Property in Ireland
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Property in Ireland
Could you still buy a property in Ireland for about 110k UK pounds. I would like to live in or nearby a city.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Re: Property in Ireland
Originally Posted by paul161
Could you still buy a property in Ireland for about 110k UK pounds. I would like to live in or nearby a city.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Good luck..planning to move from the UK or here already?
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Re: Property in Ireland
Thanks for your reply I didn't know Ireland was so expensive for property . I have about 110k UK pounds. What I am hoping to do is to find employment and obtain a mortgage.
I would like to live in or near to one for the cities it will make it easier for me commute/find work because I don't drive.
Any ideas on places where I can purchase a property in my price range.
Thanks
At the moment still in the UK put will me making a trip to Ireland soon.
I would like to live in or near to one for the cities it will make it easier for me commute/find work because I don't drive.
Any ideas on places where I can purchase a property in my price range.
Thanks
At the moment still in the UK put will me making a trip to Ireland soon.
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Re: Property in Ireland
Originally Posted by paul161
Thanks for your reply I didn't know Ireland was so expensive for property . I have about 110k UK pounds. What I am hoping to do is to find employment and obtain a mortgage.
I would like to live in or near to one for the cities it will make it easier for me commute/find work because I don't drive.
Any ideas on places where I can purchase a property in my price range.
Thanks
At the moment still in the UK put will me making a trip to Ireland soon.
I would like to live in or near to one for the cities it will make it easier for me commute/find work because I don't drive.
Any ideas on places where I can purchase a property in my price range.
Thanks
At the moment still in the UK put will me making a trip to Ireland soon.
All the best, daisy
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Re: Property in Ireland
Originally Posted by ruru
Hi, check out myhome
almost every property for sale in Ireland is on this website.
daft website is best for finding rented accomodation.
almost every property for sale in Ireland is on this website.
daft website is best for finding rented accomodation.
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Re: Property in Ireland
Originally Posted by paul161
Could you still buy a property in Ireland for about 110k UK pounds. I would like to live in or nearby a city.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
If you do move though, good luck - its a great place and i'm sure you'll love it.
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Re: Property in Ireland
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
You would be mad to move to a rural country such as ireland without being able to drive, even if you did live in a city.
If you do move though, good luck - its a great place and i'm sure you'll love it.
If you do move though, good luck - its a great place and i'm sure you'll love it.
Last edited by crazydaisy; Aug 19th 2006 at 12:21 pm. Reason: typo
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Re: Property in Ireland
Originally Posted by paul161
Could you still buy a property in Ireland for about 110k UK pounds. I would like to live in or nearby a city.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Hi Paul We have just bought a cottage for 67000gbp in co limerick We found it on My Home as mentioned before we havent even seen it yet
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Re: Property in Ireland
Originally Posted by debf
Hi Paul We have just bought a cottage for 67000gbp in co limerick We found it on My Home as mentioned before we havent even seen it yet
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Re: Property in Ireland
Hi Marcecie The cottage we have bought on the internet looks wonderful cant see any piles of bricks unless the agent has hidden them!! Its thatched so we were concerned it may need re doing but the agent assures us it is good for a few more years All will be revealed next Tues anyway If you hear a very loud scream in Ireland next week you will know it is a pile of bricks!! Debbie
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Re: Property in Ireland
Originally Posted by crazydaisy
Galway area is a possibility. I was looking at places equivalent to about 130k allthough you may be able to find cheaper depending on how far out of town you go. I found county Clare to be more pricier than county Galway. The roads have improved much more lateley so you should have no problems getting fast access to Galway centre even if you live 30-40 minutes down the road. The town of Loughrea 25 minutes bus ride away may be worth considering as you don't drive. As mentioned above http://www.daft.ie may be a good place to check out prices and you can often see pics to check out the types and sizes of houses available at the price you were hoping for!
All the best, daisy
All the best, daisy
We are looking at Galway now, first it was Donegal, but we feel the work situation maybe easier in Galway, what I have noticed is that the prices are rising pretty quickly there now, bungalows etc dormers about 6 months ago, were around 230k now 260k :scared: we are thinking of renting for yr first, do you know those areas well? is work more plentiful there.
