Address: 15 Oakbrook, Castlelake, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork
Type: Four-bedroom townhouse
Note: Ground floor access
Contact: Donal Collins, Global Properties 087-9048344
Price: €245,000

Address: 28 Pembroke Crescent, Pembroke Woods, Passage West, Co. Cork
Type: Three-bedroom semi detached
Note: Newly fitted doors and architraves
Contact: Jeremy Murphy, Jeremy Murphy & Associates 087-2652000
Price: €209,000

Address: 'Geragh', Midleton, Co. Cork
Type: Three-bedroom bungalow
Note: Oil fired central heating
Contact: Adrianna Hegarty, Hegarty Properties, 021-4639411
Price: €335,000

Rents are a pretty good indicator of the general health of the property market. Most landlords are quick to assess the situation and address the rent they are charging to secure tenants for the future – after all, it's better to have tenants than not. In this light, there is a positive groundswell to go with the good weather as the decline of rents in major urban areas is stabilising with the knock-on effect expected to be felt in other areas too.

Address: 2 Hazelcourt, Castlelake, Carrigtwohill, Cork
Type: Three-bedroom end of terrace
Note: Gas fired central heating
Contact: Hegarty Properties, Midleton, Co. Cork 021-4639411
Price: €210,000

Address: 1 Hillcrest Avenue, Shanakiel, Cork
Type: Three-bedroom semi detached
Note: Gas fired central heating
Contact: Donal Collins, Global Properties, 087-9048344
Price: €220,000

Address: 16 Glincool Lawn, Ballincollig, Co. Cork
Type: Three-bedroom bungalow
Note: Large rear extension
Contact: Sherry FitzGerald
Price: € 295,000

Address: 6 Fr Sexton Park, Ballincollig, Co. Cork
Type: Two-bedroom terrace
Note: Oil fired central heating
Contact: Bowe Property, Ballincollig 021-4879007
Price: €180,000

Address: 2 Hazelcourt, Castlelake, Carrigtwohill, Cork
Type: Three-bedroom end of terrace
Note: Gas fired central heating
Contact: Hegarty Properties, Midleton, Co. Cork 021-4639411
Price: €210,000

Address: Ballinvoultig, Waterfall, Cork
Type: Five-bedroom detached
Note: Oil fired central heating
Contact: Norma Healy, Sherry FitzGerald, 021-4273041, 086-8525940
Price: €440,000