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    Inheritance tax threshold - per person or property?

    Thanks for your quick reply and for that very good news . I couldn't find the answer on the revenue or citizen info websites.
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    Inheritance tax threshold - per person or property?

    Where a group of siblings inheritate a property from a parent, does the €280k tax exemption apply to the value of the property as a whole, or to the amount that each child inherits individually?
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    Renting affordable housing

    I don't have my contract to hand, but from memory the way it works is that clawback will apply for 20 years. If you rent out your place, the period for which clawback applies will be extended by the number of years you've rented out. My memory is also that clawback reduces by 10% a year from...
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    Affordable Housing - Clawback - under answered

    This is incorrect. Clawback % is calculated using the current market value, not the profit achieved in the sale. Where the current market value has fallen below what the original market value was, but is still greater than the affordable price paid, the clawback is calculated by subtracting the...
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    Gas Boiler servicing

    There is a boiler service for €39 on Groupon today! I used a Groupon service before and it was fine, got a certificate of service too. The service man was bord gais registered and just did groupon in the hope of gaining repeat customers.
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    Asking for advice - NYC

    Botanic gardens in Brooklyn? There is a shuttle that you can take around them so you don't have to walk too much. Do you go to Ellis Island on previous trips? Well worth it. Ground zero - and even more than the monument itself, St Paul's Chapel beside it has an exhibition around the relief...
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    TRS not changed to 30%

    I was on to Ulsterbank in the last couple of weeks and was told it would be April before the 30% is applied.
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    Is there any point to the "Prices, Bargains and Sales alerts" forum?

    I think the post should be left as it is - it does what it says on the tin. There are other places on AAM that cater well for household budgeting. Thanks to those who contribute to this thread. Those who are not interested in coupons/bargains/sales don't have to read it.
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    remortgage possible with affordable housing?

    Does anyone know how this works in reality? If you remortgage when the property is worth less than you paid for it you pay no clawback, but it would still be due on sale at a later date. If it is worth more than you paid for it, the clawback will be triggered. Does this mean that the best...
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    2012 bank holiday for new years day?

    Yes, and I've found other sites that say it will be an official bank holiday. Does anyone know how you find out what the official national situation is?
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    2012 bank holiday for new years day?

    Since January 1st 2012 falls on a Sunday, will Monday January 2nd automatically be a bankholiday? I have checked websites and got conflicting info. Does anyone now how to get absolute confirmation? Would it be an official bank holiday or just at an employer's discretion? Is it possible that a...
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    Private tours and restaurants in Krakow

    Thanks for the replies. I was thinking we might try public transport instead of tours. I would just be worried that when we got there we wouldn't be able to figure it out and then it would be too late to book a tour. Will check out those restaurants - thanks!
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    Private tours and restaurants in Krakow

    Has anyone any experience of private tour companies in Krakow? I want to organise a private tour to Auschwitz, Saltmines and Zakopane. There are lots of tour companies advertised, just wondering if anyone has used them? Or has anyone taken the public bus to Auschwitz and gone without a guide...
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    Free counselling if your on social welfare?

    HSE primary care centres provide free counselling regardless of your employment status. Not all primary care centres have counsellors employed, but if you ring one they might be able to tell you which ones do. List of Carlow primary care centres here: [broken link removed]
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    Have an affordable property, but buying a New House ??

    I'd be a bit slow to say it's none of the council's business. I doubt they will care if you rent it out at the moment, if you're in negative equity what other choice do you have? However, if in a few years time property prices have gone up again and it's worth more than the price you paid...
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    Holiday in Zanzibar

    One of our party was mugged on the beach there in the middle of the day a few years ago. I also had an incident in Stonetown myself when a trader followed me shouting that I was a racist for just refusing a tour - very frightening because he drew the attention of the whole marketplace. It is a...
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    Airtricity 20% less than B.Gais?

    I imagine it was always there with this offer? Two different sales agents have confirmed it over the past few weeks in shopping centres. They don't tell you up front but I looked it up on their website and then questioned them about it.
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    Network of privately run Speed Safety Cameras Nov 2010: Locations & Effectiveness

    I wonder while they're at it can they dish out penalty points for those caught by the cameras driving while using their phones. Enforcement of that prohibition is a joke.
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    List: Stealth price increases at Tesco in recent days?

    1 tin of chopped tomatoes for 59c or 4 for 2.49. Bag of parsnips priced per kg, more expensive single parsnips priced per llb. Butter gone from 1.79 to 1.95. You've got to read the price tags very carefully!
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    Airtricity 20% less than B.Gais?

    There is a €100 exit fee with airtricity if you want to move to another supplier before your contract is up.
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