IPAV in the News

September 2023 

Home Truths: Outrageous conveyancing delays are killing house sale deals, so where are ...

Independent.ie

According to IPAV, it takes on average 10.4 weeks to conveyance a property between the sale being agreed and the signing of contract, ...


August 2023

Calls for mortgage provisions to be treated as separate to other forms of lending

Business Post

Ipav chief executive points to 'lopsided equation' whereby lenders' interests 'supersede' those of consumers.


House Price Rises Slip To Just 2%

BUSINESS PLUS

House price rises have slipped again - dipping to just over 2% for the first six months of the year.


House prices in the county continue to increase

Roscommon Herald

House prices in the county continue to increase according to new figures.


House prices up 4-6% in first half of year

The Anglo Celt

There's been a call for unprecedented measures in the forthcoming Budget to ease the housing crisis.


House prices in Kerry rose in the first six months of the year | RadioKerry.ie

Radio Kerry

That's according to IPAV's residential property barometer, which measures property price sales from the start of this year.


Donegal remains one of the cheapest counties to buy property

Donegal Live

IPAV chief Pat Davitt says that people who started saving for a home during the pandemic will increasingly find their dream slipping away. House ...


Kerry IPAV member says conveyancing legislation would speed up house sales procedure

Radio Kerry

Brendan Mannix, of Mannix Property Services in Castleisland, is a member of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV).


Conveyancing delays leading to failed property sales - RTE

RTE

A survey by IPAV has found that four out of every five estate agents say they have seen sales fail because of delays in the conveyancing process.


Rent Pressure Zones causing rent increases - IPAV - Leitrim Observer

Leitrim Observer

Rent Pressure Zones (RPZ), a designated area where rents cannot exceed general inflation, are causing rents to increase according to IPAV, ...


Conveyancing issues causing house sales to fall through, survey finds - Irish Examiner

Irish Examiner

IPAV chief executive Pat Davitt said: 'Conveyancing delays put extra worry and pressure on purchasers and vendors as well as extra rental costs too in ...


Mortgage offers frequently withdrawn due to 'lethargic' conveyancing process – IPAV

Business Post

Mortgage offers frequently withdrawn due to 'lethargic' conveyancing process - IPAV. Estate agents are calling for urgent reform of the system, ...


Loan Offers Could Be Withdrawn Due To Conveyancing Delays - Midlands 103

Midlands 103

Castlepollard's Pat Davitt IPAV Chief Executive said: “Conveyancing delays put extra worry and pressure on purchasers and vendors as well as extra ...


Property sales being lost amid conveyancing delays, agents claim - The Irish Times

The Irish Times

Ipav said conveyancy, the legal transfer of properties from seller to buyer, was now taking on average four months to complete – over 10.4 weeks ...


Mortgage offers expiring because of legal delays, estate agents say - Irish Independent

Irish Independent

People are losing out on mortgage offers because of legal delays, estate agents say. A majority (84pc) of real estate agents surveyed by the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV)