Who'd live in a house like this? Part 2

Aglomerado

freshpopcorn wrote: »

THis was seized by CAB a few weeks ago. (The coving is a give away.)



https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-anfield-manor-upper-ballycasheen-killarney-co-kerry/3217626

Horrible and tacky. And no grass around it! That wasn't long going for sale, I only saw it on the news a few weeks ago.

Fitz*

Why is the toilet seat duck-taped shut?!

freshpopcorn

Fitz* wrote: »

Why is the toilet seat duck-taped shut?!

Ha, I just came back here to post that. It mightn't be connected up.

Aglomerado

Fitz* wrote: »

Why is the toilet seat duck-taped shut?!

Drug stash

tea and coffee

Is the auctioneer being tongue in cheek/ hat tip by using "Outstanding " in the first sentence?!

HeidiHeidi

freshpopcorn wrote: »

THis was seized by CAB a few weeks ago. (The coving is a give away.)



https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-anfield-manor-upper-ballycasheen-killarney-co-kerry/3217626

The elegant staircase, the beautiful coving (if that's your thing), the gorgeous ceiling plasterwork (ditto) - and 3 cheapest of cheap IKEA mirrors stuck to the wall in the most prominent position possible....... off-centre :eek:

HildaOgdenx

freshpopcorn wrote: »

THis was seized by CAB a few weeks ago. (The coving is a give away.)



https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-anfield-manor-upper-ballycasheen-killarney-co-kerry/3217626

Oh yes, I remember seeing that on the news.

It doesn't look like anyone ever lived there. Soulless.

BattleCorp

freshpopcorn wrote: »

THis was seized by CAB a few weeks ago. (The coving is a give away.)

T'wud be a brave soul who would buy that as I'd expect the previous owners would be likely to call in for a cup of tea.

Jakey Rolling

freshpopcorn wrote: »

THis was seized by CAB a few weeks ago. (The coving is a give away.)



https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-anfield-manor-upper-ballycasheen-killarney-co-kerry/3217626

Jeez, stair lighting is positively dangerous. You'd be blinded by the spotlight in your face from the steps above!

TomSweeney

I think I've seen some fight call out videos here ...

ILikeBoats

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Ha, I just came back here to post that. It mightn't be connected up.

Is that bath the wrong way round? should the corner not be in the corner?

lawred2

freshpopcorn wrote: »

THis was seized by CAB a few weeks ago. (The coving is a give away.)



https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-anfield-manor-upper-ballycasheen-killarney-co-kerry/3217626

nice radiators

Greentree_uk

Fitz* wrote: »

Why is the toilet seat duck-taped shut?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtHz9xkPLeY

Tabnabs

lawred2 wrote: »

nice radiators

Is that copper piping too?

mloc123

Blowfish wrote: »

Anybody fancy throwing €415,000 on living in the middle of nowhere in a house that hasn't been redecorated in 50 years?

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/bungalow-manor-kilbride-co-wicklow/3217084

There is about 5-6k, maybe even more, worth of furniture in that house... great collection of g-plan stuff.

I wouldn't call Kilbride the middle of nowhere tho, it is just off the N81 and closer to town than Blessington (which people commute from)

freshpopcorn

BattleCorp wrote: »

T'wud be a brave soul who would buy that as I'd expect the previous owners would be likely to call in for a cup of tea.

For the price your paying I don’t think the area nearby is great either!

Hotblack Desiato

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

The elegant staircase

With built-in babby gates.

HeidiHeidi

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

With built-in babby gates.

:eek:

Well spotted!!

SuperS54

lawred2 wrote: »

nice radiators

Be a shame if anything was to happen to them...

Gregor Samsa

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Is that bath the wrong way round? should the corner not be in the corner?

And the steps lead right up to the bit with tap. Wouldn’t want to slip climbing in or out with that under you.

mloc123

mloc123 wrote: »

There is about 5-6k, maybe even more, worth of furniture in that house... great collection of g-plan stuff.

I wouldn't call Kilbride the middle of nowhere tho, it is just off the N81 and closer to town than Blessington (which people commute from)

It's true that people commute from places like Blessington and Maynooth, and they even do so from Portlaoise and Cavan.

The idea is that you're supposed to save money, or you can afford a bigger home, by doing so.

415k for a standard bungalow in Maynooth? No a-thanks.it isn't a healthy market when even someone on 100k can't get a mortgage for a normal bungalow like that.

Muahahaha

A Lamb Named Miltiades! wrote: »

It's true that people commute from places like Blessington and Maynooth, and they even do so from Portlaoise and Cavan.

The idea is that you're supposed to save money, or you can afford a bigger home, by doing so.

415k for a standard bungalow in Maynooth? No a-thanks.it isn't a healthy market when even someone on 100k can't get a mortgage for a normal bungalow like that.

