Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal among most affordable counties for home buyers
Counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are among the top five counties in the country when it comes to purchasing a house for a sole buyer. That’s according to the website Swithcer.ie. Their Index shows the most affordable places to buy a home were not necessarily in the areas with the…
Coast to coast property sales for Westlife member
It’s being reported today that Westlife member Mark Feehily has sold his home in the in Elton Park in Sandycove. The Property Price Register shows that the Sligo native sold the property on September 29th last for €2.425 million. Mark Feehily is reported to have paid€2.3 million…
Grange home sold for 3 million euro
A house just outside of Grange in Sligo has been sold for 3 million euro. The house, which is located in Mounttemple, Moneygold, is built on one level and surpassed its guide value of 2 million by an extra 1 million euro. The sale of the house was handled by…
Property Refurbishment Scheme extended to rural areas
The popular Croí Cónaithe scheme which helps with the refurbishment of vacant properties in towns isto be extended to all cities and rural areas. Under the scheme, grants of up to €50,000 are available to bring a property back into use as a principal private residence and the extension was…
Majority of local properties pledged for Ukrainian refugees still not activated
Sligo County Council has confirmed that the majority of properties initially pledged by people in the County to house Ukrainian refugees have not been activated. The Council says this is down to either the pledges being withdrawn or people being uncontactable. Only a small number of the properties…
Warnings issued of major housing crisis in north west
Warnings have been issued that a major renting crisis will escalate in the North West unless rent pressure zones are introduced across the Counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. Rent prices in the local region have witnessed the strongest rate of inflation on record since 2006. The figures are included…
Property market slowdown . . . but prices rise for 3-bed semi-detached houses in Sligo, Leitrim
County Sligo was among the few counties in the country to show an increase in the average price of a three-bed semi-detached house during the past three months. Overall throughout the country, however, the property market was hit by a slow down in the last quarter of this year. The…