British ‘flocking’ to buy Cork properties

BRITISH investors are flocking to Ireland in a bid to scoop up bargain holiday homes.

Holiday rental firm HomeAway.co.uk said that due to increased transport costs, British people are becoming more interested in owning homes closer to Britain.

A spokesperson for the company said it has seen “quite an increase” in the number of Irish holiday homes added on its site already this year, adding that British buyers are more interested in buying a holiday home in Ireland.