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Hello there, We recently sold our house and are now renting a house that seems to tick most of our boxes with a few compromises. Its a brand new build and we are the first to rent it. We are thinking perhaps in the next year of possibly putting in an offer on this house. The seller is delusional...

Hi there, Thanks for the replies - I suppose I never thought too much about it being harder to sell it on in a few years.....think it might be worth holding out and trying to get the diesel version if I can find one! Thanks again!

Hi 1234, The diesel ones seem a bit scarce actually, haven't found one that would suit us recently - saw one a few weeks ago and it was around €1,700 more than the one we are looking at now.......

Sorry, I meant to say we would do around 14k miles a year not 4k...

Hi there, Sorry should have provided more detail. We are looking to sell a '06 Volvo S40 SE (1.8 Petrol, Black, 35k miles, perfect condition, NCT'd for 2 years). One garage said the most we would get in a trade in is €10k. We reckon we might get closer to €12k if we sell privately. The car we...

Hi There, Expecting baby no. 3 in a few weeks and am planning to upgrade to a 7 seater. Would love a Ford S-Max but a bit too pricey, looking at a Citroen C4 Picasso but its a 1.7 petrol, its a good price, v. low mileage and in perfect condition but would I be better holding off an perhaps...

Hi there, Just been through what you describe - am 8 months pregnant with no.3 and just moved into rented house on Friday last! We only signed contracts on the rented property when we knew the cheque had been issued from the sellers bank - but we had spoken with the rental agency and told them...

Hey there, Sold a 3 bed semi in Galway with attic converted - sold for €240K asking price €255k. Was on the market from June - Nov last year 30+ viewings (lots of them 2nd and 3rd viewings). Put back on market last week in Jan and sold the first day it went up - moved into rented house last...

Hi Bronte, Thanks alot for the reassurance - I suppose having got to this stage with the sale is a little surreal and I'm worrying that it will all go belly up over some small detail! We really like and trust our solicitor by the way and he has pushed this sale through really quickly for us...

Hi MF1, Thanks for the reply - we are not looking for perfection just some reassurance that the fact that the deposit amount being changed twice on a contract already signed by the buyers will not affect its validity. Wouldn't the buyers lose their deposit at this stage if they pulled out?

Hello I am hoping someone can advise me with this. We finally signed contracts on the sale of our house yesterday, buyers had already signed their end. Our solicitor noticed when we were in with him that the buyers had paid a bit under the usual 10%, but the figure appearing on the contract...

Thanks for the reply mf1! Hmmmm if it went to 12 weeks I'd be within a week of my due date! They are eager to move in (staying with in-laws at the mo) and we are eager to move out and get settled so hopefully things might run a bit quicker than that. Alot of it is out of our hands I...

Hello everyone, I am afraid to hope but I 'think' we just sold our house! We priced it well and its a lovely place so I am sincerely hoping it goes through. All looks good from the buyers end - their solicitor has been on the blower this morning to the auctioneer and deposit already handed over...

Hi Bronte, Thanks alot for the helpful reply. I did some rough calculations and I don't think its going to be financially viable to move. It may just be better to reduce the asking price on our own house a bit more next month when we put it back on the market and then rent if and when we sell...

Hello everyone, Hoping someone can help. We have been trying in vain to sell our house in Galway for a while now (not actively advertising it at the moment as there is just no point). We have two children with another one on the way Please God in May. Our current house is a 3 bed semi and we...

Hi Detty, The biggest issue you have facing you at the moment is selling your own house. We have been living this nightmare for the past few months. We finally accepted an offer (shockingly low might I add) two weeks ago and the buyers just withdrew it a couple of days ago. Our EA went sale...

Hello there, We are hoping to buy a property which currently has a builders finish. We are hoping the builder will give us some 'allowances' that will help us fund finishing the house i.e. floors, tiles, kitchen, fireplace, wardrobes etc. If the builder agrees to add say €50k to the purchase...

We were in the exact same boat - needed to move because of growing family and saw a house we really liked at a reasonable price. EA of the new house said they wouldn't entertain an offer until we were sale agreed, and would really only take that offer seriously when contracts were signed on...

Hello all, How refreshing to hear the cheaper option is the better option! Will definitely go with the vinyl now thanks for the feedback. I know the overall 'look' won't be as good but we'll be the ones looking at it most of the time..so as long as it's easy to clean and looks fresh I'll be...

Hello all, Hoping to buy a white kitchen soon. Received conflicting advice from two suppliers. One says go with painted solid wood all the way - units are more sturdy they will last the test of time - expensive. Other guy says painted wood either sprayed or hand painted will show wear 'n' tear...