It takes a big team – anywhere up to 15 parties – to buy and sell a house. These include:

1. Seller
2. Auctioneer or Estate Agent
3. Seller’s Bank or other Financial Institution (if there is a mortgage on the house)
4. Seller’s Solicitor
5. Buyer
6. Mortgage Broker (common to find the most competitive mortgage for the buyer)
7. Buyer’s Bank or other Financial Institution; (if the buyer requires a mortgage)
8. Buyer’s Solicitor
9. Local Authorities (to identify any planning issues and clarify responsibility for roads and services)
10. Uisce Éireann (to clarify responsibility for water and sewer services)
11. The Revenue Commissioners (to ensure there are no outstanding taxes payable on the property including Local Property Tax or other outstanding charges e.g. Household Charge)
12. Building Surveyor (if required by the buyer or their bank)
13. Valuer (if required by the buyer or their bank)
14. The Probate Office (if the property is being sold following the death of the owner – the sale cannot be completed until the Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration issue)
15. The Land Registry, now part of Tailte Éireann (to register the house in the name of new owner).