Staying in Ireland for 4-6 months

youngka · Guru

Staying in Ireland for 4-6 months

Anchoress · Guru

daft.ie have listings of rentals all over Ireland. Prices vary according to area and length of tenancy.

http://www.daft.ie/lettings/

This will give you some idea of prices and area.

Make sure the tenancy is registered with the PTRB as this is now required in law here; Private Tenancy Registration Board.

It will give needful protection.

Many auctioneers also rent property. But many of those go through daft also

Blessings.

youngka · Guru

Anchoress, Thanks so much!! I will certainly check into the site suggested......Youngka

Michele Erdvig · Host

youngka,

My thanks to Anchoress for being spot on with her recommendations. I am envious at the thought of 4-6 months in Ireland. Let us know how things shape up.

Michele

youngka · Guru

Hi Michele, I did go on the site Anchoress suggested. It was very interesting!! Dave and I searched out some really cute places -- which, of course, are ready now. I think, for now, we have decided to have 12Travel check into houses towards the end of this year. May even check into prices of self catering places on a 2-4 week rental and compare prices. I can still use any help from anyone who has rented a house for a month or more and hear their reactions. Thanks for your twos info! Youngka

Michele Erdvig · Host

Youngka,

If you do ask for rates at self-catering places see if they will give a discount for a multiple-week rental.

Michele

yesiree · Guru

Also remember you'll need permission to stay in Ireland beyond 90 days. There are a few ways to do that. I'd recommend contacting the Irish Embassy and doing as much as you can before you leave...it can be done at the local level once you get there too, but I found that some smaller communities don't always know the ins and outs.

Leasing a car might be an option (http://europeforvisitors.com/europe/articles/short_term_car_leasing.htm). I looked into it last summer, but despite the fact that the leased cars could be driven in Ireland...I couldn't find any sources that provided the leased cars in Ireland. Peugeot and Renault have the best-known programs for this.

In the end, I went through a rental agency. They classified it as a lease. However, I had to exchange cars every 28 days, was offered Super CDW and signed a rental agreement...so it sounded more like a "re-classified" rental to me. For an extended car rental, Insurance4carhire.com could save you a bundle on insurance. I have an account with them, but haven't had to make a claim, so I can't comment on how well they work.

Car and accommodations are certainly the big expenses in Ireland, so hammering those prices out will make budgeting much easier. I found lots of ways to save on food and necessities, but anytime I decided to travel away from my homebase for a few days...I had to budget like a tourist. So be realistic, and choose a location that is only a daytrip away from the places you plan to visit.

Good luck.

youngka · Guru

Yesiree, Thank you very much for information I had not even thought about! Little by little I can be more prepared for our trip! When we have done self-catering previously, we thought it was a challenge to eat at the self-catering place as often as we could, then we could splurge on a nicer meal at a place we had noticed in our running around

Michele, I certainly will let you know whether or not self catering will give us a discount on a place for a month. I have written to several places we have stayed each time we go to Ireland. Should be interesting.

Thanks for the help, all of you! Youngka

Michele Erdvig · Host

Corey,

Thanks for the valuable info for Youngka. I have yet to hear of anyone who has had to make a claim with insurance4carhire. Hopefully no one on the forum will have to do that. It does seem like a good deal for those who travel abroad frequently.

Michele

Anchoress · Guru

Much depends also on the time of year. Many holiday lets will offer a cheap rate from September onwards rather than have the place lie empty in the winter. Blessings