Property Advice: How to afford a 'fixer-upper' and make it a home

If this is your first home, take the pressure off. It doesn’t have to be perfect because it’s a stepping stone.

One of the derelict houses that was restored under the scheme.

Dear Brigid, 

We’re in our early 30s and looking to buy our first home, and since we started looking 18 months ago really notice the difference a good or bad BER makes.