Starter home: Ballincollig, Co Cork, €220,000

As a low maintenance option for a Ballincollig buyer, this two-bed apartment at 60 Leslies Arch, Old Quarter, looks promising. 

Size: 81sq m (872sq ft) 

Bathrooms: 2 

Bedrooms: 2 

BER: B2

Guiding at €220,000 it’s a 872 sq ft, first floor property.

Selling agents Sherry FitzGerald say it’s bright and modern and has been tastefully decorated.

Accommodation includes an open plan kitchen/dining/living room with a tiled kitchen with cream gloss units, and a timber-floored living room with a bay window and a wall hung electric fire.

There’s also a bathroom and two bedrooms, one en suite.

Fitted with gas heating, it has a B2 energy rating. Outside there’s a communal courtyard and designated parking.

VERDICT: Modern and easy to keep.