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Secondhand Property and Household Charge

  • 03-09-2012 12:56pm
    #1
    Roxee
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭


    Just had a thought recently. If you're buying a second hand property and the household charge hasnt' been paid on it, I assume the charge and all late penalties would be carried over to new owner?

    I don't want to be lumped with the bill if the previous owner chose not to pay - reasonable, no?

    Will raise the issue with the estate agent and double check, just wondering if anyone else who's recently bought has come up against it.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Clseeper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭Clseeper


    Your solicitor should have it as part of the due diligence so it'll have to be sorted by the seller before the sale can go through.


  • #3
    sunnysoutheast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭sunnysoutheast


    Roxee wrote: »
    Just had a thought recently. If you're buying a second hand property and the household charge hasnt' been paid on it, I assume the charge and all late penalties would be carried over to new owner?

    I don't want to be lumped with the bill if the previous owner chose not to pay - reasonable, no?

    Will raise the issue with the estate agent and double check, just wondering if anyone else who's recently bought has come up against it.

    Thanks

    Would it not have to be paid out of the proceeds of the sale as part of the conveyancing process?


  • #4
    Kosseegan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 987 ✭✭✭Kosseegan


    sunnysoutheast wrote: »
    Would it not have to be paid out of the proceeds of the sale as part of the conveyancing process?

    It would be possible to get an undertaking from the solicitor for the vendor to pay the outstanding charges after closing. Most solicitors would want receipts before they would close for a purchaser. A solicitor who left his client stuck with a bill for taxes and penalties would be sued.


  • #5
    dublin8681
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭dublin8681


    If you do not own the property on the 1st of Jan of 2012 you do not need to pay the household charge for that year, so it is the seller's responsibility


  • #6
    StillWaters
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭StillWaters


    The sale cannot go through until the charge has been discharged by the seller. Your solicitor will seek proof of payment.


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  • #7
    Roxee
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Roxee


    StillWaters wrote: »
    The sale cannot go through until the charge has been discharged by the seller. Your solicitor will seek proof of payment.


    Yes, I asked my solicitor some time back and he assured me it has been paid. Crisis averted!


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