Housing remains the biggest headache for people coming back home, but getting your paperwork in order is also critical to smoothing your path via IrishTimesBiz
Having spoken to more than 10 people who recently made the return journey, it seems, unsurprisingly, that finding somewhere to live is the biggest bugbear of returning émigrés.
If living with family isn’t an option, most returners will probably find themselves in the rental market even if they intend to buy, thanks to regulations and delays around purchasing a house. “I started looking for rental properties in January 2022 and my employers had to let me work remotely from the UK until September as we could not find anywhere until then,” she said. “The housing shortage here means they have to be accommodating to keep staff.”
Most banks require six months of financial statements. Cassidy advises keeping foreign accounts active during the mortgage process in case the bank asks for any information. Thinking of bringing your car to Ireland because it was significantly cheaper to buy? You’ll need to put aside money to have it shipped for a start. This can be between €1,000 and €2000 from the US, or anywhere upwards of €2,500 from Australia.
However, one returnee who spoke to The Irish Times found they were able to have their foreign driving record taken into account, so this factor is clearly at the discretion of the insurer.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Irish comedian hits back at criticism about new Virgin Media housing crisis showIn the new series about Ireland's housing crisis comedian Michael Fry and Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien spend the day together - some people were not happy
Read more »
One-off rural housing to continue under new guidelinesPush towards compact settlements will see dramatic increase in density requirements for residential housing in towns, cities and suburbs
Read more »
RIAI president calls for new medium-density housing modelArchitects’ proposal would enable builders to construct 30-80 own-door homes per hectare, without the need to build apartments
Read more »
Housing Minister ‘shocked’ that Gsoc officer attended Hutch partyGsoc officer was present at party held on day Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch was cleared of a gangland murder
Read more »
Galway council chief ‘surprised and disappointed’ by An Bord Pleanála refusals for social housing in cityAn Bord Pleanála came in for heavy criticism at a Galway City Council emergency meeting and were branded as “a basket case” who have “stolen Galway’s progress” by councillors.
Read more »
Coalition to unveil €1bn housing plan targeting cost of building and vacant homesInterventions would see water connection fees refunded and grants for renovating derelict properties for rent
Read more »