Are you thinking about buying a property in Dublin? Wondering about renovation costs, common issues like damp and subsidence, or how to maximise resale value? In this episode, Breffnie O’Kelly, a professional Buyer’s Agent, sits down with Shay Lally of Houses to Restore to share expert insights on Dublin’s property market.

Off market sales... why does anyone sell or buy off market?

Yesterday, I was delighted to close the off market purchase of a great house  in Sandymount for €3.3m on behalf of a lovely client. The sale was being handled by Mark Stafford in DNG who was a complete pleasure to deal with during the process. Sometimes things just all fall into place, and this was one of those times.

I'm beginning to deal with more and more off market sales and here are some of the common denominators  I've noticed in these transactions…

Get the inside story on Irish country house purchases in Ep 5 of the Irish Country Homes series as we look at the transaction from the inside out with Philip Guckian, SCSI, Associate Director of Sherry Fitz, Country Homes and Estates

You might have seen Philip making lots of sense and being a brilliant agent on the recent RTE series of Selling Ireland’s Dream Homes.

This episode is full of tips, tricks and insights on how to choose and purchase your dream country home in Ireland.

Congratulations on being sale agreed .

Here is a guide to what happens next.

While all of the steps listed below will happen, they may happen over a much longer period than outlined. The degree to which the seller has organised their paperwork ( title deeds, copies of planning permission, certs of compliance for building work done, rights of way over property etc ), combined with the speed of the seller's solicitor and of your solicitor will all have a huge impact on when you actually get keys to your property.

Why Work With a Buyers Agent?

1. Have a third party listen to you and your property thoughts.

2. Be offered professional feedback and advice on those thoughts and plans

3. Learn the usually unknown best ways to use the search engines DAFT.ie and myhome.ie

4.. Have an experienced property property professional guide you to the best places for you to buy within your budget