Take Five For €195,000

Bennetts Auctioneers is seeking €195,000 for a two-bedroom house on Colepark Avenue, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10. EMMA CULLINANfinds properties at a similar price in Croatia, Italy, Germany and France

CROATIA: Istria

A 250sq m (2,690sq ft) house with a pool and large garden with orchard near the hill top village of Brtonigla, Istria. The three-storey house has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, cloakroom, cellar and garage. There is also a large top floor for extra space. During the last three years the owners have rented it out over the holiday and Christmas seasons

Price:€250,000

Agent:Adriatic Riviera

086 3898423

GERMANY: Saxony

Tenanted apartment house in Saxony which was built in 1868 and modernised around 1990. The 762sq m building has nine apartments; two commercial units and two storerooms. Goerlitz is the eastern most city in Germany and sits on the border with Poland. The town has Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Art Nouveau buildings.

Price:€201,250

Agent:Locations

01 6771188

ITALY: Puglia

Villa Arancia is 8km from the hill town of Ostuni and a few minutes from the sea. The villa is in its own grounds with olive and other fruit trees. The house has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, lounge with fireplace, diningroom and kitchen. Outside is a roof terrace and loggia with views. There is also a separate outbuilding.

Price:€210,000

Agent:Homes in Italy

0044 845 2297057

FRANCE: Deux Sevres

Stone farmhouse and outbuildings, in an acre of gardens with views over the countryside. There is a kitchen-cum- diningroom with a fireplace, beams and flagged floor; a lounge with a tiled floor, beams and fireplace; two bedrooms and shower room/wc. The attic has three rooms. The house is 45 minutes from Poitiers Airport.

Price:€192,600

Agent:Latitudes 0044 20 8951 5155