HeyJaredBrigid Browne
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- Sep 14, 2026
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Brigid Browne: Is a vacant boarded-up old house worth doing up... or too much work? (opens the original)
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We are looking at a three-bed, semi-d in Cork City that was previously a rental of two self-contained units. I think the estate was built in the 1980s, but this house has been vacant for some time and is now in poor condition. While the roof and walls look OK, the windows are boarded up and it’s just bare floorboards inside. It’s also been on the market for a long time. While I see the potential to convert it in to a nice family home — it comes with a garage, large overgrown garden, and is in a
Brigid Browne: Does an A-rated home get stuffy? (opens the original)
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Our house could probably do with a retrofit, but before we advance that project, I have a couple of questions for you. We were in our friend’s new ‘A’ rated home recently and it was really uncomfortable due to the heat. They are now talking about getting an air-con system in. But isn’t that defeating the purpose of an ‘A’ rated home if the key objective is to lower energy usage and costs? My other issue with ‘A’ rated homes is because they are air-tight, they are stuffy, with no fresh air circul
New BER system explained: What it means for homeowners chasing green mortgages (opens the original)
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I heard recently that a new BER system was being introduced. I donât know why they keep on shifting the goalposts. We recently did a significant retrofit on our 1980s-built semi-detached home but only moved from D2 to a C1, which was very disappointing. What happens to our C1 cert now? Are we likely to be changed upwards or downwards? We had actually hoped to move much higher and even get close to an A3 but not getting into the Bs means we canât transfer to a cheaper green mortgage which was
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