At Home with Breffnie

65. Buying & Renovating Property in Dublin - Costs, Tips & Key Considerations - Irish City Living Series

Are you thinking about buying a property in Dublin? Wondering about renovation costs, common issues like damp and subsidence, or how to maximise resale value? In this epi

64. Part 5 of the country Home Series Dreaming of Irish Country Living? Insider Tips for Your Perfect Home

Get the inside story on Irish country house purchases in this week’s podcast as we look at the transaction from the inside out with Philip Guckian, SCSI, Associate Direct

63. Part 4 of the Country Home Series Do you really know what you're buying?

Do you really know what you're buying? Let's talk property boundaries If you’re buying a country house in Ireland, you’ll almost certainly be buying an acre or several ac

62. Part 3 of the Country Home Series What role does your solicitor play?

Today we’re looking at your house purchase from a legal perspective. Your offer has been accepted on a property… you’re excited, maybe a bit nervous and you’re starting

61. Part 2 of the Country Home Series Moving to Ireland from America - Colleen's Story

In episode 2 of our series on Buying a Country Home in Ireland, Breffnie chats with Colleen about her move from America to Ireland. At first, Colleen was in California j

60. Part 1 of the Country Home Series Does buying a property entitle you to live in Ireland?

Anyone can buy a property in Ireland, but does buying a property entitle you to Irish residency or a visa?   If you’ve been thinking about buying property in Ireland, r

59. Midlife Country Move Update

Breffnie follows up with Karin from episode 58 who was searching for a countryside home.  Since they last talked lots of progress has been made. In fact, Karin and Conno

58. Midlife Move to the Country

Ready and waiting for a new life in the country? The unlikely fairy godmother  called Covid, might just make your dreams come true.  This week we are joined by my city d

56. The lie of the land

Inspired by a recent conversation with a client about which of two properties they should bid on, I've outlined 8 ways in which the site of a property can be compromised 

55. How buying a property in the USA differs from buying a property in Ireland

54. Getting finance for a home in Ireland when living abroad

Living abroad and need finance to buy a property in Ireland? Then you won't want to miss this conversation with Niall Coughlan, Senior mortgage advisor with Irish Mortgag

53. Erika Bernath, my diplomat client, shares her experience of moving to Dublin

53. And now for something completely different! This week I am joined by a CLIENT!  for a change. Erika Bernath, Austrian Consul in Dublin, joins me today to talk about h

52. Robert Hoban and Offr.io

 All of us in the property business, whether as agents, buyers, or sellers, spend a lot of time chasing or waiting for information. Robert Hoban, estate agent, holder of

51. Paul Allen bringing Keller Williams to Ireland

51. Are we ready for Keller Williams in Ireland?  Fresh from reading The Millionaire Estate Agent by Gary Keller, founder of  Keller Williams, the largest real estate age

50. Buying a newly built home with Ronan Mc Kenna of Glenveagh plc

50. When you're looking for a new home, do you consider buing a new build? If like me, you're someone who may have automatically ruled out buying a new build on the basis

49. House hunting with Anne Tuohy, interior designer

This week I'm joined by interior designer Anne Tuohy of www.roomjunkie.com . I've asked Anne to talk us about how to look at a prospective property using the eyes of an i

48. Books, Podcasts and TV Shows for the Property Buyer

Podcasts, books, boxsets.....there are so many ways we can flesh out our understanding of the property buying and interior design process. This week Breffnie outlines a c

47. Persevering in Property!

This is an episode for people who know what it is to have property related problems. So if you've borrowed too much to buy property, or have unresolved property issues, t

46. Franchising

To franchise or not to franchise? In this week's episode, Martin O'Connor of DNG in Moycullen talks about his story of how he got into auctioneering and how he made the d

45. Location, location, location.....what's the right location for you?

Location, location, location....what exactly do property people  mean by this phrase? This week I take a big picture look at the subject and show how "one location does n