First-time buys

Four first-time buys from Dublin to Donegal

Capital: €250,000

ADDRESS: Apt 8, 32-33 Gardiner Street Upper, D1. BEDROOMS: one. SIZE: 48sq m ( 516sq ft). PARKING: none. LINKS: bus, Dart, Luas. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Gunne Residential. WEB: www.Gunne.ie.

DESCRIPTION: first-floor apartment built in 2003 between Mountjoy Square West and Dorset Street Lower. It has an entrance hall with intercom and utility and an open-plan living/diningroom with archway to the kitchen. Service charge €1,400 per year.

Commute: €330,000

ADDRESS: 15 Haywood, Blessington, Co Wicklow. BEDROOMS: four. SIZE: 117sq m (1,270sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: 3 per cent. AGENT: Murphy Real Estate Alliance. WEB: www.nicemove .ie

DESCRIPTION: three-year old house in cul-de-sac of 38 houses overlooking a green. It has a hall, kitchen with oak Shaker-style units, livingroom/dining area, guest toilet and the main bedroom is en suite. It also has a separate bathroom and a landscaped garden.

Countrywide: €250,000

ADDRESS: 32 Hazelwood, Clonroadmore, Ennis, Co Clare. BEDROOMS: four. SIZE: 95sq m (1,100sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Sherry Fitzgerald McMahon. WEB: www.sherryfitz.ie.

ADDRESS: Kinnakillew, Glencolmcille, Co Donegal. BEDROOMS: four. SIZE: 185sq m (2,000sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: none. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Property Partners Paul Reynolds & Co. WEB: www.nicemove.ie.

DESCRIPTION: off the main Limerick Road, this nine-year-old house is within walking distance of the town centre. It has a livingroom, kitchen/diningroom, utility room and one of the bedrooms is en suite. South-facing back garden.

Country: €270,000

ADDRESS: Kinnakillew, Glencolmcille, Co Donegal. BEDROOMS: four. SIZE: 185sq m (2,000sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: none. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Property Partners Paul Reynolds & Co. WEB: www.nicemove.ie.

DESCRIPTION: dormer bunaglow on spacious site a short distance from Cashel village. Built on an elevated site overlooking Glen Valley it has a sittingroom, kitchen/dining area, utility, toilet, and two en suite bedrooms as well as a separate bathroom.