The Kilbride house is a good location for commuting but at 415k it is overpriced considering it would need about 150k of works to bring it up to a modern standard. You can buy similar houses in that area for under 500k that wouldnt need much work.

This is another doer-upper house just a few kilometres south of Kilbride in the mountain village of Ballyknocken which is also close to Blessington. It is bigger than the Kilbride one (126sqm v 165sqm) and has a great view of the Blessington lakes, its just a pity the agent didnt wait for a sunny day to actually take the photos as its a very scenic area. It was put up on Monday for 245k but since then the agent has raised the price to 300k, likely because theres been lots of interest



Added bonus is once a year one of Irelands best small music festivals is held in a field on the lake shore just down the road. Its called Knockan Stockan and it is pretty unique in that its a music festival that is run by musicians for musicians. Its all done on voluntary work by people who work in music, theatre and the arts. Have been to it a couple of times and they put on a really great weekend.

Muahahaha

Muahahaha wrote: »

The Kilbride house is a good location for commuting but at 415k it is overpriced considering it would need about 150k of works to bring it up to a modern standard. You can buy similar houses in that area for under 500k that wouldnt need much work.
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Added bonus is once a year one of Irelands best small music festivals is held in a field on the lake shore just down the road. Its called Knockan Stockan [...]

500k for Maynooth? This isn't normal.

My house is going up for sale in Dublin soon, for a similar price — and it's 3 minutes' walk from Beechwood Luas stop. We aren't in a hurry to buy, but I sincerely hope that when we do, the market has normalised. Asking-prices are absolutely surreal right now, I dont care what music festivals are nearby. Nobody in their right mind would pay 500k for a family bungalow in Maynooth.

It's reminiscent of 2006.

A crash is gonna come. I sincerely hope we are out the gate whenever it does arrive.

freshpopcorn

A Lamb Named Miltiades! wrote: »

My house is going up for sale in Dublin soon, for a similar price.

Are you worried it might end up on here?

For Forks Sake

freshpopcorn wrote: »

THis was seized by CAB a few weeks ago. (The coving is a give away.)

https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0422/1211432-cab-raid-kerry/

In documents opened in the High Court, the gang is described as being involved in bogus home improvement work throughout Ireland, the UK, and across Europe.

....starting at home

Blowfish

A Lamb Named Miltiades! wrote: »

500k for Maynooth? This isn't normal.

My house is going up for sale in Dublin soon, for a similar price — and it's 3 minutes' walk from Beechwood Luas stop. We aren't in a hurry to buy, but I sincerely hope that when we do, the market has normalised. Asking-prices are absolutely surreal right now, I dont care what music festivals are nearby. Nobody in their right mind would pay 500k for a family bungalow in Maynooth.

Just checked for the craic, there are just the 2 bungalows for sale in Maynooth at the moment, one is 400k and the other on the outskirts for 595k:

400k: https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/bungalow-55-rail-park-maynooth-co-kildare/3208522

595k: https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/bungalow-laraghbryan-west-maynooth-co-kildare/3176926

freshpopcorn

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Are you worried it might end up on here?

A constant dread. I am taking the pics myself and am determined to give you lot nothing to deride!

AlmightyCushion

A Lamb Named Miltiades! wrote: »

A constant dread. I am taking the pics myself and am determined to give you lot nothing to deride!

Sneak a crying chair into one of the pics, just for us.

Muahahaha

A Lamb Named Miltiades! wrote: »

500k for Maynooth? This isn't normal.

My house is going up for sale in Dublin soon, for a similar price — and it's 3 minutes' walk from Beechwood Luas stop. We aren't in a hurry to buy, but I sincerely hope that when we do, the market has normalised. Asking-prices are absolutely surreal right now, I dont care what music festivals are nearby. Nobody in their right mind would pay 500k for a family bungalow in Maynooth.

It's reminiscent of 2006.

A crash is gonna come. I sincerely hope we are out the gate whenever it does arrive.

No not Maynooth but around Manor Kilbride in Wicklow. The house spoken about is 415k but needs a lot of work, perhaps 150k worth. Was just saying you could find houses in the same area for around 500k that dont need work done on them. Heres one at 575k which is twice the size and in move in condition
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/bungalow-kilbride-blessington-co-wicklow/2838591

Maynooth property has always featured high prices, its a perfect storm of having good commuting links to Dublin and then thousands working locally in Intel on very good wages and then loads more working in the university also on good salaries. There is a lot of wealth in Maynooth and theyre all competing for the same properties in the same town and surrounds. I like Maynooth and lived there for a bit but I wouldnt pay those prices to buy, theres better value out there.

BattleCorp

For Forks Sake wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0422/1211432-cab-raid-kerry/

How have CAB got it up for sale so quickly? Surely they'd have to wait a certain amount of time in case the owner appeals the seizure?