{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/619faf1af8d4dc0013bca20f/644944b890fa5f001160f321?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why do some shareholders in the Republic's largest private residential landlord feel shortchanged?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/619faf1af8d4dc0013bca20f/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>With some 4,000 homes in its portfolio, and few or no vacant units at this time, Ires Reit should be raking it in.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>So, why are they planning to sell off the \"crown jewels\" of their assets in an attempt to balance the books?</p><p><br></p><p>The company's annual general meeting on May 4th looks to be more interesting than usual, with&nbsp;Canadian investor Vision Capital calling for the board of directors to be replaced.&nbsp;Ires Reit’s Canadian founder Capreit has indicated it will join forces with Vision Capital, who are agitating for the company to put itself up for sale.</p><p><br></p><p>Does the situation at Ires Reit signal the beginning of the end of institutional investors in Ireland?</p><p><br></p><p>On today’s Inside Business podcast, Business Editor Ciaran Hancock gets some insight from Markets Correspondent Joe Brennan and Head of Real Estate - Investment Banking at Goodbody, Colm Lauder.</p>","author_name":"Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock"}