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‘Relax EU rules to end housing crisis’ – local MEP and former Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 25th October 2024 0

Ireland South MEP Kathleen Funchion has called for an exemption to EU fiscal rules to allow for greater investment in housing. The new fiscal rules came into force on April 30, with the aim of keeping budget deficits below 3% of GDP and public debts below 60% However, the former Kilkenny TD has called for […]

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Kilkenny house prices rising at slower rate than other counties in Leinster

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2024 0

Average house prices in Kilkenny have risen by €5,000 to €250,000, according to a new survey carried out by MyHome.ie and Bank of Ireland. Prices in neighbouring Carlow also rise by 2% over the past year, with the average asking price for a home rising to €255,000. However, the rate of house price growth was […]

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Value of average Kilkenny home to rise by €12,000 this year: survey

By Kilkenny Now 12th January 2022 0

The price of the average three-bed semi in county Kilkenny is expected to rise by 5% in the next 12 months, according to a new survey. Three-bed semi-detached homes in the county now cost an average of €240,000, up 15% on the December 2020 average of €208,500, the REA Average House Price Index shows. A […]

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Homes in Kilkenny worth far more than in rest of south east: new report

By Kilkenny Now 6th September 2021 0

Average house prices in Kilkenny are significantly higher than the rest of the south east, new figures reveal. Latest statistics from the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) show the average cost of a four-bedroom house in Kilkenny city and county has risen to €283,750. A similar size house costs €243,334 in Waterford, €220,000 […]

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House prices in Kilkenny surge by almost 10% despite pandemic: report

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2020 0

House prices in Kilkenny are still on the rise and show no signs of slowing, a new report reveals. The average price of a home in Kilkenny increased by more than 9% in the third quarter of 2020, according to the latest housing market survey from the property website Daft.ie. People looking to buy homes […]

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Apartment prices soar in Kilkenny, house prices drop: report

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY APARTMENT prices continue to rise quickly in Kilkenny but houses prices are starting to fall. Outside of Dublin, Kilkenny County is the sixth most expensive area of the country in which to buy a home. These figures have been revealed in the latest Residential Property Price Barometer launched by the Institute of […]

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Price of houses in Kilkenny soars by €20,000 in just three months

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE AVERAGE price of a four-bed house in Kilkenny has jumped by €20,000 in just three months. These stunning figures are from the latest house price report from MyHome.ie examining the national housing market for Q2, 2019. The report shows that a typical family three-bedroom semi-detached in Kilkenny cost €10,000 more in […]

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Kilkenny councillors set to be given more powers to determine how much property tax we pay

By Kilkenny Now 19th March 2019 Post a comment

KILKENNY councillors are set to be given more powers to decide what levels of property tax to charge homeowners across the city and county. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has signalled the Government will cede more powers to local authorities as part of a series of measures to prevent a massive hike in local property tax (LPT) […]