Cheap Irish houses

A2LUE42 · 13-05-2020 4:47pm

angeleyes wrote: »

I love HUTH - but am always amazed at what developers can achieve on their budget. What can be done for £20K Sterling would cost €45k and more.

Yeah, Rewire the house, put in a new kitchen, change an upstairs bedroom to a smaller bedroom and a bathroom, replaster and decorate the entire house, all new second fix woodwork for under 20K

and my favourite, the end of line kitchen for under 1k :rolleyes:

13-05-2020 4:48pm

A follow up would be nice but the likelihood of the people buying the ones they looked at is small I think.

If the series was recorded over a much longer period and we got to see a whole process it would be more interesting, but would probably be very complicated and expensive to produce if you had to follow people viewing 10/20 properties to be sure you recorded the viewing they go on to purchase.

retro:electro · 13-05-2020 5:55pm

Last nights has to have been the worst yet. Did the host even realise the couple had a child? The place with no toilet or shower? Grim as fcuk.

saabsaab · 19-05-2020 9:09pm

Tonight was interesting. House without foundation and the rampant mold would be a lot of work others might have been more practical for them.

BrianBoru00 · 19-05-2020 9:21pm

I've given it a go as the concept is very good. But the execution is terrible. Presenters are terrible - maybe they should have had a professional presenter along with the girl?
Like tonight's couple wanted space for chickens and alpacas so why look at ones that are too small? Too many cliches.

It's really poorly produced

retro:electro · 19-05-2020 9:25pm

BrianBoru00 wrote: »

I've given it a go as the concept is very good. But the execution is terrible. Presenters are terrible - maybe they should have had a professional presenter along with the girl?
Like tonight's couple wanted space for chickens and alpacas so why look at ones that are too small? Too many cliches.

It's really poorly produced

It’s like they don’t even listen to the briefing of what the couple want. It was the same last week when the couple literally had a child hanging off them in a sling and I don’t think the host even acknowledged it let alone find them a house suitable for a baby. I think the houses are picked in advance and the couple are chosen secondary to that.

I don’t know where they pulled the presenter out of she is awful.

mickdw · 20-05-2020 12:16am

The Engineer gets on my nerves more and more each night.
Some of these properties are clearly sold as sites yet he is there giving people false impression of what is achieveable.
Its ok to say that oncw you have walls you can refurbish. It does not however follow that it would be cost effective to refurbish versus demolish.

elperello · 20-05-2020 12:23am

Like some of the houses featured this show has potential.

It's a good effort so far but could be improved.

It's the first Irish produced non studio show filmed according to C19 guidelines that I've seen. Fair play to them for giving it a go.

Greentopia · 21-05-2020 7:55am

I like it, but then I'm really interested in old houses too and this is what I want in a few years-to move to an old house in the country with an acre of land. I follow Maggie on Instagram and she's an artist by trade. I think that's where she's coming from, she sees the beauty and potential in old cottages and farmhouses. Same reason I love my own one.
She pays €280 a month mortgage for her own home which is amazing for the size of the farmhouse she has. Paying that little every month gives you financial freedom. She renovates and upgrades as money comes in which how I've done it with my cottage. If you're prepared to get stuck in and do a lot of the work yourself it shows what's possible.

Obviously it's not for you if you want a new 3 bed semi-d house on an estate ready to move into, or if you're intent on staying in Dublin, Cork city or other areas where housing is very expensive, or you don't want to live in rural Ireland. But it would to many who have a limited income, or you're single and trying to own your own home and can either work from home or close to your job and want to live in the country with an acre of land to have the hens and poly tunnel and don't want to be shackled with a huge mortgage like the couple on the last episode.

I liked the one in Cork with the artist couple and baby, thought the shop in Skibbereen for I think it was €130k would have been perfect if it had a bigger living area and actually had a bathroom. :pac:

The other presenter engineer Kevin has given a few good tips but he's obsessed with dry lining them all when most old properties should not have that done as it doesn't allow old stone walls to breathe. Drives me mad when I hear builders doing that to old properties. The reason so many are damp is because we put cement render over the original lime finishes trapping cold air and moisture.

Of course these houses are all "cheap" by crazy Irish housing market standards. I've seen big villas in rural parts of former East Germany that no-one wants to live in any more and you'll find €1 houses for sale (literally costing €1) in better condition than many of these. Same in Spain and Sicily. Only problem is they come with stringent planning conditions attached and are listed buildings and so cost a fortune to renovate. Or at least the ones I've seen in Germany are.

