What role does your solicitor play?
Today we’re looking at your house purchase from a legal perspective.
Your offer has been accepted on a property… you’re excited, maybe a bit nervous and you’re starting to make plans.
Yes, you’re right to feel thrilled that your property search has got to this important stage but there is a bit more plot left in this saga yet!
Enter, centre stage, your solicitor. It’s your solicitor who will direct the action from here on in and be assured, there can be plenty of twists in the tale before the happy ending.
In this episode, I talk to James Ryan, a solicitor with PP Ryan & Co.
James is a solicitor I work with regularly. I value his pragmatic, calm approach and I value his good humour and responsiveness too.
In this episode, James talks me through exactly what a solicitor does, where the delays can occur in the conveyancing process and shares some examples of tricky issues he encountered while working with clients purchasing property….always resolved in the end of course!
James Ryan, solicitor, our guest today works with PP Ryan & Co. You can contact James at Tel (+ 353 ) 505 46145.
Email: james@ppryan.com
PPS Number
In the show, James mentioned that anyone who buys a property in Ireland, whether Irish or not Irish, needs to have a PPS number.
A PPS number is a Personal Public Service number. This is a number allocated to you by the government, which ties you to key government-related transactions and payments.
Anyone buying property in Ireland will need to have a PPS number in place by the time the purchase has been completed. This is because your solicitor is required to register your ownership of the property within 40 days of you having completed the purchase. In order to register your ownership, the solicitor needs to provide the government with a PPS number.
You can read about how to apply for a PPS number here
A step-by-step guide to what happens when during the buying process
If you’d like to have a simple step-by-step guide to what happens when during the process of buying a property in Ireland, you can find it here
About Breffnie O Kelly Buyer’s Agent.
I’m Breffnie, a licensed property-buying agent practising in Dublin, Ireland, where I was born and bred.
I love the process of assessing neighbourhoods and properties, looking for the features that will enhance the lives of my clients as well as the resale value of the property.
I'm a graduate of the Institute of Technology Tallaght (winning the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers Prize for Leadership) and a prize-winning (Sheehy Skeffington Prize in French) graduate of Trinity College Dublin. I'm also an external examiner on the newly launched National Auctioneering and Property Services Apprenticeship programme.
I love what I do.
I know that finding and agreeing terms on a property can be stressful, and I relish the fact that I can offer you a road map of the journey ahead, expert knowledge and a guiding hand until you have keys to your new property in your hand.
Thank you.
