WHILE houses aimed at first-time buyers are the main movers in this current market, the upper echelon isn’t entirely dead – if there’s value, or rarity, then there’s potential buyers.

CHEAPER by a mile, and up a new by-pass road under construction as well, the Skibbereen west Cork houses at Chapel Court are being launched next weekend, with prices to tempt buyers to switch from renting.

OFFERS over €430,000 are canvassed for this Briar Hill home - a four-bed bungalow in a rural setting which has brought something of the city out to it.

Each unit has 1,200 square feet of space, both detached and semi’s, and both types come at the same price.