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    479,000 outpatient no-shows last year

    Well known in medical circles. The funny thing is there is no penalty for not turning up even for private appointments. In practice this means (like Ryanair) they overbook a significant amount of people on the public/private waiting lists each day as they know about 15/20% do not show up. They...
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    Sell property without estate agent?

    I sold an apt myself to the sitting tenant - the solicitor just took the booking deposit of 10%. If I was going the DAFT route of paying 299 I would be buying myself a new phone though. That way when its done you can turn it off. Vistaprint will knock you up a sign for a couple of hundred...
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    "Why we should all aim to die broke"

    Newsflash folks - most of us will be broke. According to the pensions calculator a 40 year old person would need to put 25k a year into a pension for 38 years to have an annual income of 25k on retirement (not including state pension)...
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    Estate agent refusing additional viewing before signing; Probate not granted yet

    You can see the house a week before close. This seems reasonable to me. The more buyers see a house the more minor defects they spot. When I sold my house the buyers tried to ask for 10k off on closing day due to 'defects' they had spotted on 2 'measuring' days.
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    How cheeky to be with offer

    I'm not sure we have enough info. You would need to think about what other preferably identical properties have sold for. If the landlord is having to dump properties its likely the bank are behind it and they are going to have their minimum as well. Having previously dealt with a bank on a...
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    €100k limit on Credit Union deposits

    As mentioned most credit unions in the country don't need deposits right now. Most already have deposit limits and there are actually very few CU customers who have more than 100k on deposit. Add in to this that the deposit insurance scheme only covers deposits up to 100k means anyone who has...
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    Why are investors leaving the buy to let market?

    I am currently exiting a rental property. for the following reasons albeit rents are going up rapidly right now Mortgage Rates >5% for BTL Regulation - Can only put up rent once every two years - means that you have to factor in what the rent will be in two years - bad for tenants Buyer Rules -...
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    AIB Buy To Let Restructuring Policy

    I think the only way they are going to accept a proposal is if you prove to them you cant pay the extra. To do this you will need to contact one of their mortgage advisors https://personal.aib.ie/content/dam/aib/personal/docs/our-products/loans/mortgage-arrears-resolution-process.pdf "This...
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    Want to develop an app for iphone

    If you want someone to build it for you speak to someone like minicorp http://minicorp.ie If you want to do it yourself with say an IPHONE app start here http://www.wikihow.com/Make-an-iPhone-App - you will need a mac and xcode. There are many tutorials and supports available.
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    EA didn't pass on our offer.

    The EA does not have to pass on offers to the Vendor once the thing is sale agreed. Especially when they are lower than the sale agreed price. Do not contact the vendor directly - if they wanted to talk directly to people they would not have employed an EA. Get your solicitor to put in the offer...
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    Gas Boiler replacement & relocation

    Gas Boiler - 1,750-2,500+ Removal/Decommision of Old System - 300-500 Zoning and all works piping etc - 500-800 New Tank 500-1000 Electrics 300-500 €3,350-5,300 Very ballpark but I did something similar recently.
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    I can't understand permanent tsb's overall figures

    They could be including the costs of bringing in outside IT help to fix the problem. Any IT expertise called in at short notice will be expensive.
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    Sewer Pipes Overflowing - Council Won't Help

    Had the same issue - shared drain was blocked in three locations. Had to call small meeting with my neighbours and we all had to pay individually for our part of the drain to be unblocked. So you need to contact everyone on the same shared pipe as you and ask them to allow access for the...
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    House share or Airbnb? Pros & cons

    I would go rent a room as mentioned. AiRBnB earnings would be taxable and would require you to fill out a Form12 for reveneue regardless. Standard lease here [broken link removed]
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    Sold house, repaid mortgage now PTSB wont give us another mortgage

    Harry I feel your pain, its frustrating and back in day where banking was done with a friendly face you knew (rather than some guy or girl marking a checklist it was easier to get a loan). Thing is through no fault of your own you got into difficulty paying your mortgage and that follows you for...
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    Sold house, repaid mortgage now PTSB wont give us another mortgage

    Its nothing to do with ethics - this is a checklist process done by back office assessors in strict complinace with lending criteria provided to them by the banks risk department. One of these would include Qx. Missed a payment in the last 5 years YES/NO If the assessor puts a yes tick in...
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    The thick neck of the Central Bank

    Anyone applying for a new mortgage will know the true rates. It is truly remarkable though that the Central Bank will distort information like this. Just goes to prove you need to do your own research.
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    How old is too old for a first time buyer

    BOI will only run to 65 when I applied there 12 months ago. So your term would have to be 17 years or less (65-48).
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    Someone entered my room - how to approach it

    Can I suggest this [broken link removed] - it should solve your problem once and for all.
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    The Central Bank says the average SVR is 4.51%

    Brendan, I for one would like to thank you for getting this one on the agenda and for getting honohan to agree (albeit indirectly) that their quoted rate of 3.47% was garbage. Irish Times article today: Only ECB can help cut mortgage rate, but don’t bank on it It looks like the Oireachtas...
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