Accommodation for a young couple in Limericak

Milly33

Hello, I have a friend starting collage soon in UL and she is looking for a place to stay with her boyfriend.. They dont mind sharing.. Can anyone recommend somewhere close to UL thanks...

moleyv

Not a suggestion of a place, but I will say, its a busy time of year, so they need to get moving fast if they see something. Once college places are offered it will be madness.

Do they drive, or want to walk/public transport for college.

dominatinMC

I would agree with the previous poster and urge your friends to act quickly. I work in UL, and the campus accomodation group recently issued a warning about a lack of accomodation for the upcoming term. They have even requested that residents of the Castletroy area consider renting out spare rooms to students - due to unprecedeneted demand. Two areas I would recommend for a flat suitable for a couple would be Cois Ghruda down past Groody roundabout, and Glanntan in Monaleen. Both are roughly 5 min drive (10-15 min bike) from UL but might be a bit on the expensive side.

Exeggcute

Every place I see says "No Couples"

Any suggestions?

bazz26

Break up!





I'll get me coat....

Milly33

haha thank you for the helpfull replies and for the other two ill say nought ... Oh yes I know the sooner the better, but me thinks she was advised late of the placement and so is in a rush to get sorted. thanks for all i shall advise

Milly33

On the other sorry, they would be walkers and public transport

Milly33

This couple are still looking if anyone has any other usefull, ideas SUch a shame to see as the lady in question is making such a start at life, getting trains and buses now to limerick daily...

jsd1004

Milly33 wrote: »

This couple are still looking if anyone has any other usefull, ideas SUch a shame to see as the lady in question is making such a start at life, getting trains and buses now to limerick daily...

Not sure if it is helpful or not but i charge 5500 per room per academic year for a single person. At that im full and could fill 10 times that.

wigsa100

Out of interest, does anyone know what Ballantyne Place on Steamboat Quay is like as a place to live? No interest in moving there myself, but they are pretty big, decent looking duplexes with nice views of the river and there are quite a few of them for sale at the moment. I never knew they existed until I saw them on Daft.

Tefral

wigsa100 wrote: »

Out of interest, does anyone know what Ballantyne Place on Steamboat Quay is like as a place to live? No interest in moving there myself, but they are pretty big, decent looking duplexes with nice views of the river and there are quite a few of them for sale at the moment. I never knew they existed until I saw them on Daft.

Steamboat Quay is a ghetto in my mind.

daveharnett

Tefral wrote: »

Steamboat Quay is a ghetto in my mind.

It seems like this development (and others in the area) has never collected/spent enough management fees to maintain and modernize. They have been slowly (and now not so slowly) rotting since the day they were finished.

OTOH, as landlords flee the sinking steamboat, it looks like a great opportunity for an up-and-coming slumlord. 60-80k for apartments yielding 7.5k in rent...

wigsa100

Tefral wrote: »

Steamboat Quay is a ghetto in my mind.

Agree wholeheartedly. I just thought these places looked like a step up from the rest of what's on offer there.

wigsa100

daveharnett wrote: »

It seems like this development (and others in the area) has never collected/spent enough management fees to maintain and modernize. They have been slowly (and now not so slowly) rotting since the day they were finished.

OTOH, as landlords flee the sinking steamboat, it looks like a great opportunity for an up-and-coming slumlord. 60-80k for apartments yielding 7.5k in rent...

Thinking the same myself. Go back two years and they were going for 35k a pop!