At Home with Breffnie – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Get the inside story on Irish country house purchases in this week’s podcast as we look at the transaction from the inside out with Philip Guckian, SCSI, Associate Director of Sherry Fitz, Country Homes and Estates

You might have seen Philip making lots of sense and being a brilliant agent on the recent RTE series of Selling Ireland’s Dream Homes?

If there’s one thing that becomes crystal clear during my conversation with Philip it’s that buying a country home is a marathon, not a sprint. 

Join us as we talk about:

• What distinguishes a country home from the many homes that are currently for sale in this country

• Who are the main buyers of these houses and are they cash buyers or borrowers?

• Why do estate agents like to feel that viewers have done a bit of homework before arranging to view a property

• Is there one nationality more than another who is buying these properties?

• The advisability of doing a survey before going sale agreed especially if the property is particularly old or rambling

• Where the delays can occur in the buying process. 

Philip’s contact details are: 

philip.guckian@sherryfitz.ie

Tel: 01 237 6309

About Breffnie O Kelly Buyer’s Agent. 

I’m Breffnie, a licensed property-buying agent practising in Dublin, Ireland, where I was born and bred.

I love the process of assessing neighbourhoods and properties, looking for the features that will enhance the lives of my clients as well as the resale value of the property.

I'm a graduate of the Institute of Technology Tallaght (winning the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers Prize for Leadership) and a prize-winning (Sheehy Skeffington Prize in French) graduate of Trinity College Dublin. I'm also an external examiner on the newly launched National Auctioneering and Property Services Apprenticeship programme.

I love what I do.

I know that finding and agreeing terms on a property can be stressful, and I relish the fact that I can offer you a road map of the journey ahead, expert knowledge and a guiding hand until you have keys to your new property in your hand.

Thank you.

If you’re buying a country house in Ireland, you’ll almost certainly be buying an acre or several acres of land around that house.

Most buyers have no difficulty comprehending the size and extent of the house they are buying, but the extent of the land can be trickier to understand.

It’s the land part of your purchase that we’re talking about today.

I am thrilled to be joined by Sarah Sherlock, former Chair of the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland Geomatics (Geomatics refers to the methods and technologies used to collect, distribute, store, analyze, process, and present geographic data.) Sarah has several years of experience spanning many sectors, involving many notable and high-value real estate transactions both in Ireland and the UK. Standards are a matter that Sarah considers very important. She currently sits on a number of standard-setting committees – making sure measurement is carefully considered– in Ireland, the UK, and Internationally. Sarah served as a member of the Irish Defence Forces for c. 17 years.

You can contact Sarah at: sarahmsherlock@protonmail.com

During our conversation today, Sarah mentions a “16 Prepurchase Boundary Questions” Guide, prepared by the SCSI ( Society for Chartered Surveyors Ireland). You can download this prepurchase guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iM96uvwaB_oDs6dfQF73AKpA3fnOVyVX/view

53. And now for something completely different! This week I am joined by a CLIENT!  for a change. Erika Bernath, Austrian Consul in Dublin, joins me today to talk about her experience of finding a home in Dublin using me as her property finder.  It transpires that this was the first time in 27 years of moving from country to country that she actually had found and signed a lease on a suitable property in advance of arrival and so was able to move directly into her apartment on touchdown at Dublin airport.  This was all thanks in no small part to the use of Zoom technology and good communication. Key advice Erika would offer to anyone moving to Dublin is to use an agent to help find accommodation and trust your gut instinct. Can't argue with that!

 All of us in the property business, whether as agents, buyers, or sellers, spend a lot of time chasing or waiting for information. Robert Hoban, estate agent, holder of a law degree and  co founder of Offr.io joins us in today's podcast to tell us why he created Offr.io and just how it works to stream line the whole property sale and purchase process. Having had a good look at this product, especially at the way in which it motivates the vendor to engage meaningfully in the legal process from day one, I would earnestly urge every estate to check this software out.  As Robert Hoban says in the interview, the Offr.io software is designed to free up the estate agent's time so that he or she can spend maximum quality time talking to their vendors and to buyers

If you'd like to book a one hour property call with Breffnie at the end of which you'll have got clarity on your current property issues and know what your next step is, then click on the link below.

