House price inflation rises, call for pension levy refund and time to redesign the ‘ghastly’ office

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Sellers are putting houses on the market for an average of €330,000, 4.1 per cent more than a year ago, according to new figures showing property prices on the rise again, writes Barry O’Halloran. Property price inflation is accelerating despite high interest rates, online real estate agent, MyHome.ie, owned by The Irish Times, says in a report published on Monday. Almost €2.4 billion taken from private sector pension funds in retrospective taxation at the time of the financial crisis should be refunded to workers, beginning with next week’s budget, a pension fund trustee has argued. Dominic Coyle reports. Pilita Clark...