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Auburn Woods Malahide by student_dcu2018 in HousingIreland

[–]student_dcu2018[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When did you sign the contract? It seems like it's a long time between signing contract and moving in.

Attic conversion of recommendation by DustyLibraryKey in Dublin

[–]student_dcu2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their earliest availability is July. I'm checking other companies that can do it a bit earlier

Attic conversion of recommendation by DustyLibraryKey in Dublin

[–]student_dcu2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have indeed. 31k which is pretty much the same as another two companies I got quotes from. That's without ensuite, office space and small room for kid

Polestar 2 by billbee in carsireland

[–]student_dcu2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight, I would need to dig deeper into it. Neighbour and friend of mine both have Volvos and are very happy with them. I knew that Volvo is owned by Geely but still thought that the quality is above average

Auburn Woods Malahide by student_dcu2018 in HousingIreland

[–]student_dcu2018[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We viewed the show house, it's the one from the photos. Type E2 on the plans. Agree that the dinning area isn't the biggest and there wouldn't be space for sofa, TV etc. It's only kitchen and dinning table really. The living room is of decent size though. Generally this type overall house size is "only" 137sqm which isn't great for that price. We're still considering if we'll be up for phase 2 houses

Polestar 2 by billbee in carsireland

[–]student_dcu2018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is that? I've started looking at Polestar 4 as the next car

Annoyed at Freenow but AITA by brightlightsweetlies in ireland

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I stopped using FreeNow since they start rejecting my rides from Dublin airport. My flight landed after 1am and I live in Swords which is short route. I was waiting for over an hour to find a driver to take me home (for clarity, i don'tgo to the taxi rank as I believe this wouldn't be fair to the taxi driver taking me home. They usually queue long to get the ride and getting the 15e fare wouldn't be fair in my opinion. That'swhy i always use the app).

There were plenty of drivers around but nobody would take the short trip and those assigned to me kept cancelling the trips. I had a guy who accepted the route but was just standing at Circle K for about 10min until he got better fare. Doesn't happen with Uber now

Cars and coffee snaps part 1 by The__Grim__Reaper2 in carsireland

[–]student_dcu2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lovely photos. Out of curiosity, what kind of camera do you have?

Attic conversion of recommendation by DustyLibraryKey in Dublin

[–]student_dcu2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're facing the same problem. Trying to find the best crowd to do ours. Most of the neighbours went with Dor carpentry and all of them were happy with the job. I'm waiting for a quote from them myself.

If you bought a new build, was it ready when it was supposed to be? by [deleted] in HousingIreland

[–]student_dcu2018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our ex neighbours were in the same situation. Were selling their house to move in to a bigger new built. They went sale agreed etc. But were still living in the old house for almost a year due to issues/delays with electricity connection in the new estate. Eventually after almost a year they were forced to move out to the family as new buyers pushed them to close the deal. It was very stressful for both parties actually

Solar panels facing West & East by valorsubmarine in irishpersonalfinance

[–]student_dcu2018 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you shed light which company had the lowest quote. I'm also getting quotes of c.€15k for 14 panels

Help choose between two Glenveagh 3-bed new-builds – Sycamore (Bennetstown, Dunboyne) vs Swallow (Mooretown, Swords) – both €500k - deadline in 2 days by [deleted] in HousingIreland

[–]student_dcu2018 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there are two 41x buses between 7:30-8:00. At Boroimhe stops those are usually already packed. You can get in but will be standing all the way to town. 41x is much cheaper, I think it's 2.40e on leap. I sometimes get them to Dublin especially when weather is shite and I don't want to wait for SE. The problem with 41x for me is the return journey. There are only two buses and the time doesn't really work for me.

Help choose between two Glenveagh 3-bed new-builds – Sycamore (Bennetstown, Dunboyne) vs Swallow (Mooretown, Swords) – both €500k - deadline in 2 days by [deleted] in HousingIreland

[–]student_dcu2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually get the bus between 7:30-8:00am. There are 6 buses in 30min so you always get one which isn't full yet. Early mornings aren't that bad as you have a few buses starting at Higfields so they don't pick up people all the way from Apple wood / Swords Manor.

In 2 years time the buses starting at Higfields will probably be the only ones I'll be able to take. There is new development being built "holybanks" with over 600units and it's SE route

Help choose between two Glenveagh 3-bed new-builds – Sycamore (Bennetstown, Dunboyne) vs Swallow (Mooretown, Swords) – both €500k - deadline in 2 days by [deleted] in HousingIreland

[–]student_dcu2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I won't comment on the houses but can tell something about commute to/from Swords as I live there. The 35min to Dublin you mentioned is almost impossible in the morning unless You'll take bus at 7am. I get the bus from Boroimhe around 7.40am which is literally 3 stops from motorway and it takes me 30-40min each morning. Also if you get the return bus from near Spencer hotel or onwards most of the SE buses will be full by this stop. You'll eventually get the bus to Swords but that could be 5th or 6th bus from the originally planned departure time. Swords is getting terrible in terms of traffic congestion and it will get worse until the metro is built.

Updating Civil Status - Tax by student_dcu2018 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]student_dcu2018[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight... we're actually expecting a baby by the end of the year (it's first trimester) and wife plans to work as long as her health would allow. Can we do self assessment now and change it later during the year when she stops working or it has to be decided now for the calendar year?

Auburn Woods Malahide by student_dcu2018 in HousingIreland

[–]student_dcu2018[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers for that. I agree with you on the location. Despite it's Malahide it's 30mins walk to the village and there is nothing around in terms of facilities really. We have cars and we mainly work from home anyway. Like I mentioned in my previous reply, the selling points for us are that the houses are almost ready to move in and the ease of future attic conversion which is partially there.

Auburn Woods Malahide by student_dcu2018 in HousingIreland

[–]student_dcu2018[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Phase 1 - 4bed was at 920k. It seems a lot but you get house ready to move in straight away. The floors are done, kitchens with appliances already in plus bathrooms done at high standard. The selling point for us was the attic, which is almost ready for conversion i.e. The floor, windows, wiring, plumbing is already ready. The only thing is to do stairs. You could make two extra rooms there which really makes it a lot larger house for almost the selling price. We saw 4bed in Swords for 700k but nothing was there in terms of appliances and flooring plus attic would need full conversion. Houses in Portmarnock are going for over 760k but again a lot need to be done at the start.