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=17262788

51. Are we ready for Keller Williams in Ireland?  Fresh from reading The Millionaire Estate Agent by Gary Keller, founder of  Keller Williams, the largest real estate agency in the world, I think we might be! In this episode I'm joined by Paul Allen, Regional Operating Principal with Keller Williams Ireland,  who discusses how software can help the agent keep every vendor viewer and buyer within the agent's eco system for ever. 

It's one of the longer episodes and lots of topics are touched on especially the nitty gritty of what would be involved from a cost and logistical point of view for any agent thinking of going it alone under the Keller Williams umbrella. 

Thanks for listening! 

To book a one hour property coaching call with Breffnie, click here:

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=17262788

To find out more about working with Breffnie as a Buyer’s Agent click here:

www.breffnieokelly.ie

50. When you're looking for a new home, do you consider buing a new build? If like me, you're someone who may have automatically ruled out buying a new build on the basis that you're just not a new build kind of person, then you definitely don't want to miss this conversation with the charming and thoughtful Ronan Mc Kenna, sales director of Glenveagh PLC. who explains the goal that Glenveagh has of building developments that are deeply connected to and supportive of the existing community.  We go through the whole process from how Glenveagh acquires land, decides what to build and then the whole process from the buyer's point of view.  

This week I'm joined by interior designer Anne Tuohy of www.roomjunkie.com . I've asked Anne to talk us about how to look at a prospective property using the eyes of an interior designer. Anne shares great tips on orientation (south and west facing to the rear are best), how to add light into a home, light  laminates or large light coloured tiles on floors, glazed internal doors, light reflective paints, big windows etc are some of the ideas you'll take away from our conversation. If you're not sure what your personal style is....Anne suggests starting with the kitchen and then letting the finishing of the rest of the house flow from the kitchen, I had never thought of this as a place to start but think it's a wonderful idea.

To book a one hour property coaching call with Breffnie, click here:

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=17262788

Podcasts, books, boxsets.....there are so many ways we can flesh out our understanding of the property buying and interior design process. This week Breffnie outlines a collection of books, podcasts and programmes that she loves and consults regularly. The podcasts and programmes are free and the books are well worth the money you'll spend. The collection includes: 

1. At home with Breffnie and www.breffnieokelly.ie ( free videos, blogs, podcasts here)

2. The great indoors podcast ( lively Interior design podcast by two english interior designers)

3. Business of Design ( Canadian interior designer, Kimberly Seldon, shares the systematic approach she takes to getting projects completed)

4. The Architetct's Pocket Book- a paperback  (Charlotte Baden Powell)

5. Love the house you're in - a paperback  (Paige Rien)

6. Room to Improve (House rennovation programme available to watch for free on RTE player)

Book a 55 minute property coaching session with Breffnie

This is an episode for people who know what it is to have property related problems. So if you've borrowed too much to buy property, or have unresolved property issues, then my conversation with Joe Doyle property entreprenur and business coach for tradesmen of  www.joedoyle.ie, should give you hope, courage and resolve. Joe has lived through the full journey of  property boom to nearly bust and now boom again. Enjoy and don't give up!!

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To franchise or not to franchise? In this week's episode, Martin O'Connor of DNG in Moycullen talks about his story of how he got into auctioneering and how he made the decision to become a franchise member of DNG, rather than choosing to go solo. If you have an interest in real estate and have ever considered pursuing a career in this path, this week's podcast is for you; and a great opportunity to gain some valuable insight from a highly experienced agent. Click link below to book a one hour coaching session with Breffnie and get your property questions answered. 

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