‘We bought our son a flat in his name but we took the rental income’
Parents weigh inheritance valuation on gift subject to a very informal family arrangement but unwanted tax issues may arise inadvertently
Renting
‘A rental is still your home’: How to decorate when renting without risking your deposit
Renters can be reluctant to waste money on decorating. But choosing items you can bring with you – or getting your landlord to pitch in – can help create a home you love
Cost-rental apartments at O’Devaney Gardens priced at almost €1,900 per month
Cost-rental maximum of €1,895 for O’Devaney Gardens and €1,742 for Oscar Traynor Woods
Dublin now second most expensive place in Europe to live - survey
London is the only big city where it is more expensive for so-called digital nomads to set up shop
How working abroad can make it easier to secure a mortgage back in Ireland
Tens of thousands of Irish people go abroad every year: many see it as a short-term plan to turbocharge their homebuying prospects
I rent out a property for €1,400 a month. Can I raise it to €2,300 after making energy upgrades?
I rent out a property for €1,400 a month. The open-market rent would be about €2,300
‘Broken’ landlord tells RTB she had to sell house after tenants’ dogs defecated on floors
In another case gardaí were called because landlord suspected house was being used as growhouse
Budget 2025: Tax cut, mortgage interest relief and other measures in Coalition’s final roll of the dice
USC, inheritance tax, childcare, child benefit, social welfare, college fees, VAT rate: How the budget will affect parents, students, renters, mortgage holders, farmers, pensioners and carers
Restrictive rent control must be relaxed to bring in funding for new homes
Current regime is proving to be punitive and discouraging for institutional investors
Almost a third of tenancies in Dublin had rent increases above RPZ limit
Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) study finds the national standardised average rent paid by new tenants is now €1,612 per month and highest in Co Dublin at €2,128 per month
Inflation falls to three-year low of 1.7% in August
Headline price growth in Irish economy continues to soften on back of reduced energy prices
More zoned land needed to meet housing targets over next six years
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Help-to-Buy scheme proposal would see more applicants able to claim highest payment of €30,000
Proposal costed at €40m would mean more applicants able to claim highest payment of €30,000
Call for ‘rental court’ to deal with serious tenant-landlord disputes
Body needed to deal with issues such as tenants refusing to leave after lease expires and landlords who unlawfully keep deposits, says SCSI
A family bought a flat so their student son could have a place to stay – six years on, he’s still there
Gift and inheritance tax is self-assessed but choosing to ignore rent-free accommodation could come back to bite you
Rosemary Steen appointed as new head of Residential Tenancies Board
Appointment comes as RTB grapples with technological shortfalls and delays resolving disputes
Fewer than six properties to rent per 10,000 people in Republic, report finds
Analysis by property firm Savills highlights the chronic shortage of available property to rent and buy across State
Q&A: I have owned a home for 33 years but rented it out for some time. What is the likely capital gains tax?
Part of the challenge for people who have owned assets a long time is assessing any inflation-proofing to which they may be entitled
Ireland’s rental market: chronically undersupplied and grossly overpriced
Average rent asking price nationally was put at €1,922 per month, 41 per cent higher than before the pandemic
Rents rise by an average of 7.3% in the second quarter
Average open-market rent nationwide in the second quarter of the year was €1,922 per month, Daft.ie report shows
Donegal homeowners moving into mobile homes as Government defective bricks scheme kicks in
Severe shortage of rental accommodation on Inishowen peninsula affecting families who want to have their defective homes rebuilt
Landlord not responsible for money scammed from Brazilian tenants, RTB tribunal rules
Lead tenant paid rent to landlord but overcharged the others living in the four-bedroomed apartment, tribunal told
‘There’s nowhere to go. It’s a nightmare’: Buncrana woman says she may lose rented home due to mica grants
Jade Houten has been served with a 90-day notice that her landlord wants to increase her rent from €480 monthly to €1,120 monthly
New data on increase in private rental accommodation may not be accurate picture, says economist
Conall Mac Coille concerned about discrepancy between number of registered tenancies and figures on sector from 2022 census
Just 43 Hap rental properties found in latest survey, with few outside Dublin
Number of properties available to rent at any price increased by 26%
Why Donald Trump’s pitch to become a ‘crypto president’ is quite bizarre
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New technology that can inform you about a rental property’s history, good and bad
Howmuchrent.com provides tenant reviews and RTB disputes, while Ambisense predicts the likelihood of mould outbreaks in homes
A concierge, games rooms, gym and more: benefits of build-to-rent apartments – if you can afford €4,000+ a month
The apartments can be modern and low maintenance but you may have to pay extra for car parking and be tied into a certain utility provider
Aer Lingus pilots have pay docked following recent industrial action
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business des
Private landlords need incentives to retrofit their properties, otherwise it’s not financially worthwhile
Lower heating bills benefit tenants, not landlords, while rent caps mean they won’t get higher income from letting out cosier homes
Drop of more than 20,000 tenancies in Ireland last year as landlords ‘flee the market’
Rent: Residential Tenancies Board says possible cause is removal of historical tenancies from register
Fianna Fáil Ministers support increase of renters’ tax credit to €1,000
Minister for Finance Jack Chambers moves to dampen expectations around ‘tighter’ Budget 2025
Generation rent: Here’s how ‘forever renters’ in Ireland can look to secure their financial futures
It’s important to realise that owning your own home is not the only way to secure your financial future
Cathy Sweeney: Almost everyone I know who rents in Ireland is now desperate to find a way out of it
Somewhere along the way, residential property has come to be seen as an investment for profit rather than as a space for simply living each day
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