Four first-time buys from Dublin to Ballina
Capital: €470,000
ADDRESS: 217 Glasnevin Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 11. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 130sq m (1,400sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: €28,200 AGENT: Mason Estates. WEB: www.mason.ie.
DESCRIPTION: open-plan sittingroom, livingroom with archway to dining area and extended kitchen. Covered side passage to toilet, garage and access to garden. Upstairs are three bedrooms, bathroom, toilet and converted attic room. South-facing garden.
Commute: €340,000
ADDRESS: 19 Kilmessan Green, Kilmessan, Co Meath. BEDROOMS: four. SIZE: 148sq m (1,600sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: infrequent bus service. STAMP DUTY: €10,200. AGENT: TE Potterton Real Estate Alliance. WEB: www.nicemove.ie.
DESCRIPTION: built two years ago, this four-bed semi-detached house has a diningroom with doors out to decking in rear garden, kitchen with cherrywood fitted units, utility room, lounge, two bathrooms, and built-in wardrobes.
Countrywide: €246,000
ADDRESS: 114 Cluain Riochaird, Headford, Co Galway. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 92sq m (995sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Heaslip Property Partners. WEB: www.propertypartners.ie.
DESCRIPTION: three-bed terraced townhouse close to business parks and centres, with entrance hall, downstairs toilet, kitchen/diningroom, livingroom, three bedrooms and main bedroom en suite.
Country: €160,000
ADDRESS: Rossport, Ballina, Co Mayo. BEDROOMS: two. SIZE: 50sq m (530sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Tuohy & Co Real Estate Alliance. WEB: www.realestatealliance.ie.
DESCRIPTION: two-bedroom cottage on 3.25 acres running down to the beach. Also includes a sittingroom, kitchen and bathroom. Habitable but requires updating. Plenty of room to extend subject to planning.
