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Restoring Old Cottage

  • 13-06-2019 10:24pm
    #1
    rocketed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭


    Hi

    I am buying an old cottage with land ...will i automatically be entitled to restore it and use as a holiday home and possibly live there in the future ?

    Maybe 15 or 20 years since anyone lived in the home or possibly more.

    Do i need to get planning to restore ?

    All tips welcome ?

    Is the most difficult issue to get permission for septic tank etc ?

    thanks


Comments

  • #2
    rayjdav
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,097 ✭✭✭rayjdav


    Best advice is knock it and start over. Depending on its age, they're all a money pit.
    Romantic idea but for your own sake do costings first, if not already done. You will buy something newer for less, in the long run.
    Septic Tank, by time you do tests and probably have to go treatment system, about 7 grand before you do anything else.
    Probably no insulation either.. Get someone to have good look before you buy....


  • #3
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    OP You’ll need planning


  • #4
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    BryanF wrote: »
    OP You’ll need planning

    That's not blanket accurate... Tbf.


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