It looks as if Miss Osc and her hubby have been successful in renting a house near us! Because nobody will lend them money to buy, they decided to rent out their own house and rent instead for a few years until the banks decide to lend money to people who are perfect candidates for a mortgage Houses to rent in this area have many prospective renters but this time it looks as if they have been lucky. It's a bit beyond their original budget, but because SIL plans to work from home, part of the rent can be set against tax apparently. It's a gorgeous house, huge, probably bigger than they need in all honesty. But they wanted a 3 year lease whereby the landlord was only originally interested in one year (the departing tenants have been there 2½ years), however they emphasised their close links to the area, SIL's brother lives literally across the road, we live less than a ten minute walk away, and the agent seemed to take a liking to them. The owner lives in Mauritius. There are still a few things to be ironed out, but it's looking more than hopeful
This is the house..
http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1296323
So any spare vibes would be welcome!