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We’ve been heading to primary schools across the UK to investigate interesting stories and the people who write them and we’ll be joined by the authors themselves to answer your questions! You can hear Story Explorers first at 18:15 every week day in The Club with Bex on Fun Kids, the UK's children's radio station. Story Explorers is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids.
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Welcome to episode 25 of the Crazy House Prices podcast! Today, we're diving deep into the world of mortgages with none other than Eoin O'Connor from Finance Solutions, aka The Mortgage Guy on Instagram. I've known Eoin for ages, and trust me, his mortgage knowledge is top-notch. If you're not following him yet, you definitely should! We'll tackle …
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Welcome to another episode of the Crazy House Prices podcast with your host, Ciarán Mulqueen. Today, we're diving deep into the vacant home grant—a hot topic on my Instagram lately. I've chatted with two amazing guests: one waiting on drawdown and another who has already drawn down. If you haven't heard of the vacant home grant, it's an opportunity…
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Welcome to another exciting episode of the Crazy House Prices podcast! I'm Ciarán Mulqueen, and today I'm thrilled to chat with my good friend Shay Lally from Houses to Restore on Instagram. Shay's got a wealth of experience in quantity surveying, and we dive deep into your top questions about home renovations. In this episode, I pose five big ques…
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Hey there! Welcome to the Crazy House Prices podcast, hosted by Ciarán Mulqueen. In this episode, I dive deep into the common reasons why house purchases or sales fall through and how you can avoid these pitfalls. Whether you're buying or selling, this guide is packed with tips to ensure a smooth transaction. Follow me on Instagram at @CrazyHousePr…
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In this episode of The Crazy House Prices Podcast, I break down what happens after a sale is agreed upon in Ireland, drawing from my book "How to Buy a Home in Ireland." I cover the crucial steps following a 'sale-agreed' status, such as notifying your solicitor, paying a booking deposit, arranging a pre-purchase survey, and securing mortgage prote…
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In this episode of "The Crazy House Prices Podcast," I delve into the extra costs of buying a home in Ireland, a key topic from my book "How to Buy a Home in Ireland." I cover essential expenses beyond the deposit, such as stamp duty, solicitor and valuer fees, property tax, home and mortgage protection insurance, and moving costs. Listeners will g…
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This episode is a must-listen for anyone embarking on the journey of buying a home, especially focusing on the crucial six-month preparation period before applying for a mortgage. In This Episode: - Getting Organised: Understand why the six months leading up to your mortgage application are vital and how to best prepare during this period. - Credit…
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In this enlightening episode of The CHP Podcast, I delve into a crucial topic for parents in Ireland: how to effectively invest your children’s allowance for a prosperous future. Joined by Niall, financial expert from Financial Planning Matters, we explore the intricacies and benefits of the Children's Regular Savings Plan. We discuss everything fr…
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In this enlightening episode, I chat with friend and sponsor of the CHP page, Niall O' Connor who is a certified financial planner to demystify the world of personal finance. We begin with the basics of investing, exploring its importance for financial growth. Delve into common investment avenues, understanding their risk and returns to make inform…
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In this episode, I chat to Dara Turnbull of Housing Europe about potential solutions to Ireland's Housing Crisis. It is a lengthy and very informative chat, with a lot of good ideas. Don't forget to leave a review and consider joining my Patreon community for exclusive access to more podcasts, patron-only Q&As, and conversations with experts. Happy…
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In this must-listen episode of 'The Crazy House Prices Podcast,' I chat with content creator Niamh O'Sullivan to learn about her journey to homeownership. Niamh shares intimate details from the initial tour of her now-home to the "letter trick" strategy that won her the bid—even after being outbid. Whether you're a first-time homebuyer or just thin…
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In this episode, I talk about our "off-market letter trick" and detail how we managed to buy a home without the need or use of an Estate Agent. It's a story of hope, resilience, and creativity in an unforgiving market! Don't forget to leave a review and consider joining my Patreon community for exclusive access to more podcasts, patron-only Q&As, a…
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In this episode, I chat to An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, about the housing crisis and his government's role in that. Don't forget to leave a review and consider joining my Patreon community for exclusive access to more podcasts, patron-only Q&As, and conversations with experts. Happy home hunting! You can order my book: "How to buy a home in Ireland"…
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In this episode, I chat to Lorcan Sirr about the reasons why housing is so expensive in Ireland. We dive into the crucial facts and figures behind the headlines. Don't forget to leave a review and consider joining my Patreon community for exclusive access to more podcasts, patron-only Q&As, and conversations with experts. Happy home hunting! You ca…
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In this episode, I dive into the crucial aspect of buying a home in Ireland – bidding. Learn insider tips and strategies collected from successful bidders and estate agents to help you navigate the bidding process with confidence. I'll discuss essential topics, such as researching the property and area, understanding your buying position, and devel…
