Survey: Buying a Home

Have you bought a home or are you planning to? We'd like to hear about your experience of buying a home in Ireland, including your views on gazumping and the home-buying process.

Your feedback will help inform future policy and advocacy for a fairer, more transparent home-buying system. - Conor Sheehan TD

First name

Last name

Email address

Are you currently buying your first home, or have you completed a purchase?

Buying first home

Completed purchase

Not applicable

In which region or city are you looking to buy (or did you buy)?

What is your approximate property budget?

How long have you been actively searching for a property?

Have you ever experienced gazumping (where a seller accepts a higher offer after already accepting yours)?

Yes

If so, How many times have you been gazumped during your property search?

At what stage did the gazumping occur (e.g., before survey, after legal work started, right before exchange)?

By how much did the rival offer exceed your accepted offer, if known?

Did the seller or estate agent offer you the chance to match the higher bid?

On a scale of 1–10, how much emotional stress did the gazumping incident cause you?

How has this experience affected your trust in estate agents and sellers?

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