I think it's a shame more people here don't appreciate old houses. Probably to do with our history of them being associated with poverty. In the UK it's the exact opposite. People will pay a premium for an old listed barn to turn into a home and older houses are the desirable properties certainly for the comfortable middle classes. The older the better.

_Brian · 21-05-2020 8:04am

I think it’s particularly attractive to people who have a graw for old houses.

If your looking for the mod cons then this sort of show isn’t for you.

It has great potential. Small things irk me about it but my oh and daughter watch it and I’ve found myself looking in more.

The engineer suggests some real silly ideas, he keeps suggesting taking out jedroom windows and putting in French doors In bedrooms. Really, who would actually use them ?? This is ireland not the south of France.

The couple renting the tatch cottage annoyed me, they couldn’t seem to see past a house being dusty, why then were they on a show aimed at reviving derelict houses. It seemed a wasted show to have them on.

NIMAN · 21-05-2020 8:08am

retro:electro wrote: »

I don’t know where they pulled the presenter out of she is awful.

To be fair to her, she's not a professional presenter or had any work in TV before.

afaik, she's just a girl who came up with an idea for a website/blog about cheap (many derelict) houses that could be bought for less than 100k, and got lucky that someone saw a TV programme in it.

ednwireland · 21-05-2020 8:09am

I live in house that's on the 1854 ordnance survey. it's a constant battle keeping it sound (as we are on limited budget) . trying to find trades that can work on old buildings is a challenge as well.
22 years before we finally got the drive tarmaced

TheAsYLuMkeY · 21-05-2020 8:09am

Deleted User wrote: »

I think a lot of people dream about this, but don't take the effort involved into consideration. These are only worth doing if you can at least DIY a large portion of the work.

I did this, born and raised in dublin, bought a derelict house in the west, no pipe work even in the house.

Ripped the inside out and did all the renovation myself over years.

End product...... a house i owe nothing on in one of the most beautiful parts of the world for just under €40k

BarryD2 wrote: »

Been there, done that. A deal of work, but if you can spread over several years, entirely doable.

Agreed, done it.

A2LUE42 wrote: »

Yeah, Rewire the house, put in a new kitchen, change an upstairs bedroom to a smaller bedroom and a bathroom, replaster and decorate the entire house, all new second fix woodwork for under 20K

and my favourite, the end of line kitchen for under 1k :rolleyes:

If you are willing to give things a go and learn new things yourself you can do it for under €20k, i did.

I did all floors, tiling, partition walls, hand built kitchen, landscaping, repairs.

Grand Total for house and materials under €40k (not including my own labour costs obviously)

NIMAN · 21-05-2020 8:12am

That's how I think most folk on HUTH do it, all unpaid labour from themselves, family, mates.

Greentopia · 21-05-2020 8:36am

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Not sure why I'm still watching this to be honest. It's completely wandered away from being anything about Cheap Irish Houses. You can get a house in Drogheda for under 200k, able to be lived in and less than an hour from Dublin.

But the idea is to find a house under €100k. Some go a little over if it doesn't need much work but it's generally following that idea. I wouldn't call €200k cheap. Maybe cheaper for proximity to Dublin but she very rarely has any on the East coast close to or in Dublin on her Insta because it's almost impossible to find anything for €100k.

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't see how the houses on the show are a good example of "the secret side of the Irish property market" at all.

She wants to save the old famine cottages and farmhouses mainly that people overlook because they think they're too much work, not so much houses like the one in Drogheda. From what I see on her page anyway.

Deleted User wrote: »

I reckon a follow-up show in a year or two would show that none of these houses had been bought by the people in the show. This show makes it look like it's genuinely a pipe dream to get into a 'cheap' Irish Houses. There are some nice little gems out there, but when the asking price is over €100k and still needs an almost entire refurbishment, it doesn't qualify as 'cheap' in my opinion. Only cheap compared to certain Dublin houses.

Yeah would love a follow up too. Wonder if there'll be a second series. Would have liked hour long episodes also but maybe that decision was out of her hands.

I wouldn't pay €100k for a house needing full refurb, but there are quite a few for way less than that if you don't have to be close to Dublin that you could do up bit by bit over the course of however long it takes. So long as you have structural issues taken care of, dampness eliminated, a sound roof and some kind of heating all else can wait. I know, I've done it.

retro:electro wrote: »

It’s like they don’t even listen to the briefing of what the couple want. It was the same last week when the couple literally had a child hanging off them in a sling and I don’t think the host even acknowledged it let alone find them a house suitable for a baby. I think the houses are picked in advance and the couple are chosen secondary to that.

