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00:00I'm Maggie Malloy and I'm back on the hunt for Ireland's best value properties.
00:05You have a really really solid house that's stood for so long.
00:08I'm going to be using all my skills to match house hunters on a budget with fixer uppers,
00:14hidden gems and undiscovered bargains.
00:16Can you see my face?
00:18It's not just a lick of paint.
00:21There's fear in those eyes.
00:23This time I'm joined on my search by building expert and architect Ty Casey.
00:28I just think there's magic about that fireplace and there's magic about this building.
00:32Together, we'll show you that even in a tough housing market,
00:35it's still possible to find your ideal cheap Irish home.
00:44Today, I'm meeting 27-year-old Clodagh Murphy, a paramedic based in County Waterford.
00:50Clodagh currently lives with her parents, but is now ready to find a home of her own.
00:55She's looking for a countryside property where she can relax after a busy shift.
00:59I love the variety in my job. It is quite a demanding job, but a very, very rewarding job.
01:05And I love working with people and helping families.
01:08I'm looking for a property in the countryside because I'd like to get away and unwind from my busy job,
01:13get away from the hustle bustle of city life and just be able to relax.
01:18My budget is 270,000 plus renovations. I'm looking for somewhere that's kind of a 45-minute commute
01:25from Waterford City. I would love a two-storey house with up to four bedrooms, somewhere with a nice view.
01:30However, I am open to a cottage with the potential to extend on the back.
01:35I'd be open to availing of the derelict home scheme or the vacant property scheme.
01:40I do love a project and there is a huge amount of character in these houses.
01:45So, with a bit of help from friends and contractors, we might be able to make something beautiful out of it.
01:50I have been on the property hunt for the last few years and it has been very challenging.
01:54I'm very excited to go see the properties.
02:03Clodagh is looking for a home in a peaceful setting that's under 45 minutes from her job in Waterford City.
02:10The average house price in this area is about €296,000.
02:15Clodagh's budget of €270,000 plus renovations is pretty healthy and if she's willing to take on some work,
02:23I think I've got three great value for money properties to show her.
02:28First up, we're heading to Camp Isle, County Wexford.
02:31This two-bedroom cottage sits in the middle of tranquil countryside and is surrounded by a plot of just
02:36over a quarter of an acre. It comes with a guide price of €200,000 and is under 40 minutes to Clodagh's work.
02:45I'm meeting up with Tighe to assess the property.
02:47So Tighe, first property, cute little two-bedroom cottage in a really, really nice quiet area.
02:54Wonderful. I think the story of this house is the site, the established trees, the setting,
03:00the house itself, I think probably 30 years old, cavity wall construction, concrete roof tiles,
03:05looks in good condition.
03:06So all the living accommodation is on the ground floor at the moment, but I am seeing a window up high on the
03:11gable end, so I'm assuming that gives us a bit of leeway with maybe converting up there?
03:15Judging by the pitch of the roof, I'd say that was definitely the original intention.
03:19We'll go have a look.
03:20Let's do it.
03:23So we have a lovely big kitchen, living, dining room here. It's kind of a catch-all room, isn't it?
03:29It's really well laid out presently. You have light coming in from three sides of the room,
03:33but the second main thing that strikes me is the potential of the space.
03:37If you could open it up a little bit more to the garden, a little bit of an extension,
03:41you'd have the morning light coming in here, daytime, and the setting evening light over there.
03:46There's lots of light in here though, isn't there?
03:48It's good to go. I think you're buying a good room right now, and you're buying potential.
03:52That's good. So this is the biggest of the two bedrooms. It's a good size too.
03:57Down the hall then we have the bathroom and another smaller bedroom.
04:01There's no space wasted anywhere.
04:03Now I think Clodagh would like more rooms, so I think that's where upstairs is going to come in handy.
04:11It's a really good height and actually in really good condition.
04:15Great.
04:16So good news from the loft, Maggie.
04:18Okay, okay. So lots of options.
04:20I think two decent bedrooms or a really great master suite,
04:24walk-in wardrobe en suite, great master bedroom.
04:26Nice. Great.
04:29This property definitely has potential to work for Clodagh.
