So, hypothetically speaking, I’ve skimped & saved for years and I’m now able to buy a house. I look at a housing estate that’s being built and I agree to buy one of the houses. I give the auctioneer a deposit of €6.000, line up the financials, give notice to my landlord and wait for …
I was reading an article last week about a couple in Co Kerry who are petrified of being evicted from their home when (if) the eviction ban is lifted at the end of this month. Their landlady (very reasonably) wants to move back to Kerry and into the house. Such a common situation with no …
Yes, we are all focusing on vacant & derelict properties that are blighting our towns. Grants are available to fix them up, but hard to draw down. Mortgages not readily available. According to Pat Davitt chief executive of IPAV (Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers), “if something like sewerage, running water, electricity, a bathroom or …