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Thank you for your advice. I have always been on a salaried role, not paid by an hour. I've been on 4 day week (paid 4/5th of my salary) for many years now, first on a parental leave basis but for a few years now I am part time as per contract with annual salary stated. The role is within a...

Hi. Looking for recommendations on where I can get good employment advise or advise here on my situation. I have applied for a new role in my company (I work here 20y) and have been offered it - in terms of rank its a promotion with some increase in salary and benefits. The area of work is...

ok thank you everyone for your advise. the conclusion as I see it is: In Ireland a landlord can not rent a house for any time shorter than 6 years (apart from initial 6 months), unless he has a valid reason to terminate tenancy earlier such as moving himself/selling/upgrading/renovating. There...

It's irrelevant what my plans are.. - my plans would not fall under the reason of terminating the part 4 tenancy - it could be I want to have a house empty, just in case my friend comes over in a years time or other "just in case" situation.. could be anything.. Surely as a person owning the...

I am getting more and more confused about rental laws in Ireland and at this stage not all of it makes sense to me. From what I understand Fixed term tenancy agreements are a thing of the past, correct? Nowadays, if you sign a 1 year fixed term tenancy agreement, the tenant will be entitled to...

Hi. In Sep 2016 I signed a 1y fixed term lease with my tenants. Obviously after 6 months the part 4 tenancy conditions kicked in and tenants are allowed to stay for 4 years. A year later in Sep 2017, we signed another fixed term lease. Does it mean that the start date for a part 4 tenancy reset...

Thanks. Its Fingal. I have another property in the area which i got notice of inspection well in advance so no problem there. Its just i had no idea that there was inspection on that first property and i never received a report or any notification whatsoever... Going to contact HAP to investigate.

Hi. I just found out from my tenant by pure chance that my property was inspected by HAP 3 months ago. They did very thorough inspection apparently looking up in the attick， all cupboards etc. Tenant was told that upstairs window locks need to be put in but they never received any official...

Thank you I'll check with my solicitor first and go from there. I am clearer now but will read up on joint tenancy further

Gordon, I think you might be wrong. Here is what I found on revenue site: "In general, transfers of assets between spouses or civil partners living together in a year of assessment are not treated as disposals for Capital Gains Tax purposes. Instead, the spouse or civil partner receiving the...

Oh my.. I hope you are wrong.. I am checking with the solicitor but I don't think he was thinking about tax implications and house values at the time when he gave us advise. His main concern was to ensure we wouldn't have to go through probate in the event of my husband's death as all of assets...

OK I read up on this a little and I am pretty sure I was added to the deeds as Joint ownership i.e. my husband's interest automatically transferred to me on his death. I think that was the whole point of is. I am checking with the solicitor but for the purposes of this discussion we can assume...

Oh dear! what is the difference Joint tenant vs tenant in common? Do I have to ask solicitor? I was just told my name was added to the deeds i.e. we were joint owners. I inherited all husbands assets.

that's very helpful - thank you Gordon. Can I check how am I supposed to figure our the value of the apartment in 2014 - no formal valuation was den at the time. Do we have to use Residential property price index or can I refer to similar properties on Price Register? Price registrar prices seem...

hi. Slightly complicated situation. My late husband bought an apartment as an investment property in 2002 (we married in 2005). The apartment has been rented all the time. In 2012 my husband has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. On solicitors advise and to reduce potential probate...

Rob, you are simply wrong in your assessment. I increased the rent in July 2015 and next review was due in July 2017. Since that time the market rents have gone up by a lot more than 4%. In my situation, market rents have gone up by over 25%. In fact, the legislators are well aware of it and...

Bronte, this is a business for me and I will try to get the market rate. I am willing to have a slightly lower rent for the good tenant that I have but not to the tune of 3,600 a year. Yes if I have to change the tenant, I would reluctantly do it. Imagine a situation where someone renting their...

I think new "black" market will develop because of this legislation. Properties are very scarce to come by and I've experienced people offering above asking price just to get somewhere to live so I suspect tehr swill be private negotiations between landlords and tenants which is obviously not...

Hi. I am a landlord. I am renting my property to a good tenant for the last 3.5 years. Last time the rent was increased 1.5 years ago. I intended to significantly increase the rent in line with current market value in 6 months time. Current rent paid €1,350 Current market rent on similar...

Thanks all. The shed is just for storage. there is foundation but it's a metal shed and can be moved. What about carpets/underlay/flooring, tiling, toilets, sink? Are they all repairs then? So am I right in understanding that it's either capital write off over 8 years(i.e. wear and tear) or...