61 Marlborough Road, Dublin 4: shown to 10 cash-rich buyers and a deal quickly agreed

Estate Agents who wrapped up sales in the run-up to Christmas want to let the market know the details, but can’t because of the current impasse over house prices disclosures.

A case in point is the sale of 61 Marlborough Road in Donnybrook, Dublin 4, a three-bedroom terraced house that has changed hands a number of times in recent years.

Peter Kenny of Colliers took the refurbished 269sq m (2,900sq ft) house on his books at the beginning of December, showing it to “10 cash-rich buyers”.

The asking price was €2.6 million. A sale was quickly agreed, says Kenny, and concluded last week.

“We didn’t get the asking prices,” says Kenny, “but the owners were anxious to move on and knew they were getting a good deal in what they were buying.”

The three-storey house was once home to the artist Jack B Yeats, and at one stage in the early 1990s it boasted window shutters painted by the artist, which unfortunately were removed by the then owners who sold them in 1994 for £216,000.

Take Five for €2.5m, Irish Times, 22 January 2009

Price: €2.3m Agent:Colliers Jackson-Stops

Colliers Jackson-Stops is asking €2.3m for Attymon House, with potential for a B&B, in Athenry, Co Galway. Fiona Tyrrell finds other properties with income potential at a similar price in France, Scotland, Belize and Italy.

SCOTLAND: Firth of Clyde
Located in the Firth of Clyde, Little Cumbrae is an island of 684 acres with great potential as a leisure resort. The island is home to a 12-bedroom Victorian mansion, formal gardens, and a number of historic buildings including a 13th century castle keep, a former lighthouse complex and cottages. Price: €2.7 million.

FRANCE: Bordeaux
This grand country house overlooks its own vineyards. The property is beside the Garonne Riverand has 30 acres,seven of which are planted in Merlot and Cabernet and 20 acres of grapes for making sweet white wine. The 19th century house has five bedrooms, a sauna, steam bath and pool. Price: €2.22 million.

BELIZE: Turneffe Atoll Islands
Some 32 miles off the coast of Belize, the Castaway Resort project encompasses 14 acres, a 2,000ft beach and all the necessary licenses to develop it into an environmentally friendly resort. A main building, a manager’s house,staff quarters and 10 cabanas have already been built. Price: €2.6 million or best offer.

ITALY: Tuscany
This recently restored farmhouse on 18 acres is close to Castello di Parrano and has been run as a guest house for 10 years. It incorporates two houses and three apartments, a swimming pool, restaurant and 500-tree olive grove.