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  • 04-11-2009 3:02pm
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    useful_contacts
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    hi

    just bought my 1st house and have been told i have to pay 200euro house tax in jan. Can anyone tell me anything about this? Whats it for? How can i pay it, do i have to send a cheque or can i pay at post office etc?

    Also a friend of mine told me shes never paid house tax since she has moved in to her house because shes a first time buyer, i am also a first time buyer but my socilitor told me ive to pay it

    Can anyone explain this to me

    Thanks


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    The_Conductor
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    Errr- someone has the wrong end of the stick here.

    The property tax is on second (and subsequent) properties. You do not pay it on your Principle Private Residence (the house/apartment you bought- if you live in it). If you are a first time buyer, and have bought a property- but are not living in it- then yes, you do have to pay- as you are classified as an investor.

    If you're living in the property fulltime- you don't pay. If its a holiday home etc- you do.......


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    mobby
    Registered Users Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭mobby


    Only if you own more then one houses. at the moment anyway :)


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    useful_contacts
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    ok! thats odd. i dont own any other property and either does my partner. I know the woman we bought from has two homes so maybe my socilitor was saying she had to pay it and i got confused.

    Meeting my socilitor this evening because im pretty sure he said we had to pay the house tax because i remember him saying that it didnt have to be paid until Jan.


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    GerardKeating
    Registered Users Posts: 7,650 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    mobby wrote: »
    Only if you own more then one houses. at the moment anyway :)

    No, even if you own only a single house, but live elsewhere, you would be liable for the tax.


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