Let Me Find You a Property to Buy in Ireland

Would you like to have a licensed, professional Buyer’s Agent working on your behalf to find the right property for you?

Here’s How My 15 Step Buying Process Works:

  • Step 1

    Initial consultation (Broad outline of your needs, your budget and your preferences).

  • Step 2

    Agreement to work together (Anti money laundering documentation, confirmation that you have funds in place, contract signed for a three month period, non refundable brief fee paid)

  • Step 3

    60-90 minute briefing session where we go through key questions to determine your needs and preferences.

  • Step 4

    I select an initial 5 properties to discuss with you and based on your feedback conduct drive-by viewings of all or some of these properties. The selection of properties will also include any "off market" properties available that meet the brief. 

  • Step 5

    I conduct Due Diligence with local agents to determine the status of these properties in terms of time on the market, current rental status if any (this is particularly relevant to clients buying for investment), number and level of bids and the  vendor's position in terms of their exit strategy from the property.

  • Step 6

    You and/or I physically view the properties. If I am viewing, I will arrange a video walk through or live stream of the viewing.

  • Step 7

    We refine the brief if necessary. At this stage it often happens that one or more of your underlying preferences becomes clearer and the brief may need to be refined.

  • Step 8

    We view a further selection of properties if necessary.

  • Step 9

    The above two steps are repeated until a suitable property is found.

  • Step 10

    I assemble your property team as necessary (surveyor, architect, planning consultant, solicitor etc).

  • Step 11

    We formulate a bidding strategy and bid.

  • Step 12

    You are successful with your bid and go "sale agreed" on the property. You pay a fully refundable booking deposit to the selling agent (usually 3% of the agreed purchase price) and proceed to conduct a survey and, if necessary, a bank valuation. If you aren't successful with your bid, I will go back to Step 7. 

  • Step 13

    Once your solicitor is satisfied with all of the documentation provided by the vendor's solicitor, your solicitor will invite you to sign a binding contract to buy the property and if you are borrowing to buy the property, you will usually sign your loan offer from your lending institution at the same time.  At this point you will pay an additional (nonrefundable)  deposit to your solicitor. This is usually 10% of the purchase price.  You are now legally obliged to complete the purchase of the property.

  • Step 14

    You or I will conduct a final inspection of the property prior to funds draw down. This final inspection is to ensure that the vendor has left the property as agreed eg. completely empty of all contents.

  • Step 15

    The keys of your new property are handed to you or me, on your behalf, by the selling agent

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My Fees & Charges

I work on a three month contract basis. By the end of these three months, I aim to have found and have agreed terms on a suitable property for you. 

Initial non-refundable briefing fee of €2,500.00 & VAT @ 23% = €3075.00
This briefing fee is payable by all clients who retain me to find them a property to purchase. It covers my fee to work on your behalf researching and viewing on and off market properties for a period of 3 months. I work with a max of 4 property buyers at a time to ensure I have all the time I need to work on your property search.


Search and find fee:

Once we are "sale agreed" on a suitable property for you, the search and find fee, detailed below, becomes payable.

This search and find fee is 1.5% of the agreed purchase price of the property plus VAT @ 23%.

Note on mileage:

For clients wishing to buy outside of Dublin, a mileage charge may be necessary. This charge will be kept to a minimum and will be agreed in advance in writing.

Note on fees:

If no suitable property is found, no fee, other than the briefing fee is due. If a survey or the legal paperwork reveals a completely unanticipated flaw with the property, my full fee is still payable. However I will work with you for a further month, at no extra charge, to find a suitable property.