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This house buying guide and checklist covers steps to keep in mind when purchasing your house in Ireland. 
Buying a house can be an exciting time, it can also be stressful. So being prepared and taking a step-by-step approach can help alleviate the stresses and make the process more manageable. 
Do you know the various costs and fees involved in buying a house today? Learn about all hidden costs ranging from solicitor fees and stamp duty to mortgage protection and home insurance.
Moving house can be a stressful time but it doesn’t have to be. With some useful tips to hand, you can pack up and move to a new house while minimising the hassle. 
Making an offer on a house can be challenging. Find out everything you need to consider when making an offer on a house to buy. 
The cost of buying a house in Ireland doesn’t just involve making a final offer. There are additional costs like solicitor and conveyancing fees and stamp duty. Knowing how stamp duty rates in Ireland can impact your home purchase is important and, in this article, we provide a guide on stamp duty for residential properties.
Underinsurance occurs when the insured sum of your house is lesser than the actual value to reinstate or rebuild it. This guide by Zurich covers steps on how to avoid this. 
In this blog article we will explain what underinsurance is and how to avoid your home being underinsured.