Following on from my last post, I thought I would share what I have learned from my first 3 months on the property trail as a first time buyer in the crazy Dublin property market.
Pay no attention to the asking price
I always knew that auction guide prices, or Advised Minimum Values as they are called [...]

I have been house hunting for nearly 3 months now, which is the biggest reason why my blog has been abandoned of late. I am extremely lucky for 2 reasons:

I can afford to buy a house in Dublin and have a very generous budget at my disposal

I am a first time buyer currently still [...]

And not very sensible either. Wise words from the Kaiser Chiefs in the light of Saturday’s Dublin riots. 9.5 Saturdays out of 10, I head into Dublin city centre but not last weekend. I deliberately stayed out of town to avoid any trouble that I feared the Love Belfast parade could cause.
Chicken Licken that [...]

Calling all prepaid (Ready to Go) Vodafone customers! Get thee to My Vodafone or call 1800 666 777 immediately to sign up for Stop the Clock before the madness ends on 16 March 2006.
I do not work for Vodafone and I don’t own any shares either, but this one’s a no brainer. For the rest [...]