Foreign buyers return

John Daly of Sherry Fitzgerald Daly in Kenmare at the southern end of the county states that “People tend to choose the area first and then try to find the property that will fit in.”

It’s a small town on the Ring of Kerry but one which has a lively atmosphere without ever stretching itself to what you might call ‘hectic’. Its traditional property market is made up of a high proportion of overseas buyers.

“As regards enquiries and deals being done, the last six months have been probably been the best in the last three years,” says Daly. “Our buyers have been Dutch, Italian, and our usual sprinkling of American and British people – they’re always strong for our area. It’s all been relatively positive.”