You're absolutely right Rogerio. Morally.
And so is peteb. Legally. Though I'm unsure how peteb says that an impoverished widow should have no issue paying two grand extra p.a. !
Old widow spending her last years in the home that she's spent over 20 years in.
A million is a lot for a house these days. I think if the house had been in the family for generations there would definitely be an emotional attachment and it would be much harder to part with, however, if she has only has been living there 20 odd years or more I don't think that level of attachment would be built up. Unless she can get help from family members or defer the payments she won't have much choice but to sell it.
So now I have to sell or rent out rooms to stay in my own home?
PeteB.
Old widow spending her last years in the home that she's spent over 20 years in. Memories and all that sentimental rubbish, what a load of tosh eh?
Let's slap a new tax on her and if she can't afford it then she just has to leave her home and go elsewhere. It's just the same as changing a car.
I have a worn carpet on my stairs. I won't replace this, I will live with it. I recently had my carpet "turned". I browse the yellow stickers in Tesco to make a saving. If I go on holiday I check the SuperValu deals or the Pigsback deals or the GrabOne deals. I watch the Ryanair prices to save a €10 here and there. I have downgraded my health insurance policy. I log on to Pumps.ie to see where the cheapest petrol is.
. It is the stuff coming up in the rear view mirror that is the problem.
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In the mid 90's I paid my local property tax. I think the tax was around for about 3 years if my memory serves me well. I think I paid £2000 x 3 or thereabouts. I had the money then. I paid every penny of my mortgage plus all the interest. I don't owe anyone any money.
I paid my household charge. I drive a modest 1.4 car that is 8 years old. I do not compare my home with my car. I can afford to pay the increased car taxes, just about. These amounts come from savings. I can buy a new fridge if my existing one gives up the ghost. This money comes from my savings. However I know that I will get about 10 years from a fridge. I have a worn carpet on my stairs. I won't replace this, I will live with it. I recently had my carpet "turned". I browse the yellow stickers in Tesco to make a saving. If I go on holiday I check the SuperValu deals or the Pigsback deals or the GrabOne deals. I watch the Ryanair prices to save a €10 here and there. I have downgraded my health insurance policy. I log on to Pumps.ie to see where the cheapest petrol is.
I will have to pay €1700 per annum in Property Taxes. This is a large sum of money and it is relentless. Year after year with regular increases as my home increases in value or the government decides to increase the percentage.
I can afford modest price increases. I can live with those. It is the stuff coming up in the rear view mirror that is the problem.
PeteB maybe I should sell my house and you can buy it. You seem to be flying high...for the moment.
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