The "old school extractor" is not an extractor. Those types of units are an aircon.
That might be the worst front elevation of a house that I've ever seen. I hate it so much. And to make it worse, it's not even some one-off ill-conceived abomination; every house in the entire estate has a unique yet equally terrible fenestration.
Also, most ten year olds would draw a much better house than that.
the layout, size and cod grandeur of the houses reminds me a little of the georgian village in castleknock.
The fake shutters on the walls and roman pillars are really a strange choice. One of my neighbours put put up Roman pillars on their porch and I have no idea why at least these people bought the houses as they were
The fake shutters that are either too narrow for the windows or two windows share three shutters. Its really impressively bad.
Stick-on shutters often look questionable at best, but that whole estate is just taking the piss. It's like whoever designed them had no idea what a shutter is and just thought it was a random rectangle that goes on the front of a house just because.
There no way there was a professional involved with the design. A builder/developer special for sure.
You must live near me:-)
im from a place to the north of that wee rock…every spring tide it gets covered with any bit of a storm at all and it would clean anything build on it away…was on it must be 50yrs ago,used to be a wreck of a ship on it,the "Greenhaven" if i remember right,i see it seems to be long gone…
https://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-for-sale/view/A28939MP86/chateau-for-sale-haims-vienne-poitou-charentes-france/A28939MP86/chateau-for-sale-haims-vienne-poitou-charentes-france
There was a time when I'd post this sort of place and people would go, but it's in the middle of nowhere.
Still, I don't think there's anything close to this in Ireland. I'm even wondering if there's a typo and they forgot a zero.
But there's this in a similar price range so I'm thinking it's the right price.
https://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-for-sale/view/A24416JBR87/chateau-for-sale-val-d-oire-et-gartempe-haute-vienne-limousin-france
And I think I've found something that's just amazing value.
https://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-for-sale/view/A31980HA47/mill-for-sale-loub%C3%A8s-bernac-lot-et-garonne-aquitaine-france
First one has a BER (or some sort of energy rating anyway) of F - brrrrr! How much would it cost to bring nearly 5000 sq ft of ancient chateau up to modern comfortable standard?
Thanks but no thanks!!
A lot of the places on that site are very old. But still, a chateau with 8 bedrooms and 51,399m2 of land for 460k is pretty damn good value.
Its good value but the property tax is based on how much you could rent it out per bedroom plus on site parking plus pool etc. It could add up quickly
The first is very Strawbridgey! The second is lovely but you’d miss an ol turret all the same! Both good value though.
How much is property tax in France?
There are two but not everybody is liable for both. All homeowners, except retirees of a certain age who live in their main home, pay Taxe Foncière which is indeed calculated against rent rates but from the 1960s afair. The cost varies between departments & I think averages out at about €500. Bigger homes do pay more as do those who live in expensive areas.
Taxe Habitation is the second & used to be paid by all until recently but is now only paid on properties which are not the main homes of the owners.
I’ve edited twice for spelling mistakes!
Its not just based on current value. Its based on what local rent prices per room , so if you have 8 bedrooms but only one toilet thats factored in. Swimming pool, tennis court , car garages , garden size, house size in square meters. Its a document not far removed from a census form. Each village/town sets their own prices.
So theres no obvious answer but if you want to buy a Chateau, ask for the annual property tax on it first.
I'd consider the purchase price a mere deposit on the gazillions that would be necessary to bring it up to standard - now in the end it may still be good value, but I'd say you'd want very deep pockets!
Think the reason for the low prices are because, from a quick look on Google maps, they appear to be whatever the French equivalent of Longford is, sod all public transport or amenities, hundreds of km from any airports
Plus most of the younger French people want reversible clima, easy heat homes with smaller gardens. French inheritance laws can be a bit of a nightmare too in some ways so a lot of the older & even smaller properties may have to have relatives tracked down which can be time consuming. That’s before you even get to having your offer accepted & any updating done.
I get that they'd be more expensive near paris, but still even in the back end of Ireland there's be nothing even vaguely close.
One of the descriptions said that if you needed extra space, there was a small house on the property. That's a whole house, that's barely mentioned. :) Just the land and the small house would cost more here.
All information like that would usually be provided by the agent. Sellers have to provide a dossier of information including energy rating, termite treatment & flood potential etc where necessary, pool alarm guarantees if needed etc to put their properties on the market. Or at least thats how it was a few years ago.
Not just Paris, as I’m sure you know. Bigger cities, wine country especially around Bordeaux & Champagne or Cognac regions can be pricey for houses & land. Obviously the Cote D’Azur, Nice, Cannes. However, France is a big country so even within those regions there’ll be bargains to be found & not just in serious states of dilapidation.
Doesn't sound like it would be a high bill
As Grayson says, there are other variables that are considered & as each authority can set their own the €500 average may not even touch the sides for some areas. A friend has a lovely but somewhat dated apartment in a very nice area of a well to do southern city. His was €1,900 when we spoke about it a couple of years ago.
This is another website to waste some hours on, some of the cheap Châteaus would have you weighing up options
https://www.green-acres.fr/en
Serious 60s swingers vibes here :
Templecarrig Lower, Delgany, Co Wicklow, A63X082 is for sale on Daft.ie
Stanley Kubrick knocking around with a pipe in that bathtub as well
"When Morris comes home, he and I will have a little chat."
Oh wow, that's absolutely gorgeous!
But there would be a LOT of paint deployed before I could live in it - that'd be like living, eating and sleeping in a sauna.
That chocolate bath is hilarious!
E2, though….. brrrrrr.
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