04:33She's here to take a look with her mum, Agnes.
04:36Okay, so first up we have this cute little house sitting on around a quarter of an acre
04:40in a pretty idyllic setting.
04:42Absolutely, it's a beautiful location.
04:44It is a lovely little cottage.
04:46It's a little bit small, but I am excited to see the potential for it.
04:49I think the key thing is that there is potential.
04:52Okay.
04:52There's a decent sized site, the building itself, the issues to work on here and there,
04:57windows, doors, but fundamentally it's a good building.
05:00Okay. So Agnes, what do you think?
05:02It's a beautiful house. Structurally it looks really, really sound.
05:06I would be concerned that it's a little bit on the small side.
05:08So it has a guide price at the moment of 200,000, which isn't bad.
05:12No, I think that's quite reasonably priced in the current market.
05:15I think it's time you get in and have a look around.
05:17So here's your notebook.
05:19So just anything you want to ask Ty, just jot it down
05:22and we'll see you back out here in a couple of minutes.
05:24Perfect. Thank you.
05:29First impressions. There's huge potential here. It's very spacious.
05:33I absolutely love the stove.
05:36Nice modern kitchen. My concern is that it's a little bit small.
05:39It would be fine for maybe one or two people.
05:42But if it's something you'd want for a family home further down the line,
05:46it's certainly a little bit on the small side.
05:48What I love about it is the windows. A lot of natural light coming through the house.
05:52A very idyllic setting.
05:54With the potential of an extension, this could all become a kitchen area.
06:00Lovely sized double bedroom with a nice double bed in it.
06:02Beautiful scenery looking out of that window there.
06:05My only concern would be the single glazed windows, but we could look at upgrading that.
06:11Absolutely.
06:12Our second bedroom in the house and it is right next door to the bathroom.
06:17It's a little bit smaller than the room at the front.
06:19Not as much natural light. I think that there would be enough space for a double bed.
06:24Storage space is limited in the room, however, and when it comes to the bathroom,
06:29then I think it's quite compact, but it's very functional.
06:33So, Clona, how did you get on?
06:36Great. It was a beautiful property. Lots of space in the house.
06:40My only concern would be the lighting.
06:42When we got to the back of the house, it was that little bit darker.
06:46Yeah, so I wouldn't necessarily worry about that because the sun is here behind me
06:51and it sets at the rear.
06:53Oh, brilliant.
06:54I suppose the question I would have is whether you'd extend back the way
06:57or up the way or maybe a combination of both.
07:00So I'd start, first of all, by converting the loft. It'd be by far the best use of your money.
07:04Okay.
07:04Two bedrooms up there, or a really generous master bed suite with walking wardrobe on suite.
07:09And then I'd focus the extension on the corner where the kitchen is.
07:13Just make it a bit bigger and expand it into that lush rear part of the garden.
07:17So a bit of both of those plans would make this into a way different house.
07:21Absolutely. There's huge vision for the house.
07:24And a few more to see.
07:25Great. I can't wait.
07:26See, and you thought this wasn't going to work when you were going and I could see it in your face.
07:30Will we hit the road?
07:31We will.
07:31Absolutely.
07:32For my second house, we're heading to South Kilkenny and the village of Listerlyn.
07:39This old stone farmhouse is just over 25 minutes to Waterford City and comes with six acres of land,
07:46stretching down to a stream. It has a guide price of €220,000, but does need complete renovation.
07:55So myself and Tyg are going to accompany Clodagh to look around this one.
07:59We have a pub, a shop, a school, a church. Every single thing you need, footsteps up the road,
08:05so you're not too isolated here. And then on either side of you, you're surrounded by six acres of land.
08:11Wow. It's lovely.
08:12Yeah, a little stream down at the end of the fields here as well.
08:15Oh, wow.
08:15It's a lot.
08:16And a huge amount.
08:17Yeah.
08:18It's definitely very different to the last property you've shown us.
08:21Quite old, some slates falling off the roof and windows needing repair, but excited to see the inside.
08:26A 200 to 250 year old farmhouse, if you're up for it, it's a project of a lifetime.
