NEWS
There was little sign of the winter blues in the Northern Ireland housing market during January, with new buyers active and newly agreed sales rising, according to results from RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and Ulster Bank Residential Market Survey. More than half of respondents said that there were more new buyers in the market in January while +31% said that the number of newly agreed sales rose. However, the survey’s indicator for new instructions to sell remained negative for the seventh consecutive month, though only marginally so. In terms of prices, +70% of NI respondents said there was a rise in January and 40% said that they expect prices to increase over the next three months. Expectations for sales activity was less upbeat though, with surveyors expecting a flat picture over the next three months. Garrett O’Hare, RICS member and managing director of property agency Bradley NI, said, “The supply side challenge aside, it appeared to be a relatively upbeat picture in the NI housing market … with lots of potential buyers and sales going through in greater number than at the end of last year.” DEMAND FUELSRISE IN NI HOUSING MARKET
L-R: Comedian Tom Allen, Keylite MD Jim Blanthorne, Keylite Sales Director Matthew King, MRA-Marketing MD Phil Boyland.
HAT-TRICKOFAWARDWINSFOR KEYLITEROOFWINDOWS
Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) came away victorious at the Builders’ Merchants Awards in February, taking home the title of ‘Supplier of the Year’ at the 20th anniversary event. This latest victory comes in quick succession after two other award wins for the brand. Keylite’s Integrated Expanding Thermal Collar was crowned ‘Best Roofing System or Product’ at the 2021 Build It Awards at the end of November and the team also triumphed at the recent BMJ Industry Awards,
picking up ‘Roofing Supplier of the Year’ for the fourth consecutive year. Jim Blanthorne, Managing Director of Keylite, said, “We are thrilled to have won the Supplier of the Year award at the Builders’ Merchants Awards – particularly on its 20th anniversary. I’d like to extend a huge thank you to the wider team at Keylite for all their hard work, as well as to the judges and merchant partners that have supported us.” For more information on Keylite, visit www.keyliteroofwindows.com, call 01283 200 158 or email info@keyliteuk.com
NINEPROJECTS SHORTLISTEDFOR RSUADESIGNAWARDS 2022
The search for the best works of architecture in Northern Ireland in 2022 has been narrowed down to the final nine following a rigorous judging process by an expert panel of architects from across Ireland and GB. Ciarán Fox, Director of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects welcomed the news, commenting, “The nine shortlisted
buildings will no doubt enrich the lives of the communities they serve – the central tenet of all great pieces of architecture.” Throughout March, all shortlisted schemes will be visited by the judging panel. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Friday, April 26, in the Great Hall at Queen’s University, Belfast. The projects that have been shortlisted are: Altnagelvin Acute Hospital - North Wing Development (HLM Architects with Hall Black Douglas Architects); Áras na bhFál (ARdMackel Architects with Paul McAlister Architects); Áras Uí Chonghaile (McGurk Architects); Davagh Forest Observatory (ARC-EN); Erskine House (TODD Architects); Everogue Lane (Hall Black Douglas Architects); House Ballyscullion (McGonigle McGrath); House in the Glebe (Marshall McCann Architects); North West Multi Modal Transport Hub (Consarc Design Group).
Altnagelvin Acute Hospital - North Wing Development, designed by HLM Architects with Hall Black Douglas Architects. Photo: Paul Lindsay.
Garrett O’Hare, RICS member and Managing Director of property agency Bradley NI.
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