

When buying a home a gut feeling is very important and your first impression can often be lasting. Therefore if you are selling, creating a visual appeal and showing off your rooms and space is vital. The Internet is likely the first interaction a buyer will have with your property, where high quality photo’s make a huge difference to the impression given. So, don’t wait until the property is on the market to declutter or paint your house. Prior to photo’s being taken, carry out a comprehensive decluttering of any unneeded items. Wide angle lens’s and software can maximise the brightness and room size in pictures, to give a truer impression of what the rooms look like. However too much stuff in a photo distracts…
“The availability of a quality broadband service,” is essential if the Rural Action Plan is to be a success. That’s according to Jonathan Quinn of Property Partners Quinn Bros based in Longford. Property Partners, the nationwide group of long established estate agents has broadly welcomed the announcement by the Taoiseach of the €60 million action plan ‘Realising our Rural Potential’. The plan proposes to invest up to €60 million into rural towns and villages over the next three years. The plan has been designed to encourage people to remain in their own locality. Ronán Long, Chairman of Property Partners, “For all too long, as a result of the international trend towards urbanisation, our rural towns and villages have simply been forgotten. They are the heartbeat…