PropertyBuddy Know Before You Buy
PropertyBuddy
Know Before You Buy Tailored for the Irish Property Market

Pre-purchase property reports for home buyers in Ireland

Planning applications nearby, zoning, flood risk, transport plans and schools for any Irish address or Eircode, read and explained in plain English.

Reports delivered within 24 to 48 hours.

How It Works

Three steps between you and a clearer decision.

1. Enter the address

Give us an Irish address, Eircode or Daft.ie link, or upload planning documents you already have.

2. We do the digging

We gather zoning, planning applications nearby, flood-risk data, infrastructure and catchment details into one place.

3. Receive your report

A clear summary with a plain-English risk and opportunity overview. The decision stays yours.

What the report checks: planning, zoning, flood risk and more

We read the technical planning and building documents and give you a plain-English summary of what is around the home.

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Architectural Specs & Overlooking

We read the layout drawings in the planning file: room sizes, window positions and privacy sightlines. See whether windows on nearby homes look onto your plot.

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Sunlight & Daylight Studies

Where a daylight and sunlight study has been published with a planning application, we break down its calculations (BRE criteria) and what it says about light in your garden and living rooms. Where no study exists, the report does not comment on light.

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Trees, Plants & Greenery

Know what's growing around your future home: the mature trees, hedges, flower beds and green spaces across the estate and on your street, so you know exactly what you're moving into.

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Drainage, SuDS & Flood Risk

We read the site's drainage and runoff plans and the published flood-risk information for the area.

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Schools & Neighbourhood Insights

Check local primary and secondary school catchment details, enrolment trends, and true walking distances to transport routes and amenities.

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Risk & Opportunity Summary

Skip the legal jargon. Every report features a clean green, amber, and red traffic-light framework detailing crucial pain points instantly.

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Your Street & Surroundings

The everyday details around the home: the road in front of your house, street lighting, footpaths, parking, and traffic and noise on the street. Whether the estate has been taken in charge by the council is a question for your solicitor.

A sample PropertyBuddy report

Every property is scored out of 10 for its overall outlook, with the key findings flagged at a glance.

Buddy Report
12 Sample Terrace, Dublin 6 ยท D06 X1X2
Sample
WATCH Apartment LRD proposed 180m awayApplication live with the council, decision pending
CLEAR Outside all mapped flood-risk zonesNo fluvial or coastal flood risk indicated
NOTE New BusConnects corridor planned for 2027Improves transport links; minor works nearby
CLEAR Three primary schools within catchmentAll within 1.5km of the property
NOTE Zoned residential, no rezoning pendingStable land-use designation
Area outlook
7.4 / 10

Stable, with one nearby development to keep an eye on.

Testimonials

Buyers who knew before they bought.

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The local insight we didn't have as newcomers.

New to the Irish market with no family network to lean on, we got the independent guidance and local detail we needed to choose the right home with confidence.
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Homeowners
Dublin
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It would have saved us months of wasted effort.

We spent months on a property, then found late-stage issues and walked away. Talking to PropertyBuddy earlier would have flagged them far sooner.
YC
A Young Couple
Dublin
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Clarity and confidence the whole way through.

They shared practical insights about the property, the estate and the area, the things that are easy to miss in a couple of show-house visits.
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Upsizing Family
Galway
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Even the small details saved us time and money.

Room layouts and window dimensions let us plan furniture, blinds and storage before moving in, avoiding costly mistakes and stress.
YC
A Young Couple
Kildare

Buyer guides

Step-by-step guides for buying a new build or off-plan home in Ireland, using free public sources.

What a PropertyBuddy report covers, and what it doesn't ยท All buyer guides

Two ways to know before you buy.

Pick the depth that suits you. Both delivered within 24 to 48 hours.

Essential
โ‚ฌ79 / per report

A focused check of the essentials: planning, zoning, flood risk and the house's dimensions.

  • โœ“ Zoning & local development plan
  • โœ“ Planning history nearby (LRDs/SHDs)
  • โœ“ Flood risk & drainage
  • โœ“ House dimensions & full measurement details
  • โœ“ Risk & opportunity summary
Choose Essential
Most popular Comprehensive
โ‚ฌ149 / per report

The full picture: everything in Essential, plus all the detail of what it's really like to live there.

  • โœ“ Everything in Essential, plus:
  • โœ“ Architectural specs & overlooking
  • โœ“ Sunlight & daylight studies (where published)
  • โœ“ Trees, plants & greenery
  • โœ“ Schools & neighbourhood insights
  • โœ“ Transport & infrastructure (BusConnects/Luas)
  • โœ“ Your street & surroundings
  • โœ“ PropertyBuddy Rating
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Send an Irish address or Eircode and we'll be in touch. Prefer to talk it through first? Call or message us directly.

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