Irish Property Market 2020 Part 2

is there a way to improve the BER rating of an apartment?

I tried to google about it but didn't find any good information... not much more than "install solar panels" etc

cubatahavana wrote: »

I found that the quality of houses out there within our budget (<700k) was appaling. We basically were looking all over Dublin. Our criteria was:

- Decent size 4 beds
- Decent garden
- Walk in condition or nearly (very little work to put in)
- Good BER rating (good insulation is important to us)
- Good public schools around
- Not more than 1 hr commute in public transport to work (city center)
- Good area with little antisocial behavior

In the end we have settled for a new build in south dublin that ticks all the boxes. When we saw it we decided inmediately to purchase it, as the quality of the other homes was terrible (according to our criteria). Market may go down in a few months, but for sure we wouldn't find this house or something similar

If anti-social behaviour was one of your important criteria, I would personally have stayed away from the new build estates. Up to now and going forward, there's a very high chance many will either be sold to or rented by the council. It doesn't really matter how expensive they are, the council buys or rents many of them.

I would also have checked if there were any green fields nearby as they will be most likely be used for a future build-to-rent development i.e. build to rent doesn't and has never meant renting to e.g. highly paid IT workers. That is/was the story put out to minimise local objections. It has and always will mean mainly either council housing or HAP tenants.

cubatahavana wrote: »

Sad. isn't it?

Tbh i was always under the impression 450-500k could fill your list in any area of the country.

Leozord wrote: »

she was paying a good price

there was a well know house in Rathmines composed by 42 girls (mostly Brazilians, with few french and Italian girls) where they were paying 250 for a bed in a 6 to 10-bed room.

I see the prices are getting better for rent in foreign groups. Not massively but it is improving alright.

More often than not the landlord is oblivious and it's their fellow countrymen lashing in the bunk beds.

Claw Hammer wrote: »

You must be joking. Double that wouldn't be enough in a large swathe of south-east Dublin. Take Mount Merrion for example. What house, in walk-in condition, with good gardens and a good BER rating could be got for less than €900,000?

Now, as a Spanish man myself, and having lived in apartments my whole life, we may have a different view of what constitutes a good garden. For me 80-90sqm and south-west or south-east is enough

Claw Hammer wrote: »

You must be joking. Double that wouldn't be enough in a large swathe of south-east Dublin. Take Mount Merrion for example. What house, in walk-in condition, with good gardens and a good BER rating could be got for less than €900,000?

I know the really sought after areas but probably underestimated how expensive places are out that way.

Thought having access to 700k would remove all those barriers apart from places where a celebrity lives next door.

cubatahavana wrote: »

It's a small new development. We hadn't seen anything else that we liked and we were looking to move soon. I live now near a block of social housing and so far we have had minimal issues, quite the opposite, so I'm not extremely concerned about it.

You're probably fine then. But keep an eye out for planning submissions near your estate. You don't want to be caught out like the billionaires on Ailesbury Road.

"Dermot Desmond’s ‘Ballymun Towers South Dublin’ tag for plan on ex-RTÉ land branded ‘incredible’".

Link here: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/dermot-desmonds-ballymun-towers-south-dublin-tag-for-plan-on-ex-rte-land-branded-incredible-39510797.html

Trying to sell cottage in the west of Ireland - plenty of enquiries to the estate agent but no real buyers out there

Most of those who contact the estate agent want a viewing (just to gawk around the place) but have no interest in buying

A lot of time wasters out there

MacronvFrugals wrote: »

"Dermot Desmond’s ‘Ballymun Towers South Dublin’ tag for plan on ex-RTÉ land branded ‘incredible’".


I love the Irony of this guy branding anyone, his wiki page reads like a Mafioso boss.

I love it too But the truth is that a three-bed in a so-called 'good area' doesn't cost any more to build than a three-bed in Ballymun. The price difference being paid is to be away from such areas. Otherwise, what's the point in paying double or treble the price?

PropQueries wrote: »

I love it too But the truth is that a three-bed in a so-called 'good area' doesn't cost any more to build than a three-bed in Ballymun. The price difference being paid is to be away from such areas. Otherwise, what's the point in paying double or treble the price?

lol, kind of reminds me of the time George Lucas's neighbours annoyed him and he went to put 224 affordable houses in their backyard

Thats land value is it that makes that difference in cost? I wonder how much extra the fittings/fixtures would be when comparing a 3 bed in Ballymun with a'good area'.

Pelezico wrote: »

The fall in prices started last year. Activity has collapsed too.

It is great to have you on board to dissuade us from any hint that prices have indeed fallen and will continue to fall.

Not according to the CSO and the price property register price has not yet dropped, activity has alright. I am on record here saying that I think prices will drop in the future I am not trying to dissuade you or anyone else just stating the facts as they are

fliball123 wrote: »

Supply is really being drained away from the market for some reason

Here's the answer to your question.

"State bodies playing role in squeezing Dublin housing market"

"Groups other than households bought almost half new homes in capital in last year"

Irish Times article: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/state-bodies-playing-role-in-squeezing-dublin-housing-market-1.4356642

Cyrus wrote: »

You are downplaying the difference in windows , doors, flooring, bathroom tiles and fittings , kitchens etc etc in various new builds . The differences can run into 10s of thousands

Only if you had to do it yourself. The developers have the tradesmen working for them. The difference in cost of building a home including fixtures and fittings in Ballymun or some 'good area' in South Dublin is negligible.

For example, the primary reason for the difference in price between cooking ranges is the brand name. Similar to why some areas are more expensive than others i.e. it's the brand name of the area. Developers only build to what's required by regulations, good area or so-called bad area. I'm talking about three-bed semis here.

And, many of those fancy apartments in so-called 'good areas' still have fire safety issues.

"Sandyford scheme built by Shannon Homes found to have fire-safety issues"

Link to Irish Times article here: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/developer-wants-indemnity-in-exchange-for-1m-to-fix-faults-residents-told-1.4289651

Hubertj wrote: »

you can't be that stupid so are clearly trying to wind people up. Are you telling me the difference between a €2k kitchen and €20k kitchen is negligible?

Cost of materials wise. very negligible. Yes.