Buying in Malahide

seasidedub

Hi, 
I wonder if any of you savvy people out there could give me a bit of advice or your 2 cents worth.
Own a property in Malahide - 4 bed off the Coast Road, built in the 70s, absolutely nothing special, but has a nice view of the sea and due to the way things are in Ireland probably worth about 700k, which by the way, I agree is nonsense for a bog-standard house, and it really is bog-standard.  Woeful energy rating.  Has been rented as I had to leave Ireland for work. My area has picked up and am now coming "home" and have secured a job. 
I have generally lived in Europe, specifically in 2 countries where houses are built better, well insulated, triple glaze windows, outside thermal shutters, anti-break in doors, underfloor heating, no such thing as a power shower 'cos hot, pressurized water just arrives through your shower or tap.....Renovations will need to be done anyway (new kitchen etc.) so I could just do it all together.
I don't want to live in a cold, damp, expensive to heat home - my brother lives on the same road and frankly their house is to my mind, freezing.  I could never live like that. In where I am coming from, you just don't turn heat off, it's on all day whether you are in or not, as people fear damp and mould.
Anyone have a ball park figure of what I'd need to invest to get the house up to A2 or A3 standard? I'd want to put in underfloor heating, new windows and doors, insulation, ventilation, heat pumps etc. 
Based on what I want to do, am I better off selling and buying an A rated house in say Whitegables?  I don't like the location as much as my own, this is the problem.  I love being across from the sea. 
Anyone know anything about the new A rated apartments being launched in Robswalls? 
Any input on location, times to village, dart etc.  Are those apartments very far back, like 10 minutes to even get out of the estate?
Any input appreciated.  
and, by the way, I know I am lucky to have a property - if I did not I could never come home, as could never afford anything, this was bought in different times.  Feel so sorry for younger people trying to get a foot on the ladder.
thanks

12Highroller

Hi,

I am thinking of buying one of the remaining 5 remaining houses in Whitegables Malahide. I viewed last year and did not go ahead but as the market improves they really look decent value (one last one at original price is still available). Plus I'm moving job to Airside

Does anyone have any comments or info on the houses themselves? There is still one available from the first launch? Is there something I am missing or are these houses not as good as a they look??? Surely in this market that last house should have been snapped up.

They looked great when we viewed and finish was top notch.

xl500

seasidedub wrote: »

Hi, 
I wonder if any of you savvy people out there could give me a bit of advice or your 2 cents worth.
Own a property in Malahide - 4 bed off the Coast Road, built in the 70s, absolutely nothing special, but has a nice view of the sea and due to the way things are in Ireland probably worth about 700k, which by the way, I agree is nonsense for a bog-standard house, and it really is bog-standard.  Woeful energy rating.  Has been rented as I had to leave Ireland for work. My area has picked up and am now coming "home" and have secured a job. 
I have generally lived in Europe, specifically in 2 countries where houses are built better, well insulated, triple glaze windows, outside thermal shutters, anti-break in doors, underfloor heating, no such thing as a power shower 'cos hot, pressurized water just arrives through your shower or tap.....Renovations will need to be done anyway (new kitchen etc.) so I could just do it all together.
I don't want to live in a cold, damp, expensive to heat home - my brother lives on the same road and frankly their house is to my mind, freezing.  I could never live like that. In where I am coming from, you just don't turn heat off, it's on all day whether you are in or not, as people fear damp and mould.
Anyone have a ball park figure of what I'd need to invest to get the house up to A2 or A3 standard? I'd want to put in underfloor heating, new windows and doors, insulation, ventilation, heat pumps etc. 
Based on what I want to do, am I better off selling and buying an A rated house in say Whitegables?  I don't like the location as much as my own, this is the problem.  I love being across from the sea. 
Anyone know anything about the new A rated apartments being launched in Robswalls? 
Any input on location, times to village, dart etc.  Are those apartments very far back, like 10 minutes to even get out of the estate?
Any input appreciated.  
and, by the way, I know I am lucky to have a property - if I did not I could never come home, as could never afford anything, this was bought in different times.  Feel so sorry for younger people trying to get a foot on the ladder.
thanks

Hi

To try to Bring that House up to A Rating would be big money But you could get it to a B Rating with External Insulation Attic insulation A Rated Gas Boiler And Controls and A Rated Windows and a HRV system this would give you a House with Low Energy Costs

My own House is a 1960s Bog Standard I done above and I have a B2 Rating I have a Honeywell Evohome Heating Control System and I have Living Areas Set to 21c From 7:00 to 23:00 ie all day every day and my Gas Bills are very reasonable Like last bill was 236 Euro and that was for 8 Weeks all through the Snow etc

Its extremely hard to renovate an old house to A Rating not impossible but do you really need it once you get energy costs down to managable levels

SO if you done that maybe the Heat Pump etc would not be justified as you get into Diminishing returns