One-bedroom extension for sale at €245,000

REMEMBER the Kensington Broom Cupboard? Meet its Cork counterpart, a one-bedroom extension being sold for €245,000.

Back in the mid-1990s at the height of a short-lived property boom, a 6’ by 8’ store room sold for £100,000 (€145,000) in London and marked the beginning of negative equity in the market.

It was in Kensington, one of the best residential areas in London, but it wasn’t big enough for a bed and had no connection whatsoever to Boris Becker, whose liaison with a Russian model in the cupboard of a London restaurant hastened the end of his marriage.

Back in Cork this former shop is now being sold as a one-bedroom bungalow.

Number 28, Lotamore Drive has a floor area of 600 square feet, its own front door and a back garden. It is described as being ideal as a starter home. It’s already under offer at the asking price.

According to its auctioneer Micheal O’Donovan, it’s a good buy at the price and compares favourably with one-bedroom apartments in nearby Silversprings.

“It’s a separate dwelling with separate deeds and has been redeveloped to give a front and side access point and a garden to the side. There’s permission to create a driveway to the front in place of the footpath.”

The former shop now comes with a lounge, kitchen /dining room, bathroom, bedroom along with a front and back hallway.