Thanks
Lulu
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Re: Property in Ireland
Originally Posted by lulu41
Hi Daisy
We are looking at Galway now, first it was Donegal, but we feel the work situation maybe easier in Galway, what I have noticed is that the prices are rising pretty quickly there now, bungalows etc dormers about 6 months ago, were around 230k now 260k :scared: we are thinking of renting for yr first, do you know those areas well? is work more plentiful there.
Thanks
Lulu
We are looking at Galway now, first it was Donegal, but we feel the work situation maybe easier in Galway, what I have noticed is that the prices are rising pretty quickly there now, bungalows etc dormers about 6 months ago, were around 230k now 260k :scared: we are thinking of renting for yr first, do you know those areas well? is work more plentiful there.
Thanks
Lulu
One problem you may come across as you've been away from the UK and/or Ireland for more than 2 years as that you may not qualify for social security (as we just found out!) We left the UK 8 years ago but before that paid our social insurance contributions for 15 years so weren't too amused. We're just waiting now to see if we'll get child allowance or not. Grrr - anyway, I have found the Irish to be soo, soo nice and I get on really well with them - I have a temping job in town so have joined the rat race driving into town and am sure glad to get back out into the country in the evening.
I love it here although I think it may be a lifetime before we can afford to buy a house but we'll keep on hoping!
Last edited by crazydaisy; Sep 8th 2006 at 8:29 pm.
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Re: Property in Ireland
Originally Posted by crazydaisy
Hi there - at the moment it is cheaper to head slightly East of Galway as property prices are lower, although people are starting to catch onto that now so it may change fairly quickly! I absolutely love Kinvara just South of Galway city but the houses are pretty pricey there. The housing market is just going nuts right now but they reckon that the market will crash and also there could be some reposessions so it would be worth looking out for some bargains (with the hubby's skills you could even do up an older property). Be wary though of buying land with a view to build as it takes eons to get planning permission - down our lane there are several farmers trying to sell their fields but the council has clamped down on new planning permissions as they feel the expansion is going too fast in the country. That's nice as we're surrounded by sheep, horses and cows and it would be awful to have that replaced by rows of houses. Further towards the towns though they are building larger housing estates and the disadvantage is that you may have someone overlooking you but the advantage is that these places will have higher speed internet and more reliable water supply (it took ages for us to get even half decent internet and our well dried up the other week so those are the type of challenges faced with being in the country!) Another word of warning is the problem of getting a school place - we have been turned away from several as they're just too full with the amount of people moving here.
One problem you may come across as you've been away from the UK and/or Ireland for more than 2 years as that you may not qualify for social security (as we just found out!) We left the UK 8 years ago but before that paid our social insurance contributions for 15 years so weren't too amused. We're just waiting now to see if we'll get child allowance or not. Grrr - anyway, I have found the Irish to be soo, soo nice and I get on really well with them - I have a temping job in town so have joined the rat race driving into town and am sure glad to get back out into the country in the evening.
I love it here although I think it may be a lifetime before we can afford to buy a house but we'll keep on hoping!
One problem you may come across as you've been away from the UK and/or Ireland for more than 2 years as that you may not qualify for social security (as we just found out!) We left the UK 8 years ago but before that paid our social insurance contributions for 15 years so weren't too amused. We're just waiting now to see if we'll get child allowance or not. Grrr - anyway, I have found the Irish to be soo, soo nice and I get on really well with them - I have a temping job in town so have joined the rat race driving into town and am sure glad to get back out into the country in the evening.
I love it here although I think it may be a lifetime before we can afford to buy a house but we'll keep on hoping!
Many thanks for taking the time to reply with good information, much appreciated, I know the property prices are crazy there, this is probably one reason to rent first, that way we can scout round too, the prices in the UK, are even crazier, we sold a 3 bed semi 2 and half yrs ago, for 200K sterling that same type house now is 250K sterling :scared: so I know what you mean, we dont have any children, YET, so no worries at present on schools
Best Wishes
Lulu
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Re: Property in Ireland
Originally Posted by paul161
Thanks for your reply I didn't know Ireland was so expensive for property