Following high profile and significant losses by retirement savers in unregulated loan notes, the Pension Authority is looking to clamp down on pension funds investing in assets like property. Following Iorps II, many self-directed pension savers opted to transfer their assets into a non-standard PRSA. Unsurprisingly then, the Pensions Authority is concerned and has turned its attention to PRSAs – or non-standard PRSAs in particular. When investing in property, there are some key advantages to doing so through your pension fund. Once you have found a property, your pension fund purchases it and pays for all associated costs – stamp duty, solicitor fees etc etc.

Source: The Irish Times February 10, 2026 15:31 UTC