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DNG Farrelly Southern Blog Archive renovations before selling home

Renovations You Should Consider Before You Sell Your Home in Ireland

The renovations you should consider before you sell your home are the repairs and refreshes a buyer would otherwise use against you: damp, roof defects, faulty electrics, missing compliance paperwork, and a kitchen or bathroom tired enough to drag every offer down. Beyond that list, many home renovations struggle to

DNG Farrelly Southern Blog Archive complete guide to buying land in ireland

Complete Guide to Buying Land in Ireland

Buying land in Ireland means finding a site, confirming it’s zoned for what you want to do with it, and getting a solicitor to handle the purchase, the same basic process as buying a house, but with one extra step that catches almost everyone out: proving you’re actually allowed to

DNG Farrelly Southern Blog Archive Selling a House to a Family Member in Ireland Tax and Valuation Guide

Selling a House to a Family Member in Ireland Tax and Valuation Guide

Selling a house to a family member in Ireland is completely legal. You can even sell it for one euro if you want to. What most people don’t realise is that Revenue doesn’t care what price you actually agree between yourselves. That single fact catches out more families than almost

DNG Farrelly Southern Blog Archive Selling a House in Ireland Complete Checklist

Selling a House in Ireland Complete Checklist

Selling a house in Ireland follows a five-phase process: preparing the property, assembling your legal documents, marketing, handling offers, and closing. This checklist covers every step in the order it actually happens, from getting a valuation to handing over the keys. The problems that delay sales, or kill them entirely,

DNG Farrelly Southern Blog Archive Solicitor Fees for Selling a House in Ireland What Youll Actually Pay

Solicitor Fees for Selling a House in Ireland

Solicitor fees for selling a house in Ireland typically run between €1,200 and €2,500 plus VAT for a standard residential sale. Most sellers find out too late that this figure is not what they actually pay. Outlays, disbursements, and certain property-specific complications can push the real total significantly higher, and

DNG Farrelly Southern Blog Archive Moving Abroad and Keeping Your Property in Ireland What Kildare and Meath Homeowners Need to Know

Moving Abroad and Keeping Your Property in Ireland

Yes, you can keep your property in Ireland while living abroad, and in Kildare and Meath, it’s worth doing in most cases. The question isn’t really whether keeping your property in Ireland is possible. It’s whether you’re going into it with a clear understanding of what changed on 1 March