Bungalow price drop brings bidders and buyers bliss

Down to €229,000 this four bed is a competitively priced, says Tommy Barker

There’s heated bidding activity now since an asking price reduction on this fine Donoughmore bungalow, complete with a great garden feature — a stone-built BBQ/outdoor oven.

Perhaps the house’s quality and oven feature fuelled the interest, but more likely it was the price drop, down from €265,000 to €229,500 that did the trick, bringing it within the grasp of a wider range of bidders and buyers.

Agent Tom Heffernan of Sherry FitzGerald Hinchion in Macroom has been handling the increased activity on La Verda, a modern dormer home north of Cork city at Donoughmore and close to Blarney, and he says it’s bright and airy, on a large site of around half an acre.

The same stone and brick masonry features in the entrance pillars and in the BBQ/oven, complete with its low-level timber store underneath: handily, not only does it cook and barbie the food, it also serves to keep diners warm as they huddle around for al fresco eating, Irish style.

The well-finished four-bed home has a double height feature entrance hall/galleried landing with arch, several rooms have a double aspect, and there’s a crisp, modern feel with a raised fireplace hearth in the main, bay-windowed 18’ by 13 lounge.

Other rooms include a dining room, a kitchen/breakfast room, utility and guest loo, ground floor bedroom and three overhead beds, one with en suite, and family bathroom.

VERDICT: Lopping €35,000 off the asking price makes La Verda a desirable buy for families looking for affordable family living space