Owners of Deepwell have engaged architects to conduct feasibility study for 42 apartments

Strong volume sales at the first of autumn auctions

The new owners of the €8m house bought the furniture but smaller items are now up for for auction

The sale of Deepwell, the former home of the Reihills of Tedcastle Oil, for just 20 per cent below the bullish asking price signals a boost at the upper end of the market. But will the new overseas buyers continue to offer tours of the beautiful Victorian house to avail of tax breaks?

A recent poll shows that the public are in favour of a revival of deposit-and- return systems. The chief bottle washers, however, remain unconvinced

Deepwell, in Dublin’s Blackrock, is a beautiful 'rus in urbe' Victorian property with Italianate gardens, a swimming pool and an asking price of €10 million. It’s also a section 482 property which means it is open to the public to view at certain times