Accommodation at No 109 is largely open-plan with a kitchen/living/dining room and three spacious bedrooms. It has been "nished to a high standard with oak "ooring throughout the living areas and built-in wardrobes in the bedrooms. The apartment also has Gold Shield electric heating and is wired for an alarm.

For more details: HOK Residential, Phibsborough 01-8302960

PERIOD PROPERTY WITH ORIGINAL DETAILS Where: No 22 Holmpatrick, Skerries, Co Dublin Price: From 925,000 Skerries is full of wonderful, big old properties, and No 22 Holmpatrick is just one of them. This oh-so-charming four-bed period home is back on the market again for sale by private treaty and one lucky discerning buyer could be in for a real treat. Inside, the layout and style of rooms is everything that you'd expect from a period home, and thankfully a lot of the original features have been retained. Accommodation includes entrance hall with original timber "ooring, high ceilings and ornate plasterwork, living room with feature "replace, dining room, kitchen with terracotta-tiled "oor and solid wood units, four bedrooms and main bathroom. To the rear is a beautifully landscaped garden with lily pond and seating area.

For more details: Grimes Real Estate Alliance 01-8490129

UPGRADED AND EXTENDED IN STILLORGAN Where: No 18 Marsham Court, Stillorgan Price: 695,000 No 18 Marsham Court could make a dream home for a professional couple, just "ve minutes' walk from the Luas at Sandyford/Stillorgan and two minutes' drive to both the M50 and the N11. The property comes to the market in excellent decorative order and has been extensively upgraded and extended to create a bright, light-"lled open-plan interior. The living room features an open limestone "replace and marble hearth. Neutral tones and easy lighting allow for a relaxed atmosphere. The kitchen and dining room are equally impressive, with double doors leading from the kitchen to a garden. There are three bedrooms upstairs, two doubles and a single. All have built-in wardrobes.

For more details: Sherry FitzGerald, Dundrum 01-2961822

SITTING PERIOD PRETTY IN THE CITY Where: No 8 Arran Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 Price: 880,000 Behind this pretty redbrick exterior lies a good-sized family home of some 131sq m (1,400sq ft) in need of a lick of paint and a lot of TLC. But what it lacks in looks it certainly makes up for in character and location, being close to the city centre. No 8 Arran Road, Drumcondra, is a wonderful period home that boasts a host of original features including decorative plasterwork, cast iron "replaces and a 30-foot rear garden with a double garage. Accommodation includes a living room with bay window, dining room, separate breakfast room and kitchen on the ground "oor. Upstairs are three bedrooms, shower room and separate WC that new owners may want to knock through to make one room.

For more details: HOK Residential 01-8302960