08:32You're buying a lot of character, you're buying a lot of history.
08:34May qualify for the derelict grant, which would be a great help.
08:38And that's a total of 70,000, is that correct?
08:4070,000, yeah.
08:41Certainly, you can see that there's a huge amount of work to be done, but sure, Clodagh's always up for a challenge.
08:47So the house is on the market at the moment for 220, but the current offer is only 180.
08:52Okay.
08:53So I'm thinking with the money you have, your grant money, I think potentially you could have a really nice project on your hands.
08:59It's a long-term project, all right.
09:01Project of a lifetime, really.
09:02Okay.
09:02But I think it's a fantastic project.
09:04Brilliant.
09:05You ready to go?
09:05I am.
09:06Come on, we'll go and have a look.
09:09So we have a very traditional layout down here, three rooms that all intersect each other.
09:13We have the main living space here with the big hearth still intact.
09:17Then we would have had a big formal sitting room to this side, which is now a little room in a bathroom.
09:23Okay.
09:23So we have modern plumbing.
09:24Great.
09:25And then over to this side, we have another room that could have been a bedroom, used for anything really.
09:30Okay.
09:30As soon as I walked in, I was met with a bird's nest and a few pigeon feathers on the ground.
09:36It's the pigeon feathers that make it cheap.
09:38So don't ever give out about the pigeon feathers.
09:40Is it daunting?
09:41It is.
09:41You're still smiling though.
09:43I am and I'm looking forward to it.
09:45Look, there is potential and you have to come into all these things with an open mind.
09:48Exactly.
09:48Agnes.
09:50It's definitely traditional.
09:51I'm just looking at the Sacred Heart picture and you don't see too many of those nowadays in homes.
09:56You have real history here and you can be a part of that history.
10:00You have to think of the end results, don't you?
10:02You really do.
10:02You have to hold that in your mind and you're like, that's where I'm going and I'm going to get there.
10:06Yeah.
10:07This fireplace even here behind me.
10:08I mean, you never see these anymore fully opened up like this.
10:12All right.
10:13Well, huge work went into that.
10:16Yeah.
10:16And it's good to remember that that level of craftsmanship is throughout this house.
10:21It's just covered up at the moment with, you know, the peeling paint and the wallpaper and the bits of
10:25hardboard on the ceiling.
10:27Like once you take that stuff back, you have a really, really solid house that stood for so long.
10:32And I suppose when you bring it back to its skeleton and reveal all that, there is huge character there.
10:36Absolutely.
10:37So, Clodagh, I'm thinking if you go upstairs with Ty and have a look at the space that you have up there,
10:42and myself and Mammy will go outside and have a little chat.
10:45Great.
10:45Sounds good.
10:46Great.
10:49So, Clodagh, we're upstairs.
10:51We've our traditional tree room, tree bay layout.
10:54Okay.
10:54Now, the quirky items, the windows on the floor, when you look down the hall there.
10:59I suppose there would be potential to maybe add a skylight or add windows to the gable end to allow
11:04light through upstairs.
11:05And yeah, I love your thinking because that's the right way to do it in my head.
11:09Because you keep the look of the front of the house, traditional.
11:11The character, yeah.
11:13You're not interfering.
11:13You're keeping the character and you're working with it.
11:15Strip back this, maybe expose the chimney, expose natural stone.
11:20And then you could have a fabulous master bedroom en suite, walk and wardrobe up here,
11:24or three separate rooms.
11:26The potential of a great upstairs is here, I think.
11:28Great.
11:29So, tell me, Agnes, is Clodagh the kind of a girl to take on a big renovation project like this?
11:34I wouldn't underestimate the challenge that's involved in this, but anything she sets her mind to,
11:38she can certainly achieve. She's very organized, very methodical in how she approaches things.
11:43If she sees the vision for this, it's something that she certainly would pursue.
11:49So, how did that go?
11:50It was very good.
11:51Yeah?
11:52Definitely different. It was very spacious.
11:54Myself and Ty did discuss the possibility of potentially putting a window in at the gable end.
11:59Lovely.
