Almost-finished west Cork property has a sizeable site and sea views

DEPENDING on your enthusiasm levels, the fact this new-to-market listing isn’t quite yet a finished home is a good thing, an inconvenience, or a bother.

Reckoned to be 70% of the way through its construction phase, the c2,000 sq ft new-build near the sea at Ahakista in Co Cork needs second-fix carpentry, plumbing, bathrooms and tiles, flooring and landscaping, etc – think ballpark figure of €50,000 or so to get to completion stage.

Estate agent Elaine Spillane of Peninsula Properties in west Cork guides this offering at €600,000, which is sizeable for any market, not to mind a slack one and for an unfinished proposition, but there are some strong attributes in this property’s favour, she adds.