Saturday, January 28, 2012
Tarelton, Co Cork €50,000
Sq m: 70 (749 sq ft)
Bedrooms: 2
BER rating: Pending
Broadband: Yes
Buyers who search for that elusive cottage on an acre may have to move a bit further out of the city, but seek and ye will find.
This little beauty at Tarelton, Co Cork, is in the sticks, but it’s still a quick hop to the main Cork/Macroom road.
Young couples with good skills, little money and a bit of a dream might find this the perfect project — and with the guide at €50,000, the price is also right.
On the market with Tom Heffernan of Sherry FitzGerald Hinchion, there’s great scope here for an element of self-sufficiency.
VERDICT: The cottage and its acre of ground are part of an executor’s sale and a canny cash buyer could press their advantage.
Fermoy, Cork €125,000
Sq m: 93 (1,000 sq ft)
Bedrooms: 3
BER rating: Pending
Broadband: Yes
A nice clean buy, in the north Cork town of Fermoy, is 85 Glencullen — within a walk of the town, and with easy access too to the M8, the now-nippy Cork-Dublin highway.
No 85’s a modern three-bed semi-d, on the market with Paul O’Shea of Matt Fallon/FML Auctioneers in Cork city, a half an hour’s drive away.
The walk-in part-brick condition property has off-street parking in front, side passage access and patio door access to the back garden, living room and separate kitchen/dining room with integrated appliances, and built-ins in the bedrooms.
VERDICT: A simple, straightforward package.
Castlejane, Glanmire €199,500
Sq m: 93 (1,000 sq ft)
Bedrooms: 2
BER rating: Pending
Broadband: Yes
This is an elegant little two-bed at Glanmire, Co Cork, which is fresh to the market with Don Murphy and Associates.
On offer at €199,500, the house is pristine, says the agent, and comes with a sunroom extension at the rear, which adds an extra dimension to the two bed.
Both upper level bedrooms are en suite and the quality of the fittings in lounge and kitchen/ diner are top class, he says.
VERDICT: No 2 The Maples is located in a good area in Glanmire, is turnkey and has a well laid out, low-maintenance garden. Worth a look for downsizers and single buyers.
Picture: Fermoy, Cork
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