How we vet listings

Plain-English honesty about what we check, what we don't, and what's coming. No fake green ticks.

What we check on every listing

Done before the listing goes live.

✓Required fields are present — address, county, BER letter, floor area, bedroom count, photos and a description.
✓Lister is a real, contactable person — verified by email on signup, and (for paid tiers) by phone.
✓Listing date is recorded — we time-stamp every property the moment it's submitted, so you can see if a listing is fresh or stale.
✓BER letter is in the valid range A1–G — we reject obviously bogus values (we don't yet cross-check the cert number against SEAI — see "Coming soon" below).
✓No duplicate listings — we de-duplicate by address within a county so the same home doesn't appear twice.

What we don't independently verify yet

Treat these as supplied by the lister.

Photos — uploaded directly by the lister. We don't yet capture independent on-site photography. Always view in person.
Measurements & floor area — declared by the lister. We don't yet engage a surveyor. Get a surveyor's report before any offer.
BER cert number — we accept the letter grade today but don't yet match it to the official SEAI register. You can verify any BER yourself for free at ndber.seai.ie using the property's MPRN.
Title & legal — outside our scope. Your solicitor handles this during conveyancing.

Coming soon

Working on it. Right now we're being upfront about what isn't checked yet, rather than slapping fake green ticks on everything.

SEAI BER cross-check — automatic match of each listing's BER to the public SEAI register. When confirmed, a real "Verified" badge appears.
Independent photo capture (premium tier) — partner photographer on-site, photos timestamped + hash-stamped at source.
RICS-surveyor measurements (premium tier) — verified floor area + room dimensions from a licensed surveyor.

Found something wrong? Email hello@lovinahome.com with the listing URL and we'll take it down within 24 hours while we investigate. We'd rather be slow and right than fast and wrong.

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