Rejuvenation of Dublin home
How Claire and Robert Watts turned this well-located but cold Dublin home into a functional and cosy nest for their family. Built in the 1940s after WWII the materials used…
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The softer sides of choosing your site
Here are the questions you need to ask yourself while plot hunting Stamp duty is the government tax levied for changing the documents that specify who owns a particular property.…
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How much will your upper floor cost?
In part two of our budget series we looked at external wall options; we now cost the internal upper floor. An upper floor structure not only allows you to stack…
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Downsizing in Belfast
Pauline Millar’s downsizing project in Belfast shows what can be done with a small property and a limited budget. “We bought our family home 19 years ago, but with the…
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Cork hit hardest by building cost increase
House rebuilding costs have on average increased 5 per cent over the past year, reports the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland (SCSI) House Rebuilding Costs guide published in September…
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Do the new NZEB building regulations apply to extensions and renovations?
Q: Do the new NZEB building regulations apply to extensions and renovations? A: A significant feature of the updated regulations is the requirement for “major renovations” to meet a “cost…
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County Meath Two Storey
When Denis McNamara of Co Meath inherited his grandparents’ farmhouse, he was living in London and had a stark choice to make. “The house was two storey with low ceilings,…
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Help to buy scheme extended to 2021, modest carbon tax increase
ROI’s Budget 2020 has extended the Help to Buy scheme to the 31st December 2021 under its current format and increased the carbon tax by €6 to bring it to…
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Century Old Farmhouse in County Derry
For Alan Campbell renovating a century old farmhouse – and building their very own family home beside it – meant they could care for elderly parents. When Karen’s uncle passed…
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Opt-out option could be scrapped, says Junior Minister
ROI Junior Minister for Housing Damien English favours scrapping the legislation that allows self-builders to ‘opt out’ of appointing an Assigned Certifier to their project. During a briefing given to…
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