Year 8 Update

A lot has changed in Dublin since I bought in 2011. I was one of the lucky ones that bought at the bottom of the market when Ireland's economy took a shocking nose dive. The area of Dublin I bought in has changed beyond belief since then - theres fancy coffee shops, trendy bars and restaurants and the opening of a university a mile away has brought lots of young people to our inner city part of Dublin 7 .  The metro that was planned for a 20 second walk away was never built nut thats Ireland for you. 

After renting the house out for 3 years, I eventually had enough and couldn't cope with the little house being abused any more by tenants who didn't appreciate a lovely property at a good price. Additionally I could see the Dublin market slowing down - not as much as the start of the bubble bursting in 2009  but its slowing - even Dublin cant support a consistently rising market - it has to stop somewhere. 

I put the house on the market in June 2019 and two weeks later went sale agreed. A very long 5 months and one flaky, cash buyer later ( it would have been quicker with a mortgage buyer!) the house is no longer mine. 

I'm currently in the UK loving my new life. With the money I made on the little house selling I'm planning on starting a new house hunt, this time in Manchester - one of my favorite cities in UK and Ireland but Dublin will always be home x 

Photo Update

My little home just before I moved to England in 2016. I had a successful year renting the spare room on Air Bnb and everyone loved its quirky design.