46 Clon Road, Ennis, Co Clare Asking price: AMV €130,000 Agent: DNG O’Sullivan Hurley (065 684 0200) What is it: A semi-detached villa style bungalow close to the centre of Ennis town. Tell me more: With three bedrooms, a living/ dining room, hallway, utility room and bathroom, this well-laid-out building, which is in need of total renovation, is being sold by auction next week. The bad news: It is all ‘potential’ of course.
This home has been left to its own devices and those of Mother Nature for a couple of decades, and it is truly showing signs of that neglect. Currently uninhabitable for anyone that doesn’t consider spider silk a creature comfort, the next owner of this handsome exterior has their work cut out. The kitchen The floors will most likely have to be lifted and inspected.
As the windows are not in good condition, there is likely to be damp too. Some parts of the building appear to have been worse affected than others and while a few builders have had a ‘poke around’, a full survey has yet to be done. You will be very lucky to secure a mortgage to buy and renovate this property.
The home needs complete refurbishment The good news: Despite the obvious state of dereliction, the interior displays an undeniable period charm — as an estate agent might describe the appeal of this building, which seems to date from the first half of the 20th century, although it doffs its cap to an earlier period. Having lain idle for so long, a refurbishment projec.
