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1) Getting a place to call home
So, you've booked flights and want to have a place to land and put your head down after a long flight. You may be lucky and have friends and family who will carry you for a few weeks.
If you do not have friends or family to stay with, you will need to book into either a hostel, hotel or self-catering of some description. Having seen and experienced thousands of peoples moves to Ireland, it is rare, very very rare, to move straight into a rental from SA, and this comes with a great big warning in terms of finding a home- horrid word SCAMS.
In the Housing crisis as it currently stands, there are on average around 700-800 homes on Daft, of all sizes, covering a population of 5 million people.
You cannot under-estimate the costs, the hard-work and dedication needed in this process at all!
Finding a home: Renting - A Deeper look at how to get a rental and what this involves, Rental and Pet CV templates
Finding a home: Buying property and building - A Deeper look at how to buy a house in Ireland and what this involves
2) Additional reading on the topics related to getting a home
Areas- What the Saffas say about where they live - Comments from our Facebook page on what towns, cities, villages and counties are like
Rentals and How to find one from an ex Agent in Ireland
Housing crisis in Ireland, what is this about?
How we decided where to live - Tips and tools to investigate what it's like in the various areas of Ireland
What is the climate/weather like around the different parts of Ireland?
3 ) Setting up your home
We have broken this into a series of articles:
1a. How to manage my Utility bills and what company to use
1b. Price plans (bill pay versus pay as you go) and all-inclusive rental properties
1c. Utility Bills and potential Security Deposits (EUR300)
2a. Solar
2b. Gas
2c. Electricity
2d. Oil
2e.Solid fuels
2f. So how does all of this work?
4. TV Licence
5. Internet, home phone, mobile phone, and TV
5a. Internet
5a.i. Internet: Fibre and ADSL
5a. ii. Internet: Wireless Broadband and Satellite Mobile
5a. iii. Internet: Mobile Phone Internet/ Cell signal
5b. TV packages
5c. Mobile Phones
5d. Suppliers of Internet, Tv and Mobile phone
7. Home Contents and/or Buildings Insurance
8. Gardening, Household and Cleaning/Upkeep expenses
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