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Revenue will accept home valuations of "close to zero" for property tax

Minister for Housing Jan O'Sullivan has said that the Revenue Commissioners will accept a homeowner's valuation of 'close to zero' if it reflects the true value of a house. Under the guidelines, houses that are worth less than €100,000 will only have to pay €90…

Rabbitte insists property tax is fair

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Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has said the new Local Property Tax is about as fair as you can get. Letters are being sent to up to homeowners from today by the Revenue Commissioners detailing how the tax should be paid. The letters will contain…

Number of immigrants buying homes here reaches record high

General, Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News, The First Time Buyer, The Investor, The Overseas Investor

The number of immigrants purchasing homes in Ireland has hit record levels. New figures released by the Central Statistics Office show that almost 40,000 people from outside of Ireland now have a mortgage here. That means that 7% of the total immigrant population in the…

Just 14,000 of the 200,000 entitled to a waiver have registered for the household charge

Home, Mortgages & Money, Property News

The number of people who have paid the household charge is continuing to increase. The latest figures released today show that over 904,000 householders have now registered for the controversial €100 charge. It is also estimated that another 191,000 postal applications are still to be…

Are you entitled to a tracker mortgage? Homeowners urged to check their contracts

Mortgages & Money, Property News

HOMEOWNERS are being urged to check their mortgage contracts to check whether or not they are entitled to be on valuable tracker deals. A number of homeowners who chose to fix the rate on their mortgage when they purchased their property may be entitled to…