Town
Address Elysium House, Ballytruckle Road, Waterford city
Agent Barry Murphy Auctioneers
This five-bedroom Ber-exempt Georgian house five minutes from the city centre is a generous 279sq m (3,000sq ft). The detached, three-bay, two-storey-over-basement house, dating from 1825, was in office use but has huge potential to be returned to a family home, subject to planning permission, as it retains details such as stained-glass windows, coving and sash windows.
Plus It retains lovely period details and has huge potential.
Rate of home mortgages over 90 days in arrears falls to lowest in 15 years
Greystar buys Dublin student housing scheme for around €150m
Typical price paid for home by first-time buyer up €88,000 on five years ago
Housing in Ireland is among the most expensive and most affordable in the EU. How does that happen?
Minus Building costs are high.
Country
Address Mount Carmel, Kilcommon, Cahir, Co Tipperary
Agent Caplice Auctioneers
This detached three-bay two-storey Georgian pile with six bedrooms and three bathrooms, built circa 1820, extends to a generous 370sq m (3,983sq ft). It is just a 12-minute walk from Cahir, overlooking Cahir Park Golf Club, and has been recently refurbished. The Ber-exempt house has underfloor heating throughout and zoned heating controls. The 0.6-acre site features front and rear gardens and an orchard to the side.
Plus Recently refurbished with underfloor heating and period details.
Minus That’s a lot of floor area to vacuum.
