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What is a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)? A CPO is a legal order which allows certain statutory bodies, such as local authorities, which need to acquire land or property for large projects (e.g. road widening or Luas schemes) to do so without the consent of the owner  where a compelling case in the public interest can be demonstrated. Compulsory purchase powers enable a local authority to acquire land, property, and other interests compulsorily to carry out their public func

Statutory Renewal Rights An interesting case came before His Honour Judge John O’Connor in Dublin’s Circuit Court on 23 July 2024...

As the entire foreshore in Ireland, effectively the land between the sea and the mainland itself, is owned by the state, it is a...

An estate agent is usually your first call. But your house can sell as soon as a board goes up, so it is just as important to inform...

During the 18th and 19th century it became common for landlords who owned large areas of land to lease out this land as a way of ensuring...