12:00Down the line again, if your life changes or you need more space,
12:04you can open up that little extension there, or you could build an extension
12:08and open up the living spaces to the stream in the meadow.
12:12Sounds beautiful.
12:13I feel like you're going to have it sold to one of us by the end of it.
12:17So, all in, how are you feeling about it?
12:19Definitely more comfortable than originally.
12:22Right. Well, I think I'll find you a slightly smaller project.
12:25Yes, let's do that.
12:26Okay, come on.
12:29Clodagh has now seen two of the houses on my list, and both have given her lots to think about.
12:36Let's see what she makes of my final property.
12:38Any pages left in that book at all?
12:40I'm on a house hunt with Clodagh Murphy and her mum, Agnes.
12:49With a budget of €270,000 plus renovations, she's looking for a home in a peaceful setting,
12:56within a 45-minute commute to Waterford City.
12:59So far, we've seen two properties.
13:02First, this two-bed cottage with room to extend and a guide price of €200,000.
13:07Lots of space in the house. My only concern would be the lighting.
13:13Second was a farmhouse on six acres requiring complete renovation that was up for €220,000.
13:20There is potential and you have to come into all these things with an open mind.
13:24Exactly.
13:25Before we get to my final property, Tighe is off to Glenmore, County Kilkenny.
13:31He's meeting Tom Phelan, who's renovated and extended a farmhouse that once belonged to his grandmother.
13:38So, Tom, when did you start working this handsome house?
13:41Well, I started in November 2023.
13:44Had you planned it to start?
13:45I did have a plan. So, I spent a lot of time here looking after my grandmother and it was always cold and dark and damp.
13:53And I wanted the house that had light, loads of space and just to be dry.
13:58So, beautiful proportions to the original building and what you've added to the rear and the extension,
14:03I think it's done really well. It really respects the old house.
14:05That was the key from the get-go was to keep it as traditional as possible.
14:09You have the chimneys there, the original chimneys, the gate from maybe the 1800s.
14:13Yeah, I suppose one of the most interesting parts was discovering what was in front of me and I never noticed.
14:19So, like the chimneys themselves, I had to actually take the bricks down and I had to clean every brick one by one.
14:25So, the actual yellow row in the middle of the bricks, the company that made them went out of business in 1913 and they came from Wales.
14:33Rare as Hind's Teat. So, Tom, the best part for me, can I have a look around your house?
14:37Absolutely.
14:38Let's go.
14:43So, Tom, into the hallway, I can immediately see that you've made it light and bright.
14:48It also feels warm.
14:49The house was absolutely pumped with insulation and then I went with underfloor heating.
14:53To my right, we have a good-sized bedroom.
14:55Yeah.
14:56Very luxurious bathroom I can see down here.
14:58Yeah.
14:59What's this room going to be?
15:00This will be a sitting room.
15:02It'll be hopefully more like the original old-school parlour-style sitting room.
15:07Lovely.
15:07That's the first unfinished part of the house.
15:10I wanted enough of the house done that I could move in straight away and then continue to do all the bits
15:15that I was missing from there as I've had the money.
15:20Tom, this is a wow space.
15:23The extension to the rear, a beautiful kitchen, dine and living with a utility behind us.
15:28It's very impressive.
15:29Yes, this was my dream room, I suppose.
15:32I am a pastry chef.
15:33It was all about having the space to do what I needed to do from the kitchen.
15:38We have a great window linking us with the lovely landscape.
15:41The green of the island speaking to that.
15:43But tell me about this light feature.
15:46This piece of timber was actually holding the old chimney breast in the original part of the house.
15:52So it was behind the wall.
15:54The entire time my grandmother lived in the house, she would never have seen it.
15:57I found an artist and we decided to split it.
16:00You'll see there's three bits of metal and those bits of metal came from old machinery,
16:05including a plough that was found on the farm.
16:08The plough and the stars.
16:09I love it.
16:10Absolutely.
16:13We're upstairs in the old house.
16:15You have two nice bedrooms with two en suites.
16:19All the heavy lifting is done.
16:21To me, it's only painting and decorating, really, and interior finishes.
16:24I suppose, again, when I was budgeting, I wanted to get any kind of big expense out
16:30of the way.
