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CAT is due on the balance between what the house was valued on day of death and the amount realized in the sale - what it eventually sold at i.e 225K. Estate expenses and so forth can be offset against this with the residue then distributed to beneficiaries. It is quite common in recent...

This scam was on Watchdog or Rogue Traders can't remember which where the guys went up and removed some tiles or claimed damage then slapped a bit of cement in a bucket collecting 300 quid in the process. Lesson - don't allow anyone into your home or onto your property cold calling without a...

In certain cases the law is very good and understanding, i.e. the inheriting person lives in the house is entitled to inherit. In other cases the law can be unfair. I am aware of at least two cases where the families were stung for CAT in recent years even though the actual inherited amount...

Viking Glass http://www.wexfordvikingglass.ie/ already have a good reputation in offering a service nationwide to replace glass in existing frames. I'm not certain but I'm guessing if it's not too complicated they probably would supply you what you need. I have no affiliation to them but I...

Brendan, I had the similar experience with RyanAir several years ago. When I went to the airport, blissfully unaware of the rule, I was told that I need a new ticket as I had not used the outgoing leg of the ticket so it was automatically cancelled. I am assuming from elcato that now it is...

Perhaps this case shows the value of having a will drafted by a true professional. Without seeing all the text of the will it is difficult to be accurate but my impression from reading your position is that your uncles primary wish was for all the land to remain in the family. I understand...

As far as I understood this relief only applies if you sell the business to some a totally unrelated person? Is this not the case?

There are very few options open to reduce taxes. It has been argued several times on this site that our system is equitable. Whilst I agree with the sentiment pay your taxes and obey the law, but when the take of any taxation system takes that means having to pay more than 50% on any portion...

Why not T McGibney? As I see it the logic presented by Brendan and the OP is exactly correct albeit in my opinion unfair level of taxation considering the risks many SME owner directors take to employ and keep their businesses running.

Gosh Mr Earl I think I paid about 100£ per box. They were not the top of the range. If you want to have the highest spec I think you can pay about double that but some intermediate boxes are about 130£. I bought in John Lewis because I was in London and the Irish options were expensive. With...

Word of advice if hiring a car in Italy. Motorways are pretty much the same as anywhere, aggressive near cities and less so in the open road; the signs are Green for motorways and Blue for everywhere else and of course you have tolls. There are many areas in towns etc. where you have to be a...

The issue can be complex, I am not an expert by any means but having shifted several time in my career it is different at different times and different rules apply to different countries. From what you state above you are effectively already non resident. If you have a property in Ireland that...

Hi Mr Earl No broadband is definitely not required. It's an optional thing which in Ireland it does not really add a lot as the BBC iPlayer does not work. ITV and C4 Players do in certain models at least. It is possible to do some tech intervention to get BBC iPlayer working but it's not...

Best of luck with the purchase. We have a home in the sticks a similar situation but the 3Mb connection and it is fine for Netflix, YouTube and Xbox Video. SkyGo and RTE player can be a bit ropey at times for streaming and the download of rental movies is pretty slow so you have to plan an...

Fiumicino warning, many times the check-in process can take an extraordinarily long time, without wanting to be prejudiced to any nations workers but they seem to work to rule in that airport at least. Post check-in the amount of stores, restaurants etc is excellent. I used recently for...

+ 1 on that advice. Humax FreeSAT are great boxes, easy to use and setup, for UK channels. You get the HD version of various channels without hassle too. You just put in any postcode relevant to the region you want so 101 is say BBC1 London (or wherever (BBC2 London or wherever) and so on...

I've had similar hard end lessons in data backup and storage issues online and offline. There are many online (or cloud if you like that expression) and offline storage options. After a couple of USB disk failures in relatively quick succession I was worried about storage reliability and...

Hi Brendan Usually when only one or two station(s) disappear, I would normally assume maintenance planning on transmission network whether digital or analog. I'm guessing that is what happened to your RTE 1. Usually you just have to wait. Sometimes scheduled maintenance issues might take...

Sorry for the late reply Grizzly but I am still getting the hang of the new forum. Based on the information you submitted the headstone wording is not included. If the funeral director specifically included it as part of the funeral package then it may be included. But if, as you seem to...

Re-felt it, it will save you heartache and will save you money in the long run. You just need a bit of time and be sure that the shed is sound.