My Home Ireland

Posted by myhome on November 5th, 2007 in Building Regulations, Buy To Let, Green Building, Overseas Property, Renewable Energy, Selfbuild, Selling Your House

There are plenty of books out there to help you with all aspects of home buying and selling, moving house, renewable energy options and green living. Amazon is the best known bookshop in the world - and they deliver to Ireland too.

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Posted by myhome on October 31st, 2007 in Green Building, Renewable Energy, Selfbuild, Solar

PTSB have launched a Green Mortgage - basically any PTSB Irish mortgage applicant can ask for the Green Mortgage - and get  the following
1. 10% off a Botanic Greenhouse at www.botanicgreenhouses.ie
2. €1,000 discount off a Shomera at www.Shomera.ie
3. 15% off a new bicycle at www.cycleways.com
4. Free electricity meter (worth €42) when you spend €150 at […]

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Posted by myhome on October 10th, 2007 in Green Building, Renewable Energy

With the introduction of the €4,200 ‘Greener Home Scheme’ grant last year, wood pellet boilers and stoves are now a popular choice for domestic heating .
With oil and gas prices probably rising in the future , it will be  significantly cheaper to run a heating system on wood pellets. Wood pellet systems are also more  environmentally friendly because […]

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Posted by myhome on October 2nd, 2007 in BER, Green Building, Renewable Energy

The new regulations that came into force from 1 January 2007 mean tha all newly constructed dwelling for which planning permission was applied for on or after January 1st, 2007 - must have an Energy Rating cert.
It is unlikely that properties that only had planning applications in January would be ready to be sold yet […]

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