New lending rules for 1st time buyers – what it means for self-builders…

It was great to see the Central Bank relax the rules for first-time buyers of property. The lending rules (Applicable for January 1st 2017) apply to self-build mortgages as well as to the purchase of new homes and are summarised Read More …

A strange story of architectural reinvention that involves @UCDEngArch @DorothyJonesDJ @Vectorworks

I was privileged to undertake a few days part-time lecturing at UCD Architecture & Engineering department last week; the topic of the talk was the concept of reinvention where I gave a personal example of how I decided to effectively Read More …

Why time sheets are important and why you should love them…

We’ve all been there, asked as a young architect by the partner or office manager to get the time sheets up to date. It was one of my least favourite jobs; I have difficulty trying to remember what I did Read More …

Extend your Planning Permission before it’s too late !

I’ve posted something similar to this previously but it’s imperative that if your planning permission is running out (Ireland only) (ie within say 6 months) that you can now extend this permission by a maximum of a further 5 years. Read More …