Apologies for bringing this back up again, but I have been doing some further number crunching on our mortgage.
In terms of Mortgage Interest Relief, I have calculated that the bank calculated TRS at 14.5% the first year (I think due to them not deducting until month 4 of the year), then 20% for the next five years, then 15% and finally 8.5% for the first three months of the last year.
Does this look and sound right to others? I have tried to find the historical TRS rates for a house bought in 2001, but can't. When I work out the difference if the bank had calculated the full TRS in year one compared to the piecemeal approach they adopted, the difference is approx. €150. Is it worth going after them for that?