16:31So that was getting the bathrooms installed, getting the tiling done,
16:35getting that the tradies need to do so I don't have to have them back again.
16:38It's up to me now.
16:40And I suppose this room will be the actual master bedroom.
16:43And again, loads of light.
16:45And I love the deep windowsills, which is synonymous with the old country tick-walled houses.
16:51Do you think she'd be proud of your grandmother?
16:54Oh, absolutely.
16:55Yeah.
16:55She would have been dying at the thought of this today, but...
17:00So, Tom, you inherited the house.
17:02How much did you spend renovating and extending?
17:04So, I had a budget, and I actually stuck to the budget.
17:07So my budget was 270,000.
17:10Fair play.
17:11Yeah.
17:11I think you're doing better than 95% of people sticking to the budget.
17:15I don't want to be, I suppose, in debt for the rest of my life.
17:18No, I think sticking to the budget is amazing.
17:21But really, the house, the renovation, I think it looks fantastic.
17:26I'm proud of what I've achieved, so...
17:28You should be.
17:28Yeah.
17:30Tom has done a brilliant job updating his grandmother's old farmhouse to a bright, warm and functional home.
17:38He has lovingly used links to the past while putting his own stamp on it.
17:42It's magic.
17:43For the third house I'm showing Clodagh, we're staying in the south of County Kilkenny.
17:48This two-bed cottage is located in Bally Varing, with great views of the River Barrow and under 25 minutes to Waterford City.
17:57It sits on an overgrown plot of a quarter of an acre and is well under budget, with an asking price of 150,000 euro.
18:05So our final property is this two-bed cottage in an absolutely fantastic setting, isn't it?
18:11It's beautiful.
18:12The house looks to have a certain charm.
18:15However, it looks a bit sorry for itself.
18:17It does, but I am told it's been empty for well over two years.
18:20Good news for the grant, maybe.
18:22Yeah, very true.
18:23Do you want to head in?
18:23Let's do it.
18:27So we're straight into the living room here, first off.
18:29And behind me, I have two nice-sized bedrooms.
18:32And for a house this small, they're quite a good size.
18:35It is. It's an uber-efficient plan layout, yeah.
18:38What's the condition of this place like behind all the wallpaper and the paint?
18:42There's evidence of leaks that have been here or there.
18:45Overall, though, I wouldn't be too worried.
18:47You know, it's a job of stripping back, first of all, and then assessing again.
18:51Fundamentally, I think the house is probably pretty sound.
18:53Okay, good.
18:56So back here, we have the kitchen.
18:58And just directly opposite, there's an unusual bathroom,
19:02where it seems like you have to walk through the shower to get to the toilet.
19:06But I mean, size-wise, this kitchen isn't bad.
19:08Obviously, the ceilings have to come down.
19:09I'd strip all that plaster off.
19:11I'd gut this room.
19:13Ventilation is a big issue in this room, isn't it?
19:15Yeah, ventilation, and you want to get off materials
19:17that maybe can't breathe the sand cement and put back on lime.
19:21Yeah.
19:21You solve those problems.
19:22They're not the biggest deal in the world.
19:24Yeah, they do terrify people, though.
19:26They do, but they look worse than they are.
19:27Okay, you keep that in mind when we talk to Clodo, okay?
19:30Okay, let's go.
19:34So we're under 25 minutes to Waterford here.
19:37Beautiful, picturesque area.
19:38The house itself is quite small, but there is a decent-sized garage to the side.
19:42There's probably a decent-sized property there.
19:44Yeah, I think you have to use your imagination with the garden space here at the moment.
19:48Like, what you see isn't what you get.
19:51Okay.
19:51You could qualify for the grant here.
19:53Okay.
19:53But you're starting with a good place as well.
19:55You know, it's an efficient layout, fundamentally robust.
19:58You need some superficial problems.
20:01It's also pretty cheap.
20:02Okay.
20:03It's on the market at the moment for 150.
20:05Okay.
20:06That's reasonably priced, considering the views you're getting.
20:09I feel like you could do a lot.
20:11There's a lot going for it.
