Bosses at the Irish arm of commercial property firm, Jones Lang Lasalle gave themselves a 25% increase in overall pay as revenue and profits rocketed last year.

The upsurge in the Dublin commercial property market contributed to profits more than doubling at one of the country’s best known property firms Jones Lang LaSalle last year.

An auditing firm has received over €18m in fees from Nama as part of a €114.7m bonanza for professional firms, figures reveal.

PRE-TAX profits at one of the country’s best known property firms Jones Lang LaSalle decreased by 31% last year to €1.2 million.