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    Why do the self-employed pay higher taxes?

    Because pensioners would go on strike. Self employed don't have the time for that!
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    Renovating a ruin

    Thanks for your reply Leo. Architect stated that reason for refusal would be that there is no road to the ruin. The old road has a completely unusable entrance to the main road. Any new laneway would need to have a new road entrance at least 400M away. Also, we have been refused already on...
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    Renovating a ruin

    Just wondering where to start here. We have a very old ruined farmhouse on our farm in Wicklow. Location is perfect for us but our architect has told us that we would need planning permission to rebuild this as it is uninhabitable and located far from the road (400M). Does anyone have any...
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    Refused bridging loan - directors loan instead?

    This would definitely break the 10% rule. So, what would happen if I did it? Would I be sent to Jail?
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    Refused bridging loan - directors loan instead?

    I wonder if someone could give us some advice. We are in the process of buying a new house and have been refused a bridging loan from the bank (circa 100k). I have my own company and have the funds to cover this. Is it illegal for my company to loan me this money for a few weeks while we...
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    Key Post Guide to buying a house at auction

    Thanks MF1 but are you sure this is correct? I can see a number of examples, where there was bidding on the lots but then the auctioneer went on to sell the entire. e.g: [broken link removed] It seems to me that the auctioneer would be reluctant to drop the hammer on a lot without seeing what...
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    Key Post Guide to buying a house at auction

    I searched for an answer to this one but cant find it. Say a property is being sold in 4 lots. Lot 1 : 2 acres Lot 2 : 10 acres Lot 3 : House Lot 4 : The entire We are very interested in lot 1. If we bid for it and are the highest bidder, can another buyer just buy lot 4 (the entire) and then...
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    Can we purchase a house with a Section 47 restriction for cash?

    I wonder if someone could give me some advice. We viewed a house in Wicklow a while ago and are thinking of buying. The only thing is that there is a section 47 planning restriction on the house granted in 2005. We have lived close to this house for the past 12 years but are not local and...
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    Is Nurse Laura White's debt write off subject to gift tax?

    Is she not liable for tax on this 'gift' of 152k?
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    Right of way through garden - can an entrance be built?

    I wonder if anyone could advise us here. We are looking at buying a house and there is an unused right of way at the end of the garden to a bungalow. The current owner of the bungalow uses a different entrance at the moment to another road. Does anyone know if the owner of the bungalow has the...
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    Can I swap jobs with my wife?

    My wife works for a semi-state. We have two kids now and she wants to give up her job and mind them. We are both qualified in the same area but I am self employed and there is very little work coming my way. Simple question, is there any way I can swap roles with my wife? She approached HR and...
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    Purchasing house with section 47 restriction

    I think this should be moved to 'Mortgages and buying and selling homes'. Brendan - is there a way to do this? Thanks
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    Purchasing house with section 47 restriction

    I wonder if someone could give me some advice. We viewed a house in Wicklow yesterday and are thinking of buying. The only thing is that there is a section 47 planning restriction on the house granted in 2005. We have lived close to this house for the past 12 years but are not local and...
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    Don't bother trying to pay your household charge yet - the site isn't work properly

    I wonder what the legal position on that is? Especially if you had a printed/dated screenshot of the error.
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    Anyone know why an International Bank Transfer takes 3 working days?

    I am just wondering about this. A standard international bank transfer takes 3 days with AIB and costs €15. When I start it at 10am on day 1, the status is BEING PROCESSED for the first 2 days and then complete on Day 3. The Urgent international transfer costs €22.50 and is processed the same...
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    Anyone having problems accessing www.banking365.com ?

    As the title says. I cant access it for the last hour. My internet link seems to be working fine. Anyone else having this problem? Thanks!
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    Best place to go for a 70K loan

    Wonder if anyone has any advice here. I am looking to buy a property for 400K but need about 70K for stamp duty and works. Can anyone suggest where to go for a loan of this amount? Would it be the standard mortgage procedure? Thanks
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    Loading a friends credit card

    Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I need to put some money into a friends credit card urgently. Anyone know of a way to do this? I've looked on my online AIB banking but I can only see a way of transferring money to a bank account, not a Visa credit card. Thanks!
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    How do you find out who a private companies shareholders are and what % they own?

    Just wondering if anyone knows how to find out easily who the shareholders of a private company are and what percentage they own? I have looked at the CRO, this company has over 200 submissions, so without going through each one, is there a quick way of finding the above? I have the annual...
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