Westport is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies at the south-east corner of Clew Bay in the heart of the ancient Gaelic territory of Umhaill. Under the ruling Uí Máille dynasty, it was an autonomous part of the kingdom of Connacht. The most recent (and most famous) ruler of Umhaill was Gráinne Mhaol Ní Máille (anglicised as “Grace O’Malley” in later retellings of her story). The designated heritage town of Westport is a three-time champion of the Irish Tidy Towns competition, whose central area is laid out in the Georgian style of architecture and town planning. As recorded by the Census of Population of Ireland (2022), the population of Westport is 6,872. The novelist William Thackeray raved about the scenery of Westport, writing in 1842 that it was “so unlike all other beauties I know of.”
Take Thackeray’s Advice!
Now that you have decided to take Thackeray’s advice, what do you need to know when buying a second-hand home in Westport, Co. Mayo (or any area of Mayo)?
You may receive advice from your Solicitor to have an Engineer carry out a Structural Survey, especially if you require a mortgage, and to forward the report to them for record. Our expert on properties in the Westport area, Liam Ryan, advises that due to recorded issues related to Mica and Pyrite in local some areas, it is a very good idea to get an Engineering appraisal done before you sign on the dotted line.
Getting the Right Surveyor for Westport Property
Deciding which option to pursue from the wide range of choices open to you is tricky, and as we identified in an earlier blog post (on the topic of How Much Does a Property Survey Cost, linked here), there is always someone who charges less. Everyone offers a slightly different level of service, and some include a more wide-ranging scope, with others less so. Crucially, it is your decision and hiring the correct Engineer for you is key.
Operators of referral services offer what can seem to be a trouble-free option, but on occasion they might provide trouble-free reports on property that is altogether not trouble-free. At this stage you may have already entered binding Contracts with your Vendor so you would expect your Engineer to provide a guaranteed level of Professional Indemnity Insurance to back up their report for just such an eventuality, like we do here at MyPropertySurvey.ie.
Why Hire mypropertysurvey.ie?
Our team are all directly employed by Dwayne Higgins and My Engineer Ltd from our office in Tuam, Co. Galway; nothing is contracted out and when you call us you get to speak with the very person who inspected your property. The team at MyPropertySurvey.ie are happy to take your call, to talk you through your report, to respond to queries raised by your solicitor and to assess any/all responses you receive from your Vendor on foot of items raised by us.
Referrals from Solicitors and by word-of-mouth from previous Clients are regularly quoted to us as reasons for new Clients to engage our services. The online booking system established by the company owner, Dwayne Higgins, covers all of Westport and nearby areas such as Aghagower, Liscarney and Murrisk. Dwayne has nearly 30 years’ experience as an Architectural Engineer in Galway, and is fully registered as a member of Engineers Ireland.
From our base in Tuam, we find that the upgrades to the road network throughout Co. Galway and Co. Mayo (especially the new N5 around Castlebar, Co. Mayo) have made areas like Westport, Newport, Mulranny and Louisburgh very accessible to our team. We have completed a great many pre-purchase structural surveys and Engineer’s Reports in Westport – we consider our knowledge of the locality to be second to none in terms of property and developments. Westport has many housing estates, old and new, very many of which we already surveyed, such as:
Ashwood Grove, Westport
Bog Gate Demesne, Westport
Cedar Drive, Newport Road, Westport
The Fairways, Westport
The Meadow, Monamore, Westport
Mill Race, Altamount Street, Westport
Monamore, Lodge Road, Westport
Pinewoods, Westport
Sea Wharf, The Quay, Westport
Slí na Misean, Carrownalurgan, Westport
St. Patrick’s Terrace, Westport
Do you do Snag Lists for New homes?
Yes, we also do snag lists for new property in Westport and have snagged in some of the many new estates being built there!