I don’t know where they pulled the presenter out of she is awful.

It's her concept tieing in with her website, Youtube and Insta accounts for people looking for cheap houses here. Also the building engineer has his own accounts giving some info.

I think it's more to show viewers what's out there than finding the perfect home for them tbh. She has a service on her website if people want her to search for a property for you but she's not an estate agent or a tv presenter really. She's an artist running her own business from home. This is more just a passion for her.

mickdw wrote: »

The Engineer gets on my nerves more and more each night.
Some of these properties are clearly sold as sites yet he is there giving people false impression of what is achieveable.
Its ok to say that oncw you have walls you can refurbish. It does not however follow that it would be cost effective to refurbish versus demolish.

I would have liked more detailed information on refurbishment costs also and maybe focussed on a different aspect of doing up an old house each week, but maybe the programme was constrained by time.
Maggie does give more helpful information on her Youtube channel on her essentials to look for and also what is not essential when buying, based on her own experience. I found that interesting.

They're not sites, I've seen them for sale on the show's Insta page, Daft and other property sites and they're all listed in the after show video description on her Youtube.

Greentopia · 21-05-2020 9:15am

ednwireland wrote: »

I live in house that's on the 1854 ordnance survey. it's a constant battle keeping it sound (as we are on limited budget) . trying to find trades that can work on old buildings is a challenge as well.
22 years before we finally got the drive tarmaced

My cottage is from 1870 and was in good nick structurally when I got it. Could do with more insulation and work done on the attic but I don't care because i intend to sell it down the road anyway. I've done a bit of work myself painting and tearing off concrete render and Mr Greentopia-to-be does some work on it when he comes over here, it's cheap and easy to heat and has a new heating system, and two feet stone walls. It's not going to fall down.

Has been great experience for the next (and final I hope) old house we buy. I know a few people who run courses on various aspects of refurbishing old houses and there are a few building specialists now who only do work on them. Lots of Facebook groups for people who DIY it here too.

ednwireland · 21-05-2020 9:48am

Greentopia wrote: »

My cottage is from 1870 and was in good nick structurally when I got it. Could do with more insulation and work done on the attic but I don't care because i intend to sell it down the road anyway. I've done a bit of work myself painting and tearing off concrete render and Mr Greentopia-to-be does some work on it when he comes over here, it's cheap and easy to heat and has a new heating system, and two feet stone walls. It's not going to fall down.

Has been great experience for the next (and final I hope) old house we buy. I know a few people who run courses on various aspects of refurbishing old houses and there are a few building specialists now who only do work on them. Lots of Facebook groups for people who DIY it here too.

did quite a bit when buying ours but now im in my dotage i do find it harder to motivate myself.

and not as steady on ladders as i used to be after a bad ear infection a couple of years ago

3 ft thick rubble stone walls here as well

Bass Reeves · 22-05-2020 12:05am

Just saw it today and battled through the RTE player to watch 4 episodes. Maggie is not a great presenter, she has not got her buzz words right. Kevin is better than you think. However they are glossing over a lot on some of the houses. Having said that there is certain advantages in buying those old houses.

However you need to be wide awake. In rural areas you need to be guaranteed that these is a toilet and septic tank on the site. Electricity still turned on in the houses us worth a few K as well Smaller houses are grand for single people or older couples. You really do not want to be paying a premium for a half done up house.

Yes they can become money pits unless you have an idea about building. You need to be your own engineer. If you have to hire professional's it will cost money. But you would be amazed what you would get done for 50k even if you had to pay for some of the labour.

I thin the real hidden gems and they will become cheaper is the unloved houses in small towns and villages over the next few years. In most situation you are guaranteed broadband being available, there is nearly bound to be good reception by one mobile operator and if you are lucky s public sewages system. A lot have decent back gardens and often have rear access as well.

TBH in a lot of older houses when you straighten out chimney's you are half way there. I have seen a few conversations where they were removed in smaller houses and they have changed the inside area especially in two story houses. With modern building materials (mainly concrete board, glass fibre, steel studs and continuous flue liner) it possible to replace an old chimney. This is a real option if you are doing work on the roof.

The other thing about these older derelict or semi derelict houses is that the asking price is a guide. If they are for sale a while 70-80% of the guide price might be considered a good offer

22-05-2020 1:27pm

Greentopia wrote: »

But the idea is to find a house under €100k. Some go a little over if it doesn't need much work but it's generally following that idea. I wouldn't call €200k cheap.

