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Joint venture structures for Irish property development — landowner-developer, equity-developer and forward-purchase JVs; waterfalls, vehicles, profit splits and common pitfalls.

Compulsory Purchase Orders in Ireland — the process, compensation principles (market value, severance, disturbance), the Pointe Gourde principle, and the Property Arbitrator.

Bank valuations for secured lending in Ireland — Red Book methodology, panel positions, instruction process, forced-sale value, ESG and what makes a defensible report.

ESG, BER B and net-zero requirements for Irish commercial property — CSRD, EPBD recast, lender underwriting, retrofit economics, and the stranded-asset risk.

Break clauses in Irish commercial leases — drafting, notice periods, conditional breaks, and how to avoid the most common (and most expensive) execution failures.

Section 16 of the 1980 Act gives Irish business tenants a statutory right to a new lease after five years' occupation — qualification, Section 17 defences, compensation and renunciation explained.

Forty essential Irish commercial property terms defined — BER, BCAR, CPO, ERV, FRI, ICAV, MUD Act, NOI, PSRA, RTB, RZLT, Section 16, UORR, WAULT and more.

DCF valuation for Irish commercial property — formula, discount rates, terminal cap rates, when to use it, and how to sense-check the output against the investment method.

The 3 percent Residential Zoned Land Tax explained — who is liable, how market value is set, the return deadline, penalties, dezoning, and strategic options for affected landowners.

The three numbers that define every commercial real estate investment: net operating income, cap rate and IRR — formulas, worked examples and 2026 Irish benchmarks.

Headline rent vs net effective rent in Irish commercial leases — how to calculate the difference, why it matters for rent reviews, and why investors who pay on headline overpay.

Upwards-only rent review clauses in Irish commercial leases — legal status under the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, what changed in 2010, and how pre-2010 leases are treated.

What real estate asset management actually involves — strategy, value creation, leasing, capex, exit planning — and how it differs from day-to-day property management.

A practical 2026 guide to acquiring commercial property in Ireland — from sourcing and due diligence to financing, stamp duty and completion.

A practitioner's outlook on Irish commercial real estate in 2026 — Dublin office yields, retail recovery, industrial and logistics strength, ESG pricing, and where institutional capital is moving.

A plain-English guide to RICS Red Book valuations in Ireland: what the standard is, who can sign one, the main valuation bases, and when you need one for lending, tax, funds or probate.

Commercial lease renewal rights in Ireland explained: the Landlord & Tenant (Amendment) Act 1980, the five-year business-equity rule, grounds for refusal, and deeds of renunciation.

How commercial rent reviews work in Ireland: review intervals, open market value, the upward-only ban since 2010, and how disputes are settled by arbitration or expert determination.