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While Ireland is well used to institutional investors purchasing entire apartment blocks, there has been little history here of American-style corporate landlords aggressively competing in the open market to assemble portfolios from once-off home purchases. Until now.

Urban Life, the housebuilding business run by Larry Goodman Jnr, has recovered from a 2020 slump thanks to a €20 million cash cushion and access to the family’s finances.

Richmond Homes declines to comment in detail, but says its former CEO “remains involved in his projects”.

The promoters of a 24-storey building on the site of the former City Arts Centre argue that it will enhance the skyline, contribute to higher density near public transport and interact with existing heritage, citing the example of Sydney's Custom House area.

An institutional landlord has issued High Court proceedings against Ireland’s largest supermarket chain. This is just the latest in a series of legal actions over the development of a Dublin shopping centre.

How does the rental crisis look from the perspective of IRES Reit, Ireland’s biggest landlord?

Property development flourishes when there's a big gap between risk-free returns and property yields. Risk free returns are shooting up. How bad is this for developers?

The Housing Assistance Payment is one of the state’s largest subsidy schemes, yet the identity of its recipients has been a well-guarded secret. Data obtained through a freedom of information request lifts a corner of the veil.

Behind a leafy façade in Georgian Dublin, a small team has been instrumental in directing global institutional investors towards Irish property development. Based on hundreds of documents, site visits and insider information, this investigation tells Ardstone’s story.

When the housing crisis emerged, Ardstone Capital had an address book full of international investors and no baggage from the Irish property crash. In the past six years, it has discreetly funded every possible type of home in the country.