The idea is to find a "cheap irish house", there's no specific budget. Dunno where you plucked 100k from, but that doesn't form part of the process.

My point is simply that, a house in drogheda, ready to live in, next door to dublin, for 160k, makes the houes on the show look expensive by comparison.

Greentopia · 23-05-2020 8:55pm

Deleted User wrote: »

The idea is to find a "cheap irish house", there's no specific budget. Dunno where you plucked 100k from, but that doesn't form part of the process.

My point is simply that, a house in drogheda, ready to live in, next door to dublin, for 160k, makes the houes on the show look expensive by comparison.

All the property on her website and Insta is under €100k. The TV show is an offshoot from her website though I have seen higher than that on it, so I guess she needed to be more flexible to show houses that are in pretty good walk in nick and many of them wouldn't be below €100k.

Yes I got the point, one also has to take renovation costs into account. All depends what and where you're looking for.

Personally I would want an acre of land with an old cottage or farmhouse in the country to grow food, have animals, outhouses for a workshop and studio for my partner and myself somewhere like West Cork. Proximity to Dublin is not necessary for my work or his. I have a cottage now but it's too small for both of us and no land.

spurious · 27-05-2020 11:39am

I like the presenter. It is so refreshing to see a normal person on TV and not from one of the RTE dynasties/usual suspects.

Have an 1881 house myself (IR£17500 in 1988) that needed practically everything done. They can be real money pits if anything unexpected arises (and something always does).

recipio · 27-05-2020 2:34pm

The core idea of the programme is to buy a cheap house and 'do it up' That's grand if you have the money or you are willing to give a few years of your life to do it yourself.
I thought some of the houses were in fact overpriced - you can still buy Irish derelict houses for as little as 25K. The programme is light on details -- last night's episode had a cottage in Co Clare with outhouses . Unfortunately it had an asbestos roof which wasn't mentioned.
I thought the presentation of the houses was incredibly lazy - two of the houses had years of sticks from Crows building their nests stacked in the fireplaces- would it have been too much trouble to clear them :rolleyes:
Maggie is a lovely person but she is selling the dream rather than selling the house !

28-05-2020 1:44am

recipio wrote: »

I thought the presentation of the houses was incredibly lazy - two of the houses had years of sticks from Crows building their nests stacked in the fireplaces- would it have been too much trouble to clear them

Thats the job of the estate agent, or person selling the house, though. Not the TV presenters.

recipio · 28-05-2020 10:42am

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Thats the job of the estate agent, or person selling the house, though. Not the TV presenters.

The vendors certainly . I hear from some punters that the agents won't go into the houses in case their suits get dirty

28-05-2020 1:18pm

recipio wrote: »

The vendors certainly . I hear from some punters that the agents won't go into the houses in case their suits get dirty

Never understood why they wear suits to house viewings in the first place. A pair of combat pants and a polo shirt would be much better, and would help if you've to do anything practical (I've been to house viewings where a gate was locked and you'd to hop over it, or the garden was massively overgrown and had to be trekked through, or cobwebs on a grand scale etc.)

Suits aren't really practical unless it's a new build and is being presented as immaculate. Even then, I don't think people attending viewings care if the agent is wearing a suit or a t-shirt and shorts. The least of their concerns, I'd imagine.

recipio · 28-05-2020 1:35pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Suits aren't really practical unless it's a new build and is being presented as immaculate. Even then, I don't think people attending viewings care if the agent is wearing a suit or a t-shirt and shorts. The least of their concerns, I'd imagine.

Yes but any buyer would want to ask a few questions about the house interior. I was a viewing recently where the agent sat in his car outside and refused to budge. He couldn't care less but you can be sure he will charge a fat fee.:rolleyes:

Greentopia · 28-05-2020 3:33pm

recipio wrote: »

The core idea of the programme is to buy a cheap house and 'do it up' That's grand if you have the money or you are willing to give a few years of your life to do it yourself.

The presenter herself Maggie is still doing up her own place 15 years later but seems happy to do it like that. I'm the same. So long as I have a warm dry house in Winter with running water, electric and internet, the rest can wait.

recipio wrote: »

I thought some of the houses were in fact overpriced - you can still buy Irish derelict houses for as little as 25K. The programme is light on details -- last night's episode had a cottage in Co Clare with outhouses . Unfortunately it had an asbestos roof which wasn't mentioned.

