Town
Address Elysium House, Ballytruckle Road, Waterford city
Agent Barry Murphy Auctioneers
This five-bedroom Ber-exempt Georgian house five minutes from the city centre is a generous 279sq m (3,000sq ft). The detached, three-bay, two-storey-over-basement house, dating from 1825, was in office use but has huge potential to be returned to a family home, subject to planning permission, as it retains details such as stained-glass windows, coving and sash windows.
Plus It retains lovely period details and has huge potential.
One in five people expect to pay mortgage in retirement, survey finds
Irish architectural great Ronnie Tallon built a home far superior to Mies van der Rohe’s original. Time to protect it
Sherry FitzGerald CEO Steven McKenna to leave firm to ‘explore new opportunities’
Avoiding double taxation on sale of a property abroad
Minus Building costs are high.
Country
Address Mount Carmel, Kilcommon, Cahir, Co Tipperary
Agent Caplice Auctioneers
This detached three-bay two-storey Georgian pile with six bedrooms and three bathrooms, built circa 1820, extends to a generous 370sq m (3,983sq ft). It is just a 12-minute walk from Cahir, overlooking Cahir Park Golf Club, and has been recently refurbished. The Ber-exempt house has underfloor heating throughout and zoned heating controls. The 0.6-acre site features front and rear gardens and an orchard to the side.
Plus Recently refurbished with underfloor heating and period details.
Minus That’s a lot of floor area to vacuum.