Buying A Property

Factors that determine your choice can be the type of property, the budget and bank loan credibility. Also, you must consider if the house is worth your investment or not with parameters like connectivity to major cities, motorway proximity, etc.

Apart from sales, many properties are sold through public auction. Here, the purchaser might not be familiar with the process. However, a solicitor can ease the job by attending the auction and helping you with the best bid.

In Ireland, there are two types of land titles – Land Registry title (Registered) and Registry of Deeds title (Unregistered). The first case includes the complete documentation related to the property that has to be shown while selling the property. The latter consists of properties where the title is built over the years. It includes Deeds of conveyance for selling/transferring of freehold-unregistered land or Deeds of Assignment.

Freehold property is available in high interests with the complete liberty of the owner. Whereas a freehold property incurs much less interest and the ownership lasts for a limited term where we get to see a landlord-tenant relationship.

According to Section 2 of the Statute of Frauds (Ireland) Act, 1695, a written contract is mandatory for the land sale. The agreement deals with various documents dealing with names and addresses of parties, price and deposit, date, etc. 

Most solicitors recommend some essential inquiries before and after signing the contract. The pre-contractual ones are:

• Planning Search
• A Licensing Search
• A compulsory order search

On the day of closing:

• A land registry search
• A company search
• A Judgement Search
• Bankruptcy Search
• Sheriff and Revenue Sheriff Searches
• Registry of Deeds Searches

Apart from the house cost, there are several other charges you must pay.

• Stamp Duty
• Search Fees
• Solicitors Fees
• Surveyor’s Fees
• Registration Fee
• Insurance