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Hi, I'm looking at buying my next house. On previous purchases we used a family friend to do our survey. I believe he was a Quantity Surveyor and always did a good job for us. He is no longer available and I'm not sure what type of professional we need to do a survey. The word Surveyor...

Thanks Joe_90 and Brendan. I read the Key Post and now have my answer, just buy it as an individual.

I am interested in buying a modest family home in Dublin to rent out. I want to spend only around €150,000 and in the areas I am looking I can expect to receive a monthly rent of around €1,200pm. We will be self financing the purchase so no mortgage to begin with at least. I know that...

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If a High Court Ruling appeal is heard by the Supreme Court, is the case re-tried with new affidavits and evidence given all over again or is it more straight forward with new arguments presented based on only the existing evidence given in the High Court Case? Assuming that there is no new...

I am returning to a former employer on a contract basis. I knew where I stood in terms of giving and receiving notice as an employee. I don't know my rights and responsibilities as a self employed contractor. I am not sure it will work out and I really don't want to be obliged to work there...

thanks mf1, to give the question some context. Person A is wronged by person B. Person A does not have the desire, energy, money or interest to challenge B in the courts. Person C has vested interest in seeing A prevail over B and wants to challenge B on behalf of A in court. C asks for...

If you are not in a position to (not able to cope) take a legal action against a 3rd party yourself, but you give a relative power of attorney to take legal action against another on your behalf,...... Are you on the hook if things go wrong? If the outcome of the action taken on your behalf...

Does anyone know if there is a step by step guide to completing Form 12 for PAYE tax return. thanks

thanks for the input. to clarify, loan was below the group threshold so no tax was due if was deemed a gift. It was to be paid back in a lump sum if they were in a position to, otherwise to keep it as a gift. There have been no repayments and it is going to be kept as a gift. If it is only...

If you lend money to a relative and some years later write off the loan to them as a gift, when making a tax return should the date of the gift reflect the original date the money was given OR the date it was reclassified as a gift?

Thanks for your comments, much appreciated and I'll show these to my partner. Out of curiosity I have heard it siad that her employer has often left contracts review right up until a day before the salary payment is paid into an employees bank account and that once the salary is paid into...

Each year she get a contract stating that it sets out the terms and conditions of employment offered by the employer for the Terms of EMployment (Info) act 1994, 2001 It set out the pay ans conditions for the calendar year and the job description and other issues like code of conduct...

My partner is permanently employed with same company for over 10yrs. Each year she is given a new employment contract defining her pay and conditions and job description. She already had pay reduction at year end and was told her contract and everyone else's would be reviewed again before year...

I did have 1 reply that suggested in Dublin that it might cost about €100 per SqFt, but this reply appears to have disappeared for some reason. Any other thoughts on a rought guide to building costs. Before, an architect I knew told me that you can't "go upstairs" for under€100,000.

I have a 4 bed semi + garage If i wanted to 1 - convert garage 2 - build an ensuite bedroom over garage 3 - convert attic into ensuite bedroom and get rid of hibbed roof to max the attic space (+ big rear dormer windows etc) What is the likely Max and Min I can expect to pay? naturally it...

thanks MOB, appreciate the reply. to clarify. deceased died intestate. There was a debate about who "deserved" to inherit the property. Both A and B have been exchanging solicitors letters over this matter. It has been established that A and B both have equal claim on property. as far as i...

I have a scenario that I would welcome some advice on. If know of 2 siblings about to inherit a property. These siblings are at war with each other. Very messy, no change of reconciliation or amicable agreement. This property is very valuable and each would have a CAT bill of approx €300k...

Hi, I have a standard 1950's 4 bed semi-D. garage to one side and a Hipped Roof I have seen a few houses where they have added a big dormer window to the back of the attic and a big dormer to the side elevation of the hipped roof, to create the height for the staircase. Does anyone have a...

Hi quick question. If you set up a creche in your own home, are you self employed or should you be set up as a company? Probably have total income circa €30k pa.