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I recently handed over management of my apartment to an agent in Dublin. He was recommended to me my the management company of the apartment complex. its been almost 3 months and he still hasn't been in to the property to do an inspection. He doesn't answer the phone or return messages. The...

I'm a newly qualified primary school teacher subbing in various schools around my locality. I usually bring some resources (printed worksheets, educational games, reading material, stationery etc.) with me to the various schools I am working in. Am I allowed to deduct the cost of these materials...

I have a 2 bed apartment with 2 secure underground car parking spaces rented in Dublin. Tenants have been there since 2011. Rent is currently about €400 per month below market rate. I kept it low as they are good tenants and I wanted to keep them. The original lease has expired and review on...

I have a 2 bed apartment with 2 secure underground car parking spaces rented in Dublin. Tenants have been there since 2011. Rent is currently about €400 per month below market rate. I kept it low as they are good tenants and I wanted to keep them. The original lease has expired and review on...

Yesterday, I was looking through my bank statement and noticed a direct debit called 'BIIS A/C' which I didn't recognise. I called the bank to investigate and , long story short, they told me someone had used my account details to set up a direct debit to pay for their home insurance. Luckily...

When applying for my mortgage recently, I discovered that I have an ICB hit. It relates to a credit card I held with Tesco Bank back in 2009. I remember the card and I remember paying it off before I moved overseas for two years. I thought that was the end of it but apparently not. My broker...

I'm interested in buying a new house which is part of an estate of houses being built at the moment. agent says thee are loads of houses available. The one I'm interested in is priced at 360k off the plans. Is the offer process the same when buying a new house? What do you think would be a...

I live in Cork but have an apartment in Dublin city which is rented. The tenants have broken the rods off a couple of the wooden venetian blinds in the apartment. Two of the blinds just need the rods replaced but one looks like it's broken at the point where the rod attaches to the turning...

Hi all, apologies about the late reply and many thanks for all of your comments. To answer your questions: I currently pay 41% tax. We're hoping to rent a house further from the city for 1200 per month. The apartment had been on the market for almost 2 years but we didn't get a single offer...

We're expecting our third child later this year and have to move from our apartment into a house with more space. We're going to rent the apartment for 1200 pm. Our mortgage is 900 per month and I'm trying to work out by much I will have to subsidise it each month after paying the tax on the...

Re: Buying asset from NAMA Thanks Carolina, just spoke with someone at his office who said they (the liquidators) don't yet know what exactly thay have full ownership of and therefore can't sell me anything at this time. He said it will be a long time before they do so if I need a space asap...

Re: Buying asset from NAMA THanks for the replies. The property was built by Danninger. My management co. says they can't do anything as Danninger is practically non-existant as a company anymore. They tell me they've e-mailed their Danninger contact and heard nothing back. I have tried...

I wish to buy one of the 2 last available car park spaces in my apartment complex but the development was built by Liam Carroll so the spaces are now owned by NAMA. How do I purchase the space now?

I bought an apartment as a FTB 4 years ago and as such qualified for mortgage interest relief. I recently took out another mortgage to pay for a car park pace for the property. DoI qualify ofr interest relief on this mortgage also?

hi, can anyone tell me what I should do about peeling ceiling paint in the bathroom. I know its caused by condensation which I've been doing all I can to avoid. There is not a window in the bathroom but there is an extractor fan which runs automatically any time the light is on. I usually leave...

Thanks for all the replies. To answer a few of your queries: 1. the space is in a secure underground basement behind electronic gates. 2. It can be used by non-residents and some have been rented out to non-residents (for about €120 pm). The bad news is that I called the management company last...

I bought a 2 bed apartment in Ringsend 4 years ago. At the time I couldn't afford to pay for the car park space which was €25,000. I now have some extra money which I was going to use to pay off the capital sum of my mortgage. However, I was thinking it might be better for my investment if I...