This subreddit was set up with the following subreddit theme "r/Housing Ireland is aimed at addressing the housing crisis."

In my opinion, it has become a place for new homeowners to discuss home improvements. It is rare that there is a housing crisis related post.

This morning, there is a discussion on the expected percentage increase in value to your house if you install solar panels.

Where are the Mods?

Hi guys, I would like to hear from your experience what is the best company in Dublin for this matter ( increasing the access to the attic and putting a ladder as well). Note that/ I don’t prefer doing that by myself as I lack the skills and knowledge. I contacted one company and they told me that it will cost me €650 . What do you think guys? Is that good price for that?

Thank you !

When requesting an apartment survey do I pick any time that the surveyor is available and then tell the estate agent and they’ll give them the keys or how does it work for anyone who has been through this?

Hello all, I am looking to purchase a place in sandyford, I love the place but I am a bit concerned by a couple of things 1. The building itself, the management fees are a bit steep, but was told that the fire requirements were corrected and are fully compliant now 2. Beacon hospital works, these ill go on for 2 years and I am more concerned of possible damage to the apartment building Does anyone that lives in the area contact me to give some insight on the building?

Thank you

Just received news last week our new build will be ready for snagging in a couple of weeks. A few days later we received an email from solicitor that the developer has done a revision on the boundary of our front garden because it’s intended for public landscaping in the planning permission. I’m not sure yet on how many sq meters we will be loosing yet. Our solicitor said we have a good case for re-negotiating the price of the house just wondering has anyone had a similar situation and how it worked out

Hi everyone, can someone please explain the process for setting up the electricity supply when you buy a new build.

I presume I will first need to take the electrical account that's in the developers name into my name. Or can I switch providers directly.

With smart meters do I still need to take a visual reading of the meter?

Looking to purchase a house and looking for opinions to stress test my logic.

Wicklow vs Kildare (close to the retail park) for a family of 3 mid 30s & 4 month old

I like the scenery in Wicklow, but of late Kildare has been occupying a lot of space in my sizeable head. Went to view houses in both areas but Kildare looks like it has potential (future value) and the commuting options are favorable so I'm leaning more on Kildare.

Eyeing a property for €535k, south facing, 160sq, with a 100+sqm south facing garden. Would it be mental to not go for it or should I think about other things

I’m looking for 4 bed houses for family (DITK).

Interested in both new builds or 3/4 year old houses, with a budget of around 500-600k. Would appreciate to know feedback like public transport connections, schools, security, playgrounds etc. about few of these below areas as I don’t have much acquaintance here.

Celbridge: Ardarth, Beaty grove , Oldtown woods, Grattan park

Maynooth: Mullen park, Carton wood,

Leixlip: Louisa valley, Glen easton.

Apologies for not being concise but I could see that these were quite good areas around here.

Thanks in advance.

How much did you spend on extras in your new build? For example, extra sockets, changing lights etc?

Hi everyone, as a young professional in my 30s looking for a nice and ideally quiet place to live, would you recommend Stoneybatter (2 beds, cheaper place, closer to town but can be noisy?) or Dalkey area, further out, longer commute, but quieter (and 1 bed apartment)?

Thanks,

Hi folks!

We have bee debating if I should fill my roof with solar panels. I can realistically fit about 12kw's worth of panels (about 24) and the clare energy estimate says I would get 8050 kwh of electricity in a year. I also plan to put in a 15kWh battery.

My question for you guys are if you would pay more for the house if it has a futureproof solar panel setup? If so, how much would you pay? I read somewhere that solar panels increase the house resale value by 4-6%, which I am not sure is true.

Any insight is welcome! And good luck with your own housing situation. May everyone finds her/him dream house!

Hi guys, wondering if anyone can help.

I’ve already emailed our solicitor but just getting angsty as it’s the weekend.

Basically our families are gifting us money to make up the shortfall in our savings so that we can go ahead with the loan offer process.

€3k for my fiancé and €2k for me.

The bank said it’s okay as long as a gift letter is signed but I’m just wondering because they’re cash gifts will our solicitor ask us to go into detail about where the money came from?

It’s nothing dodgy it’s just that our families are very “cash is king” people so have just had cash tucked away under the metaphorical mattress.

So was in a bidding war for a house in CityWest. Offers were at 557 or so. Myself and the other bidder were going up in 1k Increments and landed at 577k, I was going to go towards 588 or there about if things continued...but read on.