20:12Yeah, yeah.
20:13We'll talk about what you can do with it afterwards.
20:15Okay.
20:15So do you still have your notebook?
20:16I have.
20:17On you go.
20:20It is small, and there are issues with dampness and with some wallpaper coming off the walls.
20:27And we do have a nice open plan fire space.
20:29And behind me here, we have two decent-sized bedrooms with potential.
20:34There is a lot of work to be done here.
20:36Significant work, I would say, Clodagh.
20:38That being said, I think you have to look beyond that and see what potential there is
20:42if you were to build an extension to the house.
20:44Absolutely, yeah.
20:45There is a lot of issues with mould on the ceiling here.
20:49A lot of work to be done.
20:50Absolutely.
20:52Again, there's a lot of mould here in this kitchen.
20:55Very, very little ventilation, and it feels very small.
20:59It's absolutely tiny, very old-fashioned.
21:03If you were to extend it, you'd have to extend to the side.
21:06There's no room to extend to the back of this property.
21:10Hello.
21:11Hello.
21:11Any pages left in that book at all?
21:13Oh, I don't know.
21:14It's an extremely small property, and there is a lot of mould and ventilation issues.
21:21What would your thoughts be on that?
21:22You can take off the plaster, you can ventilate, you can upgrade the fabric.
21:26Okay.
21:26So I wouldn't be too worried about them.
21:28It's structurally sound, is it?
21:30Appears to be, but you'd investigate it further.
21:32Perfect.
21:32And will definitely require an extension.
21:34What's your vision for that extension, Thaig?
21:37So I think the big opportunity and the priority is this gable here.
21:41Maybe double height with a mezzanine, take advantage of the views in every direction,
21:45take advantage of the level difference.
21:47I'd also try and open up that gable, because you have a lovely little garden there.
21:50Mm-hmm.
21:51And then you get the sun, and you get it setting over there.
21:53Like, I am a great advocate for getting into a house and living in it for a year or two.
21:57Mm-hmm.
21:58But I really feel like the budget you have with this, you might as well just get in
22:02and get the work done before you ever move into the house.
22:05Absolutely.
22:06Go for it, yeah.
22:07Yeah.
22:07Even cutting the hedges back, simple things like that will make a big difference to this property.
22:11A huge difference, a huge difference.
22:13Agnes, do you think it could work?
22:15Absolutely.
22:15I think the location is ideal.
22:17It's close to Waterford City.
22:19There are many houses on the roadway here, so Clodagh wouldn't be isolated living here.
22:24Okay, well, we have seen a lot of houses, and you have a lot of thinking to do.
22:27Mm-hmm.
22:28So why don't you go off and have a little chat, and I'll meet back up with you later.
22:31Thanks.
22:31We'll do that.
22:36I've now shown Clodagh all three properties on my list.
22:39House number one was this two-bedder near Campyle, County Wexford, on the market for €200,000.
22:45House two was an old stone farmhouse on six acres of land in Listerlin, County Kilkenny,
22:52with a guide price of €220,000.
22:56And staying in Kilkenny, house three was this two-bed cottage that was up for €150,000.
23:03Okay, three very different properties.
23:05Did one of them come out on top?
23:07My favourite was definitely the farmhouse.
23:09Really?
23:10Yes.
23:10I love that.
23:11A huge challenge, but there's huge potential.
23:13I'm in shock.
23:14I really did think you were going to pick that one.
23:17Yeah.
23:17Wow.
23:18Are you in agreement, Agnes?
23:19Yes, I would be.
23:20Huge work to be done there, but there's huge potential on that site.
23:24Something Clodagh, I'm sure, is up for.
23:26So you're ready to take on a huge project?
23:28Potentially.
23:29A lot to consider.
23:30Well, best of luck with it.
23:31Thank you, Maggie.
23:32Will we hit the road?
23:33We will.
23:36I was really pleased to find Clodagh three properties under 45 minutes from her work in Waterford.
23:42All of them presented challenges, but if Clodagh is up for it,
23:46that farmhouse could become an amazing home in a great location.
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23:56contact us at casting at av3.ie.
24:03We'll see you next time.
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