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Check out Tony's podcast; Tony Cantwell's Hit Show wherever you get your podcasts and you can support his Patreon by clicking here You can pre-order my book: "How to buy a home in Ireland" here Sponsors: Beat The Bank & Daft.ie Please support the Podcast and Instagram if you can over on my Patreon Make sure to follow me on Instagram and if you want…
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You can pre-order my book: "How to buy a home in Ireland" here Sponsors: Beat The Bank & Daft.ie Please support the Podcast and Instagram if you can over on my Patreon Make sure to follow me on Instagram and if you want to support the page and podcast, head over to my Patreon and get access to over 60 extra exclusive podcasts…
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You can pre-order my book: "How to buy a home in Ireland" here Sponsors: Financial Planning Matters & Daft.ie Please support the Podcast and Instagram if you can over on my Patreon Make sure to follow me on Instagram and if you want to support the page and podcast, head over to my Patreon and get access to over 60 extra exclusive podcasts…
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CrazyHousePrices Instagram & Twitter My Patreon Seán Keyes Twitter ESRI Report RTÉ article on ESRI report Sponsors: Financial Planning Matters & Daft.ie You can pre-order my book: "How to buy a home in Ireland" here Please support the Podcast and Instagram if you can over on my Patreon Make sure to follow me on Instagram and if you want to support …
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In this episode I chat with the minister about his policies, the homeless figures, Build To Rent plus lots more. You can pre-order my book: "How to buy a home in Ireland" here Please support the Podcast and Instagram if you can over on my Patreon Make sure to follow me on Instagram and if you want to support the page and podcast, head over to my Pa…
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Links to the websites discussed: - Calculate your property tax - Property Price Register - MyPlan.ie - LandDirect.ie - Flood Info - BER cert search on SEAI - RIAI building and construction costs guidelines - Broadband, TV and Phone availability search - Network coverage map You can pre-order my book: "How to buy a home in Ireland" here Please suppo…
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After thousands of conversations with people looking to buy a home, I think I have gleaned some valuable information and have a pretty good insight into what the most common problems are. So I decided to try and come up with some solutions! Here are the problems: Home buying taking too long People being gazumped Buyers/Sellers Pulling out Local aut…
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This is the first episode in a series all about How To Buy a Home in Ireland I run through everything you need to know about your mortgage plus a few questions at the end: - If I have AIP, can I take out a small loan to cover costs? - Can I get a renovation mortgage? - How do you calculate in advance what your repayments will be? You can pre-order …
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You can pre-order my book: "How to buy a home in Ireland" here Please support the Podcast and Instagram if you can over on my Patreon Make sure to follow me on Instagram and if you want to support the page and podcast, head over to my Patreon and get access to over 50 extra exclusive podcastsBy Ciaran Mulqueen
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We're spending time with Eoin Colfer best known for the Artemis Fowl series this week. It's the last episode of Story Explorers and Eoin's rounding us off in style. He's reading from The Fowl Twins Deny All Charges. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkids…
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Yesterday we met our author of the week, Eoin Colfer best known for the Artemis Fowl series! Today, he's finishing your stories! This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Yesterday we met our author of the week, Eoin Colfer best known for the Artemis Fowl series! Today, he's listening to your pitches and giving some honest feedback. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…
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It's a brand new week which means we've got a brand new set of Story Explorers and a brand new author to chat to. This week it's the turn of Eoin Colfer best known for the Artemis Fowl series! Today, we're embarking on the first mission of the week, finding out all about him! This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for …
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It's a brand new week which means we've got a brand new set of Story Explorers and a brand new author to chat to. Today it's Eoin Colfer best known for the Artemis Fowl series! Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old genius and descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds. He soon finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fa…
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Greg James and Chris Smith are the joint authors of the Kid Normal series. We're with them every day this week in Story Explorers, the podcast that looks at the stories behind your favourite stories. We've put Greg and Chris through their paces this week, finding out about them, pitching them new story ideas and having them finish your stories. The…
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Greg James and Chris Smith are the joint authors of the Kid Normal series. We're with them every day this week in Story Explorers, the podcast that looks at the stories behind your favourite stories. So far this week we've found out about the authors and you've pitched your own ideas to them. Today it's the story starter challenge – they're finishi…
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Greg James and Chris Smith are the joint authors of the Kid Normal series. We're with them every day this week in Story Explorers, the podcast that looks at the stories behind your favourite stories. Yesterday we found out about the pair. Today, listeners are pitching their Kid Normal ideas to Greg and Chris. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids…
