The benefits having a good Estate Agent in Dublin

The benefits having a good Estate Agent in Dublin

The benefits of having a good estate agent in Dublin

With Dublin’s high property prices, there’s no shortage of an estate agent in Dublin who wants to represent you and your property. Whether you’re selling or letting, you have a wide selection to choose from. But you may be asking yourself: what makes one estate agent better than the others?

If you’re selling, the most obvious answer is that a good estate agent will get you the best possible price for your property. But there’s more to it than that.

First of all, there are the fees. In Ireland, the typical commission charged on the sale of a house is between 1% and 2.5%, depending on the value of the house. More expensive homes are charged a higher commission, while less expensive ones are on the lower end of the spectrum. The best agents will charge you an appropriate commission, one that offers you value for money and doesn’t leave you feeling like you’re being ripped off.

Secondly, selling can be a long process, and you will therefore be interacting with your agent for an extended period of time. Because of this, you want your estate agent to be easy to get along with. You want them to be professional and polite, and to deal with your queries quickly and efficiently. If they do this, selling your property will be a pleasant experience, and you’ll be happy to deal with them again.

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How to pick the best estate agent for you?

How to pick the best estate agent?

You are looking to trade up, looking for a new start, or looking to size down? Maybe the value of your property has risen again and you are now out of negative equity, it’s time for you to shop around for a bigger home with room for your growing family. How do you find the best estate agent for you?

First things first, top of your list of “to dos”, you must find an estate agent to help sell your home for the best possible price and with the minimum fuss and delay.

But with quite a few to choose from, how do you know which one do you choose? Here are some tips from Keane Thompson to set you off in the right direction.

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85 Stepaside Lane, Stepaside Village, Dublin 18

85 Stepaside Lane, Stepaside Village, Dublin 18.

Location

85 Stepaside Lane is positioned at the foot of the Dublin Mountains and in the heart of Stepaside Village. A prime location ideal for families with its expanding range of neighbourhood services to include a number of superb gourmet restaurants such as The Step Inn pub and restaurant, The Wild Boar and The Box Tree, further facilities include a local family run Kennedy’s Centra, post office, greengrocers and butchers. The famous Johnny Foxes Pub “The highest pub in Ireland” is also just a short distance away. Stepaside is an area which is synonymous with superb recreational amenities which include hiking or cycling in the Dublin Mountains and a range of local golf, horse riding, tennis, GAA, football and rugby clubs.

There is an excellent choice of local schools in the area including St. Mary’s National School at Lambs Cross, Gaelscoil Thaobh Na Coille in Belarmine, St. Patricks National School in Glencullen, Stepaside Educate Together NS in Ballyogan, Our Lady of the Wayside in Kilternan and Rosemount, a fee-paying secondary school for girls. Transport facilities include 44 bus route, the LUAS green line at Glencairn is a few minutes away and the M50 and N11 motorways are close by. Dundrum Town Centre, Marlay Park, Carrickmines Retail Park and Sandyford Industrial Estate are also within close proximity.


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Studio apartments on the way with new planning rules

Studio apartments on the way with new planning rules

In June 2015, Alan Kelly the Minister for the Environment, sent a small warning to Dublin City Council, telling it not to put any “unreasonable or excessive” requirements in the city development plan which could damage the commercial viability of housing.

Just the next month in July, the council published its proposals for changes to the apartment standards for the development plan due to come into force at the end of 2016. This new category would be known as a studio, reducing the numbers of dual-aspect apartments, but retaining the overall size of apartments.

The City Council didn’t exactly get the message, therefore the Minister Alan Kelly, and his department decided to simply give them easier instructions in the form of the “Planning Guidelines on Design Standards for New Apartments”. These are now mandatory and it reduced the minimum size of apartments which could be built in Dublin city by 10-20% per cent.

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