GOING OUT HOUSE hunting this weekend? Here are a few properties to get you started.

From a student apartment in Santry to a family home in Rathcoole – here is what you can go and check out over the next two days.

Here are five of the best properties on view under €400,000 this weekend…

Property 1 - 54 The Square, Larchill, Santry, Dublin 9

Source: Daft

• Asking price: €165,000
• Viewing time: Saturday, 16.15 – 16.45
• Why you should see it… The two-bedroom apartment is just a short walk from DCU meaning it would probably be fairly easy to rent. The nearby Santry village comes with all the necessary amenities and the property is also close to the newly built Omni Park shopping centre.

Property 2 - 1 Ashdale Road, Kinsealy, Co Dublin

Source: Daft

• Asking price: €239,000
• Viewing time: Saturday, 11.00 – 11.30
• Why you should see it… This semi-detached property is said to offer a ‘blank canvas’ to potential buyers. It has its own off-street parking and rear garden with pedestrian access.

Property 3 - ‘The Bungalow’, Hollybrook Mews, Hollybrook Park, Clontarf, Dublin 3

Source: Daft

• Asking price: €325,000
• Viewing time: Saturday, 10.30 – 11.00
• Why you should see it… This house is located in a gated community so will suit anyone looking for added privacy. It is less than a ten minute walk to the seafront and a short commute to the centre of town.

Property 4 - 40 Stonebridge Road, Clonsilla, Dublin 15

Source: Daft

• Asking price: €220,000
• Viewing time: Saturday, 10.00 – 10.30
• Why you should see it… The Central Bank’s new mortgage rules mean that first-time buyers will be able to pay only 10% on the value of this property. It has been well maintained and is ready for immediate occupation.

Property 5 - 7 The Square, Aubrey Manor, Rathcoole, Co Dublin

Source: Daft

• Asking price: €330,000
• Viewing time: Saturday, 14.00 – 16.00; Sunday, 14.00 – 16.00
• Why you should see it… This townhouse is more spacious than it might look, with three bedrooms and more than 1,200 sq. ft. of floor space. The property is currently under construction and the photographs used are from the show house in the same estate.