Starter homes: Buyers sure to be tempted by spacious detached home

Location: Glounthaune, Cork

TRADING-UP sales, to detached houses in Cork’s Glanmire and Glounthaune are strong in the latter half of this year, says agent Michael O’Donovan, as he has a duo of home sales agreed and a third under good offer in the area, at about the €400k mark. Buyers are either those who’ve just sold, or who sold some time ago and have been renting.

Now, into that steady selling scene he brings the detached No 36 The Highlands, an 1,800 sq ft home with over half that area at ground level — thanks to a large rear south-facing conservatory that’s 18’ by 13.