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fraserjones

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letter for the NPPR letter 4,220 to be paid by August 31.

My mother is an Irish Citizen and retired. She owns and has lived on and off in her Irish home since 2002 (she was born in this house). She spends some of the winter months in the UK with her family but does not own a home or rent a house in her name in the UK.

She has an Irish bank account and utility bills but has never worked or lived in Ireland prior to retirement so would not have social security number.

She was not aware she had to apply to be a resident being an Irish Citizen in order to be considered a main resident?.

The letter says exemption made if it is your principal private residence home would she qualify.

Do you have to apply to be a resident and give up your residency in UK even though spent 6 months in Ireland and has no ownership in UK as stays with family ? It seems difficult to prove when you can come and go between the UK and Ireland

She would like to appeal but the issue is if you not pay and lose an appeal would go up to 7,230. She is 80 years of age and extremely stressed so trying to help do the right thing for her. Should she pay and then appeal

Any help much appreciated with just a week to know what to do for her.
 
fraserjones said:
She was not aware she had to apply to be a resident being an Irish Citizen in order to be considered a main resident?.
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Sorry this isn't too clear but there is no application process per se. The facts of each person's case determines whether or not they are resident.

fraserjones said:
Do you have to apply to be a resident
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No

fraserjones said:
letter for the NPPR letter 4,220 to be paid by August 31.

My mother is an Irish Citizen and retired. She owns and has lived on and off in her Irish home since 2002 (she was born in this house). She spends some of the winter months in the UK with her family but does not own a home or rent a house in her name in the UK.

She has an Irish bank account and utility bills but has never worked or lived in Ireland prior to retirement so would not have social security number.

The letter says exemption made if it is your principal private residence home would she qualify.
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On the basis of the limited information above, it seems to me that it is her principal private residence and she is therefore exempt from NPPR, but she or you may benefit from having this checked properly by eg your solicitor based on the full facts of her situation.
 
Yes paid the household charge 2012 and the LPT which is uptodate.

She spends time in the UK and Ireland throughout the year. House in Ireland is her main home that she owns. Working life was resident in the UK as worked there and raised family until retirement then spent most of her time in her home in Ireland but did not give up UK residency as not working but retired but does not own a home in England so not a formal resident of Ireland and was not aware she had to apply to be one with being an Irish Citizen.
 
So she contacts the local authority with proof of payment of LPT and copies of bills sent to her "home". She should be ok but it's important to act quickly.
 
Seems to me that she needs to act before end of the month - to explain it is her primary residence - because the OP's mother received by post - already a: letter for the NPPR letter 4,220 to be paid by August 31.
 
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