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@cahoopa You’re an absolute legend for this comment, thanks! Never even been able to lift a paintbrush in my 10 years renting and google is only going so far to tell me how long and how much something costs. This has been proper helpful!

@penfire1 Sorry, I've been assuming that everyone does the survey after sale agreed same as I was advised for doing. I wouldn't be doing the survey unless I won the bid, and I have a ceiling on what I would bid which is what the financials in my post were based on (I'm a very very conservative...

@penfire1 I'm going to be in a bidding war no matter what house I look at - Dublin market, my price range is low end for the areas I'm in. Not got a huge optimism for getting it, was looking for clarity here mainly for it the max price I'm going into this war with would leave me enough for the...

@resjudicata Sounds as I'd been expecting then, all good. Thanks!

@penfire1 Aye, definitely have in my bid budget for the full survey. If signs of mould and damp visible to a layman and it's already in a 3 person bidding war, would you imagine there's scope to negotiate down from the sale agreed price, or would they assume you should have expected additional...

@grace4nan Ah brill! The word manageable I think was exactly what I was hoping to hear - thanks!

@grace4nan It’s the mould I’m concerned about. Just included the others to give a sense that I can spend the full remaining savings on damp repair

@hepayedforus Ah shit, that’s my big worry! I was hoping to only need half the spend on a deposit as it’s going to take. There’s no rush for me to purchase like, if I don’t get this one then I don’t get it, but don’t want to be stuck in a situation where the costs spiral and I eat through my...

@mbraun Terrace in Dublin near the sea. No work done to the main building where the damp is in the last 15 years. BER G despite double glazed windows (it’s a 1900 build so not unexpected). Damp is visible as black mould but couldn’t find evidence of rising damp. More that it’s sort of mid to...

@hepayedforus Any chance you’d have a gut feel on if unforeseen problems tend to get fixed for under €20k?

@roseofsharon38 So it’s really just a case of bid and then assess? Makes sense - I’m just terrible at waiting, was hoping someone here would give me a red flag notice immediately haha. Thanks!

@jdsenn Aye it’s more the wallpaper is peeling away - relates to the mould. They’re the big upfront payments I’d have to make to have a place immediately able to live in. Anywhere in the area I’m looking is likely to have propensity for damp, would take a bit of investment to get the house...

Financial status: - mortgage repayments would start at €1.2k (7 years fixed) so well within monthly budget - deposit and fees would leave €30k savings to start repairs and cover rainy days, furniture etc - monthly savings will continue around €1.5k pm No surveyor in yet because still pondering...

@silverfang Yeah I only cook 2 days out of 7 because the office does discounted lunch options and there’s a chipper a few doors down. That helps, thanks!

@aines123 Meter read if I managed to submit it in time there. Submitted it about a week ago, bill received in today’s post

@aines123 The bill I received today - before applying the government credit, the usage cost for 1st Dec to 1st Feb was €202, so roughly €100pm

@aines123 I don’t mind that it’s BER G, I’m working to improve it over the next years. What I’m not sure on is if the amount I’ve spent on electricity these past 2 months is reasonable for being one person, because I’ve never had to own an Irish electric bill before Edit: reread and does that...

Recently started paying for my own electricity bills in Ireland for the first time (previously in flat shares with bills included). House is a very small single-story terrace, BER G, no gas only electric, only me living here, work from home 3 days out of 5, travelling away 1 week per month...