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Greg James and Chris Smith are the joint authors of the Kid Normal series. We're with them every day this week in Story Explorers, the podcast that looks at the stories behind your favourite stories. Today, we're embarking on our first mission of the week, finding out all about them! This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids. See omnystudio.com/liste…
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Greg James and Chris Smith are BBC Radio 1 DJs who have written their own books! They're the joint authors of the Kid Normal series. We're with them every day this week in Story Explorers, the podcast that looks at the stories behind your favourite stories. In the book series, Murph Cooper rocks up to his new school several weeks into the beginning…
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Every single day this week, we’re finding out more about Lauren Child and how she writes her stories. Lauren Child is best known for her book series, Charlie and Lola. She’s also written the Clarice Bean series and the Ruby Redfort novel series. In this episode, she's reading from her newest story, The Goody. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids…
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Every single day this week, we’re finding out more about Lauren Child and how she writes her stories. Lauren Child is best known for her book series, Charlie and Lola. She’s also written the Clarice Bean series and the Ruby Redfort novel series. In this episode, she's giving tips on how to write stories of your own. This is a Pixiu production for F…
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Every single day this week, we’re finding out more about Lauren Child and how she writes her stories. Lauren Child is best known for her book series, Charlie and Lola. She’s also written the Clarice Bean series and the Ruby Redfort novel series. In this episode though, she's finishing your stories! This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids. See omnys…
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Every single day this week, we’re finding out more about Lauren Child and how she writes her stories. Today, we're getting Lauren's fact file – which includes her full name, where she's from and what her favourite stories are. Lauren Child has an MBE – that’s an award commonly given to those who have done amazing work! She’s a children’s author and…
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Every single day this week, we’re finding out more about Lauren Child and how she writes her stories. Lauren Child has an MBE – that’s an award commonly given to those who have done amazing work! She’s a children’s author and illustrator best known for her book series, Charlie and Lola. She’s also written the Clarice Bean series and the Ruby Redfor…
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Onjali Rauf has been our Story Explorer subject this week! We've been finding out about her stories and ideas. There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. In this episode, we hear from one of her stories. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. …
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Onjali Rauf has been our Story Explorer subject this week! We've been finding out about her stories and ideas. There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. In this episode, Story Explorer listeners are pitching their ideas for a new story and Onjali reveals what she's working on right now. This is a…
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Every single day in the Story Explorers podcast, we're finding out more about Onjali Rauf and how she writes her stories. There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. Today, she's finishing your stories! This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Jo…
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Every single day in the Story Explorers podcast, we're finding out more about Onjali Rauf and how she writes her stories. There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. Today, we're finding out what she thinks of London and more issues that are close to her heart. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Ki…
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Onjali Rauf is the bestselling author of stories like The Boy at The Back of The Class and The Star Outside My Window. Every single day, we're finding out more about Onjali Rauf and how she writes her stories. There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. In this episode, we're finding out about Stor…
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The Good Thieves, Katherine Rundell's fifth novel. It's the story of a group of children who will do anything to right a wrong. Here she is, reading from it. There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Joi…
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So far this week, we've heard all about Katherine Rundell's life. Now we're giving her our Sequel Challenge You're coming up with some characters, plot points and scenes and Katherine's going to make a sequel to her work! There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. This is a Pixiu production for Fu…
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All week we're finding out more about the author of The Explorers, The Good Thieves, The Rooftoppers, and Book of Hopes, Katherine Rundell! Today, Katherine is finishing your stories in just thirty-seconds! There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. This is a Pixiu production for Fun Kids. See omn…
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All week we're finding out more about the author of The Explorers, The Good Thieves, The Rooftoppers, and Book of Hopes, Katherine Rundell! We're putting your questions to her and finding out the stories behind her top stories. Today, we're finding out all about who she is in her Author Factfile! There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. …
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Ben Shires talks to Katherine Rundell, author of The Explorers, The Good Thieves, The Rooftoppers, and Book of Hopes! All week we'll be finding out more about the author, putting your questions to her and finding out the stories behind her top stories. There's a new episode of Story Explorers every day. Subscribe right now so you don't miss any. Th…
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