Live or let with two smart Blackrock homes

RIGHT next door to the new Mahon Point centre, due to open by spring of next year, this house on St Michael’s Drive, Blackrock, Cork, can offer good capital appreciation and a strong letting demand, says selling agent, Kathleen O’Shea.

The agent, who’s based in Ballinlough, is looking for offers in excess of €200,000 for this smart, three-bedroom house.

Looking as good inside as it does outside, she says, it has an interconnecting living/dining room and a downstairs bathroom with a second, full bathroom on the bedroom floor.

Good gardens come with this semi-detached property and there’s a dividing wall to the back garden, making it safe for children and giving privacy. Finishes are low maintenance and heating is by gas. The house is just five years old.

Not too far away, what’s described as a three/four-bedroom house by agents, Twomey Crowley, is on offer at 82 Gatelodge, Blackrock.

A discreet little development, it has a harbour-side position on Castle Road. The guide price of €275,000 has almost been reached and could go over that, as viewings have been steady so far, says David Busteed.

The house has a living room, a dining room, (counted as the fourth bedroom) and a kitchen, along with a guest bathroom, three bedrooms and a main bathroom. It overlooks a green area and has gas central heating.