A look at four first-time buys around the country.
CAPITAL: €435,000
ADDRESS: 189 Glasnevin Avenue, Dublin 11. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 130sq m (1,400sq ft). PARKING: driveway, garage. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: €32,625. AGENT: Mason Estates. WEB: www.masongroup.ie.
DESCRIPTION: porch leading to entrance hall, two reception rooms with interconnecting doors and an extended kitchen downstairs. Upstairs are three bedrooms, shower-room and toilet. Large south-facing rear garden and concrete storage shed with electricity.
COMMUTE: €270,000
ADDRESS: Drumooslin, Cootehill Road, Bailieborough, Co Cavan. BEDROOMS: four. SIZE: 251sq m (2,700sq ft). PARKING: yes. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Gargan and Fitzsimons. WEB: www.garganfitzsimons.com.
DESCRIPTION: Dormer bungalow with sittingroom, kitchen/diningroom, conservatory, utility room and four bedrooms, two of which are en suite. Four bathrooms in total. Two-and-a-half miles from the town centre.
COUNTRYWIDE: €259,00
ADDRESS: Donnapatrick, Headford, Co Galway. BEDROOMS: five. SIZE: 200sq m (2,153sq ft). PARKING: carport and garage. STAMP DUTY: €9,712. AGENT: Sherry Fitzgerald Pat Callanan. WEB: www.patcallanan.com.
DESCRIPTION: this detached family home was constructed five years ago and stands on circa half an acre. Situated just 25 minutes from Galway, it has a sittingroom, diningroom, kitchen, utility, and one en suite bathroom.
COUNTRY: €250,000
ADDRESS: Alcove, Point Road, Crosshaven, Co Cork. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 74sq m (800sq ft). PARKING: on-street. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: €7,500. AGENT: Property Partners O'Mahony Walsh. WEB: www.propertypartners.ie.
DESCRIPTION: waterside property with views of Cork Harbour. This single storey detached house with a lofted area is in poor condition and needs an overhaul. It has a livingroom, kitchenette with door to side, and bathroom facilities.
