Moving on: Num-BER 2 is just for you

A HIGH BER rating comes with the newly-built dormer home No 2 Ballyoughtragh Heights, mid-way between Tralee and Killarney at Milltown and also near Killorglin.

Comparable new-builds here were €100,000 dearer a year ago, says agent Mark Hussey of Property Team Kingdom Properties.

To get a good BER assessment, houses now pretty much need a source of renewable energy, and in this case it comes from solar panels, comfortably helping the 2,000 sq ft home to its B1 rating.