List of Unfinished Estates Exempt from Household Charge
January 21, 2012
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Posted by Money Guide
Houses in certain unfinished housing estates are to be granted a waiver from the new Household Charge in 2012 Read more about some other Household Charge Exemptions and Waivers
Which Unfinished Estates will be granted a waiver ?
Homes on two categories of estates will qualify for a Household Charge waiver in 2012 – these are :-
Category 3 unfinished estates - where a receiver has not been appointed and the developer is still in place but is effectively inactive;
Category 4 unfinished estates - where the development has been effectively abandoned and is posing serious problems for residents.
There are about 1325 unfinished estates in category 3 and 4 that are to be granted a waiver from the Household Charge . We estimate that there could be as many as 34,000 completed houses and apartments on these unfinished estates. Owners of these houses will not have to pay the household charge ( in 2012 at least).
Note : – owners of homes on these estates are supposed to register for the Household charge and claim the waiver for 2012.
The full lists of unfinished estates in the various counties to be granted a waiver can be found below ,….. these are all the category 3 and 4 unfinished estates.
Unfinished Estates in County Cavan
Unfinished Estates Cork City Council
Unfinished Estates Donegal County Council
Fingal County Council Unfinished Estates
Galway County Unfinished Estates
Unfinished Estates County Mayo
North Tipperary County Council
South Tipperary County Council
We have been in touch with South Dublin Council - and they have confirmed that there are no category 3 or 4 unfinished estates in South County Dublin Council area.
Residents nationwide in the following types of unfinished estates will have to pay the Household Charge:
Category 1: where the development is still being actively completed by the developer
Category 2: where a receiver has been appointed;
The householdcharge website states that if anyone has a query in relation to the estates which qualify for the waiver, they need to contact the Planning and Housing Policy Section of the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government on one of the following phone numbers:
(053) 911 7398 ; (053) 911 7402 ; (053) 911 7397 ; (053) 911 7399
Categories: Household Charge, Household Tax, Property Tax, Unfinished Estates
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hy, i live in an unfinished estate since 2005 although the developer is finishing phase 2 now. we pay 365.00 maintenance fees per year but get nothing in return. The road is still unfinished and some of the street lights are gone since september 2011. Will i have to pay both fees as in theory the property tax should cover all that the maintenance fees do not.
Conor – the Household Charge has nothing to do with maintenance fees on an estate.
The Household Charge is supposedly to fund all local council services – not just the lights outside your door.
Who gets the €365 ? Why pay it?
hy again, yea the management company gets the 365.00. When we asked roscommon co council who is responsible for replacing the street lights they said to contact the builder. We did and in turn nothing has been done. We have got legal advice since about not paying the 365.00 and he agrees that we have grounds to withdraw this payment since the estate is not covered by roscommon co council. cheers