A Dublin council house, renovated into nine flats, has been put on the market for €700,000.
The former council house was converted into nine “self-contained units” which include eight studio flats and a one bedroom flat.
The entire house takes in over €70,000 in rent each year.
The house on Bunting Road, Walkinstown consists on two studio apartments on the first floor, six on the ground floor and the ground floor apartment.
The house underwent an extension on the back which allowed for it to be transformed into a group of flats.
The back of the house takes over the entire back garden and uses up any additional space that was once there.
The only section of the house that is shared is the laundry room but otherwise each resident has their own private space.
The house is said to be exempt from planning and fully compliant to fire safety regulations.
The flat-based extension has been in place for years, according to the locals in the area.
One neighbour said that the flats have been there for decades.
The neighbour told The Irish Sun: “We call them ‘Famous Flats of Bunting Road’. They have been there for years, since the '60s or '70s.
“Initially there was only supposed to be a kitchenette attached to the house and then a garden in the middle with a garage down the end. But the flats went in.”
The local also said that at one point the landlord tried to put more flats on top of the existing ones that are there now.
Since the property was listed for sale, it has seen backlash online, with one person claiming to have reported it to the Dublin City Council.
One resident, Bas van Lonkhuyzen, has said that he is happy living there as it is affordable and sufficient.
He also stressed that if this place was not available he’d find it very hard to continue living in Dublin with the current housing crisis.
Bas said: “The rooms are small, but they are sufficient. I moved up to Dublin from Cork and when I came here the landlord told me basically that it’s going to be a one person single unit.
“That was fine for me because I am single and I just needed to find a place to live in Dublin that was affordable.
“I have everything I need. The only thing we share in the house is a laundry area. I am content here.”
