24May

Why Buy a Newly-Built Home?

If you are buying a property, you may be faced with several issues or problems. Firstly, it may have taken you a considerable amount of time to become mortgage approved and secondly, you may have been outbid on a much-loved property. The road to buying a home is difficult but it is worth it once […]
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17May

Smart Finances: Tools/apps for getting your new home finances under control

    Moving into a new home is always a costly affair and one that –  while being worthwhile – it has the potential to be somewhat stressful. The right kind of money management app can make life so much easier by changing habits and behaviour around spending. More importantly, these apps, when used properly, […]
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  • On May 17, 2019
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03May

Saving for Your First Deposit

  One of the biggest challenges first-time buyers face is saving for that all-important deposit for your new home. It is a huge amount of money and depending on your earnings and your situation you may find this a goal that will take years to attain. However, there are ways you can save and get […]
26Apr

Increase in Mortgage Drawdowns Driven by First-Time Buyers

    Earlier this week, RTE reported an increase in both the value and the volume of mortgages drawn across Ireland in the first three months of 2019.   Since January, 8,577 new mortgages, to the value of almost €1.9 billion, were drawn down. According to the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland, this represents a […]
19Apr

Grow Your Own in Any Size Garden

  Growing your own food is such a wonderful thing to do and it may not be as hard as you think either. In fact, with the right advice it can be easily set up and continued to be done to create wholesome food straight from the garden to your fork. There are also many […]
10Apr

Top 10 Housewarming Gift Plants

  To discuss this and other housing matters in Dublin, please contact me directly on +353 (0) 87 937 0896, Derek@VictoriaHomes.ie  or check out all of our current developments at www.victoriahomes.ie/
29Mar

Housewarming Gift Registry … in Ireland?

So, here’s a new one for us – after many years delivering new homes to delighted home buyers, we like the Irish custom of housewarming parties, sometimes we even get invited! And it is customary that friends and family bring along a thoughtful gift to mark this special occasion, maybe flowers, a plant, a special […]
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22Mar

(Almost!) Indestructible House Plants for Your New Home

With your first mortgage comes an unexplained urge to prove – to yourself, if not to others – that you can keep a plant alive for any significant period of time. It really is one of the last vestiges of youth before becoming a fully-fledged adult!  In recent years, we have seen plants and indoor […]
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  • On March 22, 2019
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