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My farmhouse nightmare

20 August 2022

9:00 AM

20 August 2022

9:00 AM

From the veranda of a small Irish farmhouse, I looked out over the sun-drenched West Cork peninsula. All I could hear was the clank of the boat yard below.

‘How much is the booking deposit on this one?’

After two days of viewing farms, I was tired of asking this question. Conveyancing is different in Ireland.

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