It is - €30K a year within 1-4 years. If you're comparing teaching salaries to those in the IT industry that's flawed - they're not protected, insecure and will end when the EU eventually gets to grips with Ireland's creative tax haven status. Ireland is an agrarian society and will revert to this.
Until recently I lived in a prosperous town in rural Ireland and the only people with buying power were those in the public sector, particularly teachers, who a friend just sold their house to. The house was at the top of the market and the purchasers (both teachers) were first time buyers with no parental subsidy.
Yes it is. I know and know of multiple people who experienced it directly.
She should then move to a place which allows her to buy a house with her own resources.
"Leave her unable" this is bizarre. It isn't the parent's responsibility to problem solve for their adult children.
What?
Whatever happened to starting off buying something small and dilapidated, then repeatedly trading up? I did this and so did my parents and grandparents. The salary to house values ratio may have changed but it's still possible if you're creative and there are still bargains to be had; unless you have a helicopter parent swooping down to problem solve for you that is.
First time buyers expectation to have their "forever home" has entered the lexicon in recent years, which says it all.
Each subsequent generation becomes more cosseted and entitled due to this pervasive enabling attitude from parents, particularly those whose wealth is recently acquired.
I am not old and to reiterate, I had no help and glad I didn't.
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