Big interest, but property needs some work

“A GREAT house - but it needs work” says Sherry FitzGerald’s Ann O’Mahony about ‘Tara’, at 13, Barnstead Drive in the Cork suburb of Blackrock.

As properties here rarely come on the market, she explains, interest has been huge just a week after coming on the market and she expects offers over 350,000 for this four-bed semi.

With cedar touches, large, spacious rooms and a Blackrock address, small wonder this house is on the list of trader-uppers. However, budgets should be adjusted to take into account the cost of renovations. That being said, the rewards here are good for a growing family.