Four first-time buys

from Dublin to Sooey.

from Dublin to Sooey.

Capital: €370,000

ADDRESS: Apt 23 Beaumont Court, Beaumont, Dublin 9. BEDROOMS: two. SIZE: 66sq m (710 sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: €11,100. AGENT: Gunne Residential. WEB: www.gunne.com.

DESCRIPTION: a second floor apartment in a modern development of three blocks. It has a hall, and open-plan living/dining and kitchen area, and a main bedroom with en suite shower room. It has electric storage heating and two balconies.

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Commute: €305,000

ADDRESS: Mill Lane, Kilcock, Co Kildare. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 95sq m (1,000sq ft) PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus and rail. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: ERA Davey. WEB: www.era.com.

DESCRIPTION: detached townhouse adjacent to Kilcock Square. The rear garden has a patio area and south-facing orientation. It has a sittingroom, kitchen/diningroom, sunroom, utility, wc, bathroom, and block-built storage shed to the rear. Not overlooked. Oil-fired central heating.

Countrywide: €300,000

ADDRESS: Crossura, Headford, Co Galway. BEDROOMS: six. SIZE: 204sq m (2,200sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: none. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Spencer Auctioneers. WEB: www.spencerauctioneers.com.

DESCRIPTION: new dormer bungalow two miles outside Headford on a half-acre site, it has a sittingroom, kitchen/diningroom, utility and two en suite bedrooms. Purchaser subject to 10-year clause restricting resale during this period.

Country: €230,000

ADDRESS: Cloonaskirt, Sooey, Co Sligo. BEDROOMS: four. SIZE: 142sq m (1,530sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: none. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: DM Auctioneers. WEB: www.dmuactions.com.

DESCRIPTION: bungalow with detached garage on 1.3 acres of landscaped gardens. Located on the R284 Sligo to Ballyfarnon Road, it is around 0.5 of a mile from Sooey and 11 miles from Sligo town. It has a sittingroom, diningroom, kitchen and utility. Most of the bedrooms have built-in wardrobes. Oil-fired central heating.

Edel Morgan

Edel Morgan

Edel Morgan is Special Reports Editor of The Irish Times