
There are ways to avoid repossession when money gets tight, says Edel Morgan
Q&A
Before I buy, what do I ask about service charges?
Take five @ around €1.95 million
Lisney is asking €1.95 million for 88 Morehampton Road, a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Donnybrook, Dublin 4 We find properties at a similar price in South Africa, Spain, the UK and Australia

The Market

Spacious family four-bed with a high-spec
Foxrock: €2.2m: The owners of 12 Kelston Park in Foxrock were one of the first residents in this major development off Leopardstown Road when it was built seven years ago. As they bought at the plans stage they were able to make some changes so that their house is unlike other similar looking ones in Kelston.
Detached four-bed house in Foxrock makes around €2.75 million
SalesResults:
French to test strength of market
AROUND THE BLOCK: The surprise sale of the French embassy residence and offices on Ailesbury Road will be an early test for the very top end of the market but rest assured it will be sold.
Buyers line-up to chase Michael Lynn's Howth house
All eyes will be on Lisney's auction rooms next Tuesday for the first auction of the season which will see rogue solicitor Michael Lynn's Howth house put under the hammer.
Looking to the long-term on Lansdowne Road
Back on the market with a price cut is a two-storey over basement Victorian house on Lansdowne Road, opposite what used to be the Berkeley Court hotel (now the Ballsbridge Court).
It's a date: Elm Park launch set for after Easter
After Easter punters will finally have a chance to buy into what is easily the most visible apartment scheme in D4.
Prices drop up North
People have been flocking to the North in the past few years to cash-in on the property boom, but all this seems set to change. Prices there are falling and have been for the past five months.
On the move
The Property Partners Group has announced the opening of a new Property Partners office in Galway.
Like the look of this week's houses?
Interiors: Edel Morgan shows how it's done

New Homes

Two big developers cut prices by up to 25%
The dramatic slowdown in new homes sales has prompted builders to cut prices in a number of schemes. Fiona Tyrrell reports
Two times the views from top floor apartment by sea in Sandycove near Forty Foot, Dart
New to the Market €950,000: An apartment by the sea in Sandycove, Co Dublin with dual aspect views that take in the Forty Foot, Dún Laoghaire pier and even Killiney Hill is for sale by private treaty through Lisney for €950,000.
PITCH US YOUR HOUSE ... Radio presenter's Portmarnock apartment for €365,000
THE SELLER: Clionadh O'Leary

Architecture

Future proof homes and communities
New laws mean that buildings will have to be more energy efficient and a conference will tell those in the industry how to make buildings comply, writes Emma Cullinan.
The Green Building 14 years on
"The Green Building was seen as a bit of a freak and very much on the periphery when we designed it 14 years ago," says Bernard Kilna, associate director of Murray O'Laoire Architects who will be giving a talk at the conference on the lessons learned from the Green Building.

Mortgages

WORTH THE INVESTMENT?
The address: 81 Longmeadow, Islandbridge, Dublin 8.

Planning

Extension for AIB's Bankcentre appealed
A couple living on Serpentine Avenue in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 has appealed a planned extension of AIB's Bankcentre to An Bord Pleanála saying it represents "poor planning".
Council rejects David Arnold's extra units in Sandyford
Developer David Arnold has been refused planning permission to add 38 apartments to a previously permitted development of 262 residential units in Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18 because the local infrastructure is inadequate to cope with them.
Locals appeal Aldi's plan for 175 homes at Finglas site
Aldi's proposal to build 175 apartments on the former Premier Dairies site in Finglas, Dublin 11 has been opposed by local residents.
Watch this Space
29 houses planned for Sean Barron's former Killiney house: The former home of the man behind the Pamela Scott brand, Seán Barron, is the subject of a planning application to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

International Property

Alpine chalets in upmarket resort on the Milky Way
Italy from €363,000: Luxury chalets in an Italian ski resort - run under the Kempinski brand - could tempt Irish investors, writes Jack Fagan
My kind of tower, Chicago is...
US from €504,185: Apartments in the Chicago Spire, the 150 storey tower which is being developed on the waterfront by Garrett Kelleher, are having their Irish launch next week, writes Fiona Tyrrell

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€60 million for city's finest town house

Top builders cut prices by 10-25%

Georgian estate for landed gentry, 40 miles from Dublin, for €6m

Burnaby house instilled with the character of the queen of Khiva

Home Truths

Q&A

Take five @ around €1.95 million

Spacious family four-bed with a high-spec

Detached four-bed house in Foxrock makes around €2.75 million

French to test strength of market

Buyers line-up to chase Michael Lynn's Howth house

Looking to the long-term on Lansdowne Road

It's a date: Elm Park launch set for after Easter

Prices drop up North

On the move

Like the look of this week's houses?

Two big developers cut prices by up to 25%

Two times the views from top floor apartment by sea in Sandycove near Forty Foot, Dart

PITCH US YOUR HOUSE ... Radio presenter's Portmarnock apartment for €365,000

Future proof homes and communities

The Green Building 14 years on

WORTH THE INVESTMENT?

Extension for AIB's Bankcentre appealed

Council rejects David Arnold's extra units in Sandyford

Locals appeal Aldi's plan for 175 homes at Finglas site

Watch this Space

Alpine chalets in upmarket resort on the Milky Way

My kind of tower, Chicago is...

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