June 25th, the MUD Act Reform Group (MARG) which represents apartment owners and a number of approved housing bodies – held a briefing for Oireachtas members on the urgency of putting in place a regulator to oversee the owners’ management companies (OMCs) that manage...
Governance
AON Meeting – 6 February 2019: Service charge collection & debtor management
Service charge income is the lifeblood of every Owners’ Management Company. Without it no OMC can run effectively. Do your OMC and your directors know the steps for successful service charge collection? Do you know the legal routes to recovering service charge...
AON in the news – Recent Media Coverage
Our recent presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee got some good coverage in the media. See the links below for more Irish Times : Problems with apartment sector could be a ‘time bomb’ for taxpayer RTE News - Regulation needed in apartment sector - Owners'...
AON presentation to Joint Committee : Webcast playback
Hello all, For those who may have missed the live webcast of our recent presentation to the Joint Committee on Housing Planning and Local Government, you can watch playback of proceedings on the Oireachtas website at the link below. Our presentation starts at 0.35:14...
AON – Representing You in Leinster House (19 April)
Hello all, We will appear before your TDs and Senators later this week. Representatives of the Network will meet with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government The meeting will be lived-streamed on the Oireachtas website- Oireachtas...
AON Submission: Draft Water Services Guidelines – Public Consultation
The Department of Housing recently issued for public consultation Draft Water Services Guidelines. The details are available on the Department of Housing website at the link below:...
AON / SCSI Submission: Review Group on Administration of Civil Justice
AON in conjunction with the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland have made a joint submission to the Review Group on the Administration of Civil Justice. We have put forward practical changes and policy proposals for Better lease enforcement for the common good More...
Short-Lets in Apartments & MUDs – Presentation
Hello all, At our final meeting of 2017 Frank McDonald, former Environment Editor of the Irish Times and chair of Temple Bar Residents, outlined his experiences of the short-let sector. Frank provided informative background on taking the recent “Crown Alley” planning...
AON Meeting 5 December: Short-Lets in Apartments & MUDs
Hello all, Our final meeting of a very busy 2017 takes place on Tuesday 5th December 2017 at 7pm. We are back in our regular spot of the Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council. We have arranged a discussion on short term lettings, and issues for OMCs. This is in light...
AON Submission – Dept of Finance, Budget 2018
We have made a submission to the Department of Finance in relation to Budget 2018 outlining our proposals regarding budgetary and other measures, that should be implemented by Government to support the Multi Unit Development / Apartment sector into the future. In this...