On View This Weekend

Many of the homes on view this weekend come with price cuts and other incentives

Many of the homes on view this weekend come with price cuts and other incentives

* A THREE-BEDROOM apartment in a converted convent in Milltown, that had been for sale at €1.45 million, has had its price cut to €925,000 by Gunne Residential.

Number 12 St Convent Hall, Mount St Annes, is a striking duplex with a lot of original detail, including exposed redbrick walls, reclaimed wide-plank flooring and a handsome Italian kitchen.

The two floors are connected by a spiral staircase to capitalise on space in the generous 164sq m (1,765sq ft) home.

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The apartment comes with parking for two cars. It’s within easy reach of Milltown Luas stop.

On view Saturday from noon to 1pm

* Rent-to-buy schemes are gaining popularity throughout the country, with developers offering potential buyers the option to rent for a set period before committing to a purchase.

In the case of Baker’s Yard, a development nearing completion at the corner of Portland St North and North Circular Road in Dublin 1, buyers can rent for 12 months, and have an option to buy at a price that is fixed now.

All rent paid in the 12 months will be refunded if the purchase goes ahead, says sales agent Hooke MacDonald.

Alternatively, the would-be buyer can walk away. The rent is €1,000 a month for a one-bed and €1,550 for a three-bed, with two-bed homes renting at €1,300 a month.

One-bedroom units cost from €254,000; two-beds are at €299,000 and three-beds cost €360,000. All prices include a car-parking space.

On view this Saturday and Sunday 2pm-4pm

* In Cabinteely, Savills has just reduced the price of a four-bedroom semi-detached home at 11 Granville Road from €810,000 to €695,000. The 124sq m (1,334sq ft) house, in an enclave off Johnstown Road, comes with off-street car-parking and a garden gravelled for low maintenance.

On View Saturday, 1pm-2pm

* In popular Delgany, joint agents Sherry FitzGerald New Homes and Lennox Estates are hoping that couples will fall in love with a collection of detached and semi-detached houses at Delgany Wood which is now for sale at reduced prices. Three-beds were first launched at €695,000 in 2006 and now cost €395,000. Five-bedroom houses which last year were at €995,000 are now €895,000. The six-bed detached houses started at €1.5 million and are now at just over €1 million with just two remaining.

Viewing is from 2pm-4pm

* Smart new houses built by Durkan at Silken Park in City West will also be of interest to first and second-time buyers with newly fitted showhomes on site in the development of 149 homes. Prices range from €319,000 for two-bedroom homes with study, up to €560,000 for four-bedroom detached homes. A young design team here has ensured some great features including smart kitchens and bathrooms.

Viewing is from 2pm-4pm