Trading up: Kerry Pike, Cork €140,000+

Sq m: 203/221

Two half-finished houses went up for sale a week before Christmas and both are now under offer with Robert O’Keeffe of Irish and European.

“I had 250 people on a list to ring and it’s been hectic since,” the auctioneer says, and despite not having to open doors and display lounges, the stream of buyers with their builders has been hectic, he adds.