About Ireland - Property
Property is one of the most complex areas of law. Some of it is rooted in ancient laws – but case law is constantly changing. The stakes are high, but research time is in short supply. Lexis+ Ireland - Property brings all of the different sources
you need together so you can find the answers you need, fast.
We offer comprehensive guidance on property transfers in Ireland, along with a growing collection of precedents, practice notes, and checklists for all aspects of commercial leasing,
from inception to termination.
Transferring property
Practice notes and precedents cover the execution, conveyance and assignment of deeds and transfers of land.
Investigating title
Our practical guidance on matters such as certificates of title in commercial transactions is supported by precedent due diligence reports and reports on title.
International guidance
International Q&A guides provide jurisdiction specific information and overviews on Real Estate and Construction.
Property management
Our practical information on property management includes guidance on matters such as lease variations, consent applications and ancillary licences.
Latest Ireland - Property News
Ireland—Property analysis: This article, was written by Niamh McGovern and Jacinta Conway of Arthur Cox LLP. The EU has taken several initiatives to...
The Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment has launched a public consultation running from 3 September to 10 October 2025 on National...
MLex: The European Commission today urged Ireland, Latvia and Portugal to accelerate permitting for renewable and infrastructure projects by...
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage announced on 18 July 2025 that its Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant scheme has disbursed...
The Department of the Taoiseach published the Quarter 1 Progress Report of Ireland's Climate Action Plan 2025 (CAP25) on 17 July 2025. The report...
Latest Ireland - Property Practice Notes
Contract formation—jurisdictional guideThis guide sets out the requirements for the formation of contracts in various international jurisdictions. The...
Artificial intelligence (AI) resource kitThis resource kit contains a list of the key practical guidance available across Lexis+® UK that deals with...
Ireland—Property horizon scanner 2025This Practice Note provides a summary of the key legal developments that are expected to impact Irish property...
EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU—snapshotKey informationEnergy Performance of Buildings DirectiveTitleDirective 2010/31/EU of...
EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU) 2024/1275 (recast)—snapshotKey informationRecast EU Energy Performance of Buildings...
Latest Ireland - Property Precedents
Ireland—Arbitration clauseThis is a precedent arbitration clause for future disputes, which can be used for international and domestic arbitrations...
Ireland—Car Parking LicenceRecitalsThe Licensor is the owner of the Car Park and has agreed to grant to the Licensee a licence to use the Space[s]...
Ireland—Confidentiality agreement—mutualThis Agreement is made on [insert date]PartiesCheck that the parties named in the contract are correct. If...
Ireland—Confidentiality agreement—property transactionIn a proposed sale of land, particularly land with development potential, there may be some...
Ireland—Counterparts clauseCounterpartsA counterparts clause is a common boilerplate clause which provides that the parties to an agreement may...
Featured Ireland - Property content
Ireland—General Conditions of Sale 2023 (Revised) Edition
Ireland—General Conditions of Sale 2023 (Revised) EditionThe Conditions of Sale 2023 (Revised) Edition was published on 16 April 2024 and amends the...
Ireland—Completion declarations
Ireland—Completion declarationsIn property transactions there a number of statutory declarations and certificates that are required to be provided on...
Ireland—Solicitor's statement—power of attorney
Ireland—Solicitor's statement—power of attorneyThis is a precedent solicitor's statement confirmation in accordance with the requirements of Legal...
Ireland—Building energy performance (BER) certificates and display energy certificates (DECs) for commercial property
Ireland—Building energy performance (BER) certificates and display energy certificates (DECs) for commercial propertyHow do BER certificates / DECs...
Ireland—Lease variations—surrender and re-grant issues
Ireland—Lease variations—surrender and re-grant issuesThis Practice Note considers the circumstances where varying a commercial lease can trigger an...
Ireland—Put and call option—fixed option price
Ireland—Put and call option—fixed option priceDATE [insert date]Parties1[Insert name of Grantor] incorporated and registered in Ireland with company...
Ireland—Statutory Declaration—formal wording
This is a template statutory declaration confirming in line with the requirements of the Statutory Declarations Act 1938 (Ireland).Ireland—Statutory...
Ireland—Declaration of identity—development site with planning permission
Ireland—Declaration of identity—development site with planning permissionThis Precedent is a declaration of identity for a site with planning...
Ireland—Deed of assignment—unregistered—whole—original lessee
Ireland—Deed of assignment—unregistered—whole—original lesseeCommencementSection 64(2)(a) of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 (Ireland)...
Ireland—Certificate of title—commercial transactions
Ireland—Certificate of title—commercial transactionsWhat is a certificate of title?A certificate of title is a particular type of report on title...
Ireland—Rent review memorandum
Ireland—Rent review memorandumDrafting note to this PrecedentRent review allows the rent to be adjusted to reflect inflation and/or changes in the...
Ireland—Report on title—long form
Ireland—Report on title—long formProperty: [insert name and/or address of the Property] (‘Property’)Purchaser: [insert name, address and (if...
EU sustainable energy sector sees Belgium, Ireland and UK take next step in North Sea power plan
This Joint Statement marks a new decisive step towards close co-operation in the field of offshore wind energy and the ambition expressed at the...
Ireland—Secretary’s Certificate
Ireland—Secretary’s CertificateThis precedent certificate is a standard completion document where your client is contracting with a body corporate and...
Ireland—Heads of Terms—sublease
Ireland—Heads of Terms—sublease1Parties1.1Superior Landlord[insert details]1.2Landlord[insert details]1.3Tenant[insert details]1.4[Guarantor[s][insert...
Ireland—Deed of grant of right of way—unregistered land
Ireland—Deed of grant of right of way—unregistered landDeed of Grant of Right of Way made the [………………………] of [………………………]BETWEEN1[name of Grantor] [of...
Ireland—Specific Power of Attorney
Ireland—Specific Power of AttorneyAppointmentThis paragraph appoints, and sets out the authority of, the attorney. This power of attorney allows for...
Associated legal terms
Clear day(s)
Complete days, used for counting out notice and offer periods. These do not include the day on which the period begins, nor the day on which the particular reference event (eg a meeting or hearing which signifies the end of the period) falls. See also Clear Days Calculator.
Contra proferentem
The contra proferentem rule is used when interpreting an ambiguous clause within a contract; should a clause appear to be equivocal the words should be construed against the interests of the person who insisted that the clause be included.
Credit spread
The term used to describe the additional yield paid above that for equivalent dated gilts.
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