All houses here are overpriced... yes you can get one for €25k in Roscommon or Donegal or a few other places but you won't get anything for that in most counties with some land.
The asbestos roof is not a problem on a building. The building engineer said that on a previous episode where an old building had one, so they probably thought it unnecessary to repeat it.

recipio wrote: »

I thought the presentation of the houses was incredibly lazy - two of the houses had years of sticks from Crows building their nests stacked in the fireplaces- would it have been too much trouble to clear them :rolleyes:
Maggie is a lovely person but she is selling the dream rather than selling the house !

That's not her job though. She is presenting the houses as they are, not selling them and because she wants to show everything you can expect to encounter in an old building and then get the opinion of the building engineer whether it's a problem or not and how you can fix it.

I follow her on her social media and yes she always comes across as a kind, lovely person who has a real grá for old houses.

Greentopia · 28-05-2020 3:44pm

recipio wrote: »

The vendors certainly . I hear from some punters that the agents won't go into the houses in case their suits get dirty

True. A guy I know who came over from England for the good life here in the country-buy an old cottage with land and be self sufficient- said exactly that.

Not enough commission for them maybe. But it's their jobs to sell all houses listed so they shouldn't be trying to put people off buying them. He said some agents wouldn't even show him some houses and wanted to push new houses on him! he stuck to his guns though and bought a lovely old stone cottage with outbuildings and land in Galway.

Maggie posted a great video a few days ago on ways estate agents could improve the way they sell old houses in this country, well worth a look.

saabsaab · 29-05-2020 4:26pm

The suits could be explained by this thinking from another profession..

'If I turn up in in old Volvo and wearing jeans the client will be more inclined to argue the price with me than if i show up in a Jaguar in a sharp suit. Then they will be happy that I'm nor going to charge them more'

Water John · 29-05-2020 5:19pm

A business acquaintance of mine in the engineering business, has a good line; 'A consultant, is a man in a suit, carrying a briefcase'.

29-05-2020 5:41pm

saabsaab wrote: »

'If I turn up in in old Volvo and wearing jeans the client will be more inclined to argue the price with me than if i show up in a Jaguar in a sharp suit. Then they will be happy that I'm nor going to charge them more'

A house is worth what a house is worth, regardless of who is selling it. I don't think, in real day-to-day life, that people really care whether you arrive in a '98 Focus with the exhaust dragging on the ground or a 201 Lamborghini.

The viewing agent in the Lamborghini isn't going to get any more money for the house than the other agent who spends his time at the viewing sellotaping his car back together, in my opinion.

(that said, I would perhaps agree with you if the viewing agent was also the homeowner - then you could probably argue that making it look like you don't need the money would encourage people to not lowball, but definitely not gonna have an impact if the viewing agent is a third party).

recipio · 29-05-2020 6:34pm

saabsaab wrote: »

The suits could be explained by this thinking from another profession..

'If I turn up in in old Volvo and wearing jeans the client will be more inclined to argue the price with me than if i show up in a Jaguar in a sharp suit. Then they will be happy that I'm nor going to charge them more'

Personally I'd ignore what the agent was wearing - there are always problems with an old house that can be used to reduce the asking price.
The whole point of 'Cheap Irish houses' is to find a gem in the countryside - don't do this if you want a lively social life. However, I think putting houses with a farmers cow byre a few meters away defeats the purpose as does a house on the side of a busy street. ?:rolleyes:

saabsaab · 29-05-2020 7:27pm

recipio wrote: »

Personally I'd ignore what the agent was wearing - there are always problems with an old house that can be used to reduce the asking price.
The whole point of 'Cheap Irish houses' is to find a gem in the countryside - don't do this if you want a lively social life. However, I think putting houses with a farmers cow byre a few meters away defeats the purpose as does a house on the side of a busy street. ?:rolleyes:

I'm sure many might but some won't. He/she wants to make a lasting impression and look like they put in an effort to look professional. Maybe when you move on you will think of them. People often judge the book by the cover.

Radio5 · 04-10-2021 2:31pm

I am enjoying this series on Thursday nights. it's nice to see the variety of houses that are out there, both in the countryside and the towns and villages. I appreciate they are not to everyone's taste or suit everyone's pockets but it's nice to see the inside of houses that will never make the property supplements.

