Starter home: Crosshaven, Cork, €130,000

Guiding at €130,000, it’s a mid-terraced fisherman’s cottage which may well be a hundred years old. TJ Cronin of Irish and European auctioneers says the two bed property has been nicely renovated by its current owner. “ It oozes character and has stunning views of Crosshaven Inner Harbour,” he observes
Offering 650 sq ft of living space, it has a timber-floored sitting room with a solid-fuel stove in a brick surround as well as a timber- floored kitchen with fitted units. There’s also a shower room and two bedrooms with stained timber floorboards.