My ex partner and I bought a house in 2006 for which we both qualified for TRS credit. We split up in 2007 and he moved out of the property. Neither of us informed the TRS section of Revenue that he had moved out as we genuinely were not aware that we had to do so. In 2008, he applied to Revenue for rent relief on a property that he was sharing, but was informed by Revenue that he did not qualify for rent relief as he was receiving TRS on the property for which his name is on the mortgage. We then both received a letter from the TRS section in Revenue last week (July 2014), informing us that there is an overpayment of TRS for 2007-2013 of just under €9,000 as my ex-partner had not de-registered for TRS from the property when he was moving out in 2007. I wrote to Revenue to clarify if the overpayment was just in respect of my ex, and was told that no, the overpayment relates to us both as we are both liable as we are both listed on the loan.
We would both understand if the overpayment was only in relation to my ex, as although we had no idea that we had to inform Revenue of his leaving the property, we accept that an overpayment is owed to Revenue. However we cannot understand how I am also liable for the TRS that was granted to me for that period as I was still living (and still am living) in the property.
Has anyone had a similar experience as I really don't know where to seek advice regarding this. Revenue have given us a payment due date of 2 weeks from when they sent the overpayment letter to us!!!
Thanks for reading.
We would both understand if the overpayment was only in relation to my ex, as although we had no idea that we had to inform Revenue of his leaving the property, we accept that an overpayment is owed to Revenue. However we cannot understand how I am also liable for the TRS that was granted to me for that period as I was still living (and still am living) in the property.
Has anyone had a similar experience as I really don't know where to seek advice regarding this. Revenue have given us a payment due date of 2 weeks from when they sent the overpayment letter to us!!!
Thanks for reading.