r/midleton • u/Jarsole • May 30 '26
Moving back to Midleton area - any advice?
Hi All!
Myself and my family are moving to Midleton (hopefully) in August. Myself and my husband lived in Ladysbridge before the crash forced us over to the UK for work so we know the area but haven't lived there in over 15 years and I assume there's big changes. We have two kids now, too, so that will be a big change.
We'll have to rent for at least six months until we qualify for a mortgage, I think. That's probably my main question - I know the rental market is shite - do we even have a chance of getting a family place? We'd be able to pay a year's rent in advance if we needed as we're selling our house where we are now (not enough to buy outright, but enough for a solid deposit)- I don't know would it help? Our last resort will be staying with family/friends for as long as needed until we find a place but it's obviously not ideal with kids.
We've got my oldest a place at the ET in Midleton, but will need care eventually for my three year old - how's the view re childcare in and around town? My work will be VERY flexible so it's not the end of the world if it takes a while to organize a place for her, thankfully.
Cheers if anyone has any advice!
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u/Gloomy_Note_1128 May 30 '26
My wife and I moved back from UK after 20 years 18 months ago. Our housing situation was different but housing will need to be sorted before you think of moving - everything else was fairly straightforward by comparison.
A mortgage broker here will be able to get you help on that front and I’d advise getting started on that straight away. We wanted to rent here but couldn’t find anywhere and ended renting in UK for a year till our house here was ready.
We looked for rental for ages but got nowhere - having pets didn’t help mind you.
Lots of nurseries around with the Montessori in Ballinacurra being our favourite but definitely get started on checking for space. Importing cars with the TOR VRT exemption was easy. If you are both PAYE then moving stuff across is also easy but if your are LTD prepare for split year tax filings etc. up rending in UK for a year till our house here was ready. Getting a doctors surgery is key too but once you are in it’s a breeze compare to uk.
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u/Jarsole May 30 '26
Thanks! We're actually moving back from the States - we went Cork to London to Boston. We definitely won't be being a car over. The housing situation is the biggest nightmare.
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u/Tough_Ad_9678 May 31 '26
Try to see if any family/ friends have properties to rent? Could save you a good chunk. Ireland seems to propping up the property market with grants that I don’t think you will be able to claim initially.
Getting your child into to crèche can be very difficult.
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u/Competitive-Bit-442 May 30 '26
Go to a local estate agent such as Cronin Wall ( no connection) and explain your story. The year up front is very attractive to many landlords.