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BUS ÉIREANN HAS said that the vast majority of its services are operating as normal this morning as the suspension of strike action by workers remains in place for another 24 hours.
Talks at the Labour Relations Commission between management – seeking €5 million in cost-cutting – and the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) – seeking to protect their members’ pay and conditions – will resume this morning with today the deadline for an agreement.
In a statement this morning, the bus company advised anyone travelling on their services to check its website, but said:
Despite the strike by workers at the NBRU being suspended, Siptu – which represents around 900 workers at Bus Éireann – has said it is to ballot members who work at Dublin Bus and Irish Rail on whether they should join their CIE colleagues on strike in solidarity.
That ballot is due to take place tomorrow and irrespective of the outcome of talks at the LRC, a ballot of Bus Éireann workers affiliated to Siptu will also be counted tomorrow.
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My advice. Don’t bother looking till you have mortgage approval. It could take 2 years. The market changes so frequently you’ll only be disappointed. Secondly understand the different estate agents. Sherry Fitz over price their clients houses to get a bigger fee. The guide price you see is exactly that. Offer €100k below. Sure who knows. Also keep and eye on listings. If they’ve been up for a while, they are obviously struggling to sell. That’s to your advantage.
@Danny Sherrard: offer 100k below in a sellers market? Good luck with that.
@Danny Sherrard:
This is why it should be a set fee so the prices aren’t just ballooned so much.
@Danny Sherrard: what house is going for €100k under asking in this market? Can you provide one example?
@Elaine Phelan: or be dope and offer the asking price. People like you are the reason house prices are crazy. Start low is all I say. I got my house in 2020, €40k below asking price.
When you view a home online have a careful look at the garden and try and see what flowers are blooming, whether it’s spring summer or autumn etc This can give you some indication as to how long it’s been on the market or whether it’s been relisted. It can either be a red flag indicating problems with the neighbourhood, or simply too high an asking price, in which case you might get away with offering less than anticipated.
@Liz O’Neill: On the likes of Daft there is usually a listed date.
1. Location. Close to work/family/what you love.
2. Cost v lifestyle. Make a choice, if you want holidays & fun etc buy a house with a smaller mortgage. If you prioritise a large home over everything else – go as big as you can afford.
3. Time. Which is it? Happy paying back a 35+ yr loan & see it as rent anyway (and if anything happens that’s what insurance is for). OR do you want to pay off your fast.
4. Future. Planning a family? Buy a house with that extra room to allow those teens some time away from you/a play room when they are young.
5. Short-term/life term. Buy big & sell when kids are gone -downsize? Buy small & upgrade? Do what most do – make do? Have a plan.
6. cheap furniture for the short term to fill the house & upgrade/only buy the best of the best bit by bit?
Go abroad, do the hard graft and save for couple of years, come back and buy where you know. Not for everyone, but time does fly.
Use your passport, it’s very valuable.
have your say