Baybay · 04-10-2021 2:49pm

I think it’d also be nice either to follow up with the potential buyers to see if they bought one of the houses or to see if the properties did sell & what was done to them.

elperello · 04-10-2021 3:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117974944#Comment_117974944

Good idea, a follow up maybe along the lines of Homes Under The Hammer would be interesting.

I know one of the houses that was in a previous series. I remember thinking at the time that it was a bargain but it still hasn't sold.

As for the show as it is I enjoy it's relaxed understated format.

05-10-2021 12:12pm

I can't believe she managed to get a TV show out of this!

Brings people to see houses that they can look up on daft themselves and really doesn't help with any indication of what definitely needs doing, or how much it might cost. I

Terrible television

Princess Calla · 05-10-2021 12:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117978835#Comment_117978835

To be fair it's pretty much a "place in the sun" Irish style.

It's harmless tv.

ednwireland · 05-10-2021 12:27pm

we basically did this, bought 2 house for 56k punts in 1997 might have taken 20 years but finally getting it in some sort of shape , mortgage is paid off. and i have somewhere comfortable to live (with big outbuildings for hobbies !

the biggest problem now is getting trades, i need a gable wall replastering in lime mortar and theres literally no one i can find to do it (the one guy i had lined up went and got a job!)

thats the thing with the stone house in this show all great until you have to work on it

the main thing i would say is dont expect it to Look like a showhouse and if you can put up with things not perfect (and they will probably never be !) i had painted floors until i got enough money for tiles.

lalababa · 05-10-2021 12:34pm

Yeah , a harmless show, relaxing enough presenter and engineer. A very good idea to bring to the masses through her blog and tv show. There are a lot of little cottages /older village and town houses slowly getting run down. When they could be bought cheapish and enjoyed. Hopefully the work from home will become a thing and these houses will be saved and some new life brought to the more rural areas. Vast swathes of rural Europe are being decimated by migration to cities. Alot of provincial villages and towns are left with just the elderly. Great places to live if only there was some work/socialising with peer age groups.

05-10-2021 12:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/113574270#Comment_113574270

Perhaps you are immune to the subconscious impact a suit has on a person but I guarantee you if you take a walk down to the Four Courts today you'll see solicitors and barristers getting away with saying any sort of nonsense to clients because they, as professionals, look the part. If we forced the professionals to say the exact same things but while wearing tracksuits etc the act wouldn't be nearly as impressive. Well-cut suits create an impression of competence, they shouldn't, but they do.

Anyhow, I like the show for what it is, fully agree that the vendors could make more of an effort in making the places look presentable (again, it shouldn't matter, some cosmetic jobs like cleaning the sticks out of that fireplace, aren't big jobs, but they create an impression in the purchaser).

ednwireland · 05-10-2021 12:38pm

oh i actually like the show

miamee · 05-10-2021 1:03pm

I found it odd in the last episode that the woman buying the house had a budget of €150-200k, wanted anywhere that was a 2-2.5 hour train ride from Dublin and yet all 3 properties they chose to show her were in Enniscorthy. They could have gone almost anywhere in the country! I suppose it was too wide a net and they had to narrow it down. I do enjoy the program, it's lovely to see some of the older houses out there.

saabsaab · 05-10-2021 9:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117979038#Comment_117979038

I suppose they were going for 'East Coast' properties?

miamee · 06-10-2021 9:15am

Maybe so but they weren't veru spread out 😄 Enniscorthy may have been the obvious choice to meet all of her requirements on the east coast though, you could be right.

GAAcailin · 11-10-2021 11:14am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117979038#Comment_117979038

Found it odd too, especially when she was from the Northern part of the country. Would have maybe made sense to visit Drogheda/Dundalk area The show is very focussed on what is inside the 4 walls of a house and very little about the locality imo.

18-10-2021 1:46pm

I think the show is rubbish, has anyone actually bought a house from it.

saabsaab · 18-10-2021 6:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118036171#Comment_118036171

Few I'd say but that's not the point. It is to widen people's horizons.

elperello · 18-10-2021 6:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118036171#Comment_118036171

I think the show is good but we are agreed on something in that we are both interested in a follow up to see how any purchasers got on.

mickdw · 18-10-2021 9:49pm

This season is abit more sensible. Budgets are abit more realistic.

The first series was borderline criminal in how they were presenting €50k houses and stating 20k on repairs would have them looking great.

Those €50k houses are basically sites. You either knock them and rebuild or else spend at least 150k making them half decent. Once you are into replacing roof, windows, ground floor and then fitting out with insulation system with new wiring and plumbing, the costs really are frightening.

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