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Niamh Brennan
Ireland contributor
Covers Ireland's private-sale process from primary sources, the mandatory solicitor's role in drafting the contract for sale and handling requisitions on title, the BER certificate rules under SEAI, and the Tailte Eireann registration step that closes out a transfer. Tracks the title-file problems that most often stall a sale, such as deeds held by a lender or building work done without an Architect's Certificate of Compliance.
Much of the English-language FSBO advice online either skips the Irish solicitor requirement or buries it in a footnote, and that gap is exactly where a private seller gets caught. In Ireland the solicitor is neither optional nor a formality. They draft the contract for sale, field requisitions on title from the buyer’s side, and register the finished deed with Tailte Eireann. That groundwork has to begin early, well before a buyer is in the picture.
The BER certificate is the next thing sellers underestimate. It often gets filed under paperwork to handle later, yet a property cannot legally be advertised without a valid one, and every advert has to show both the rating and the BER number. Booking a SEAI-registered assessor at the start clears away one of the more avoidable delays.
The through-line for this desk is simple: in Ireland the official steps are not red tape to tidy up at the end, they are the spine of the sale, and timing them right is most of the work.
Areas of focus
- Tracks Irish conveyancing requirements, including the solicitor's statutory role and Tailte Eireann registration
- Follows SEAI BER assessment and advertising rules, with reference to Revenue and Tailte Eireann guidance
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