Yes.I registered NOT as a FTB - but should I have?
Not sure who you talked too, but they are 100% wrong!Just talked with the revenue and they tell me that I am an FTB from when I bought my house here in Ireland. My house abroad doesn't count?
[broken link removed]Revenue said:Who is a first time buyer?
A first time buyer is a person, (or, where there is more than one buyer, each of such persons):
who has not on any previous occasion, either individually or jointly, purchased or built on his/her own behalf a house (in Ireland or abroad)
1) I can reapply to be treated as a FTB.
2) I can claw back the FTB tax relief that I haven't claimed so far that applies to the house in Ireland. (So far I claimed 'ordinary' interest relief)
Just talked with the revenue and they tell me that I am an FTB from when I bought my house here in Ireland. My house abroad doesn't count?
BTW - I paid stamp duty in Holland on initial purchase so I assume the stamp duty issue doesn't kick in here based on double taxation rules even though I'm renting it now and declaring income here.