Many people have this ambition at various stages of their life and contact me with questions about how easy, or otherwise, it might be. Buying a site in a rural part of Ireland is a simple exercise and will set you back anything from €15,000 to €150,000, depending on the location. Buying the site is … Read more
Thinking of selling your house? There is a few things you can take care of once you decide you are putting your property on the market. The first, critical thing is to let your solicitor know that you are putting your house on the market. Your solicitor will then be able to take up the … Read more
“Is now a good time to buy property?” This is a question I am frequently asked and it is the wrong question to be asking. Let me explain. Timing your entry into any market with confidence and certainty is impossible. Because it relies on you being able to accurately predict the property market, or indeed … Read more
Buying your first property and unsure of what to expect? Let’s take a look at the various steps in buying your property. Two things you will need to do from the outset are: a) arrange finance with a lender, b) find the right property. Assuming you have succeeded in doing this you will have to … Read more
“How long does the process take?” This is a question I am frequently asked by a purchaser or seller of a property. And the answer is-yes, you have guessed it-it depends. Let me explain. Let’s assume I am acting for the purchaser of a second hand property. The first thing that must happen is the … Read more