Cottage priced under exemption limit

LOOKING for a turnkey cottage? Then this overhauled and improved cottage at Finnis, Bandon, in West Cork could be just the ticket.

A pet project of the vendors, the house has the bone structure, but needs serious surgery to bring it bang up to date.

Now that its mission is completed, the property is on the market with auctioneeers Sherry FitzGerald Brennan Busteed for €317,500, just under the exemption limit for first-time buyers, which means that the property is, in fact, aimed to sell at that price.

Clean lines, a wonderful old garden, which has been tidied up to new, and good, modern accommodation, all add up to a hassle-free package for buyers.

The house is three miles from Bandon town on the Macroom side, and is also close to the Schering Plough plant, which makes it handy for employees there. A commute to Cork city is also a possibility.

Living accommodation is simple, but comfortable, with a new kitchen/dining and living room of 21’ by 15’ and an en suite master bedroom. There are two other bedrooms and a bathroom in the property.

The gardens are south-facing with separate entrance from the road.

The house comes with oil-fired central heating.