Financial assistance of up to €8000 Euro is available via local authorities in Ireland under a scheme called “Housing Aid for Older People” . The Grants for Home Repairs for Pensioners are for people aged 66 years or older, who are living in poor housing conditions.(In cases of genuine hardship a local authority may also […]
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Housing
Tax Relief on Home Renovation – Some Details
A new Home Renovation Incentive Scheme was announced in Budget 2014. It ended in Decmeber 2018 This is a tax relief scheme which will run from 25th October 2013 to 31st December 2018. (It was originally supposed to start in Jan 2014 but was bought forward to stop owners delaying work starting) . The Scheme […]
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NPPR – Property Tax on Non Principal Residences in Ireland
The tax on Non Principal Private Residences ( NPPR ) in Ireland came into effect in Ireland on 31st July 2009. The 2013 NPPR charge was €200 –and it was the same annual amount every year from 2009 to 2013. The year of 2013 was the final year for the NPPR charge – it was […]
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Is now a Good Time to Buy a House ?
Everyone needs somewhere to live – people leave home, get married , split up, have bigger families and they need somewhere to live . If you need a home – then now is not a bad time to buy. For first time buyers – the falls in Irish house prices over the last few years […]
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Renting or Buying a House – Cost Comparison
Over the long term – property prices have usually risen in the past and may well do so in the future. In the current declining property market would you be worse off or better off renting a house rather than buying? Here are some figures for buying versus renting based on different scenarios over a […]
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