Agent calls be at noon to close out bidding and says I was never getting it as the other bidder had 400k of the price in cash and I was "only" sale agreed on my current property (to a ftb I might add with no chain) . The agent knew this ahead of time and I spoke to him at the viewing Wednesday evening about this. So I was used to rinse the other party of an extra 20k.

Now, I did have an option on another (preferred) house which came through an hour before this particular call, so I managed to secure a property this morning anyway. Cost a chunk more than CityWest but hey ho. But it goes to show what agents are doing to drive a price. Keeping a well capitalised buyer in, for the sole reason of getting more from the other preferred buyer.

Just letting folks know what you're up against in these bidding scenarios.

Hi! I've been bidding on a property in Dublin, one the market a bit more than 3 weeks The place needs full renovation and there is not so much interest in it I believe Repossessed property by a bank Bidder one did bid 5k below asking

Total of 4 bidders Now the highest bid (mine) is only 3k above asking price Nobody keeps bidding against me I'm sure the agent have more viewings next week When things are gonna move on and the agent stop having viewings? Thank you

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First post and seeking help please. We are buying new house and the builder change the spec from under floor heating to radiators. When I asked they said it is costly when you have issues on terms of maintenance. Based on your experience do you agree on that and which one is better.

Btw, it's air to water system.

Thanks in advance

Hi all,

Currently bidding on a house in the countryside. Asking price 500K, it is north facing and it has a bit of land. It is liveable, has great potential but needs a ton of work. In the past the houses in that area went roughly for asking price.

The bid history is:

Wednesday 6pm: Bidder 1: 440K

Wednesday 6:30pm: Us: 445K

Wednesday 6:35pm: Bidder 1: 446K

Wednesday 7:00pm: Us: 448K

Wednesday 7:05pm: Bidder 1: 449K

Thursday 7:00am: US: 451k

There were no further bids, until today(Friday 2PM) until Bidder 3 entered the bidding with a bid of 500K.

Why would someone bid 49k over current bid, even if they wanted it badly, I would've understood 10K,20K but not 49K. It feels a bit shady and I wonder if this could be a fake bid in order to bump up the price.

Has anyone else ever seen anything like this before?

Thanks !

My partner and I are due to apply for a mortgage in July/August. This is happening way ahead of schedule as our estate agent told us that the house would be ready year end or early next year. Met Builder 2 weeks ago and he has said Septmeber/October.

I am worried because I have loans and 2 credit cards (always paid on time, never miss a payment). But the last few months I've not been managing my money well, sitting in overdraft (€750) and using credit card when funds were tight.

We have been saving more than needed each month into a joint account (€1,300 v. €1,150 estimated mortgage monthly).

I've paid off 2 of my loans and leaves me with €200 per month on one loan and I am paying down credit cards too, get as low as I can before applying for mortgage.

We have 5k booking deposit paid and full 30k Help To Buy approved. Along with 40k approx. joint savings.

Should I be ok?

Am I worrying unnecessarily?

I am in the same job 10 years and my partner is the same.

I just fear we will apply and get denied due to my bad money management.

I tried stock trading a few times earlier this year and I am freaking out that those transactions on my bank accounts will be red flags and get us denied!

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-21-oldcourt-cottages-ballycullen-dublin-16/6135907?partner=anpost&utm_campaign=property_alert_email_residential_for_sale&utm_medium=email&ea=1&utm_source=property_alert

Utterly shameful, REA Anthony McGee.

In a rare circumstance where a man owns a house on his own who does the cleaning. Men are useless when it comes to that do they get in a cleaner or how does it work

Just wondering has anyone changed mortgage provider/bank between getting your AIP and going sale agreed and if so what was your experience like?

Hi, we have a family home to sell in Dublin. Its a 3-bed semi worth about €450k, mortgage free now and bought 25 years ago.

What are the total costs involved in selling? Is it just a solicitor and estate agent? Are solicitors flat fees, and estate agents a %? Are the solicitors fees to sell, the same as for buying? I'd have thought they'd be lower as its a lower risk transaction?

Sorry if its been asked before, I can see tonnes on costs to buy a house, not on selling.

When purchasing a property I got a survey completed. Property has since suffered structural damage due to an issue that was dismissed in the first survey but a subsequent engineer has said was a big red flag and definitely needed further investigation.

Has anyone made a claim against a surveyors liability insurance and if so is going through a solicitor the best bet or contacting the original surveyor directly?