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What would you like the Government to do in the private rental market?

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    #32
    The_Morrigan
    Registered Users Posts: 9,368 ✭✭✭The_Morrigan


    Property tax is taken from DSP payments, there is no exemption.


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    #33
    makeorbrake
    Registered Users Posts: 4,664 ✭✭✭makeorbrake


    Why the need to move to a "slum"?


    Section 23 Land. These are not slums - but areas with very recently built housing - with not a soul to use them. They used to do an rural resettlement scheme back in the day. Can this not be re-started?


    Before people start flaming me with outrage, there has to be a balance between peoples social housing needs and the interests of the tax payers and the people of the state as a whole. There is nothing stopping someone from moving away again when they have secured employment ...whether that be back in Dublin...or where-ever.


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    #34
    Geuze
    Registered Users Posts: 13,439 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    The_Morrigan wrote: »
    Property tax is taken from DSP payments, there is no exemption.

    See details on LPT exemptions here:

    http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/lpt/exemptions.html


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    #35
    Geuze
    Registered Users Posts: 13,439 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    If you're a home owner on benefits, isn't the charge stayed until you're able to get another job?

    See info on deferring LPT here:

    http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/lpt/deferring-payment.html


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    #36
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    Why on earth should it be?

    Property is a form of wealth, and the whole point is that it's a wealth tax.

    A situation like that would be yet another disincentive to getting work.

    What should happen (but probably doesn't 'cos we're just not that clever) is that there are some circumstances where a property owner gets a payment holiday or slow-down - secured against the value of the property when it's sold.

    Either you misunderstood me. Or I didn't make myself clear. I did not say the tax shouldn't be paid at all. I thought there might be a way to defer payment if you're suffering hardship like The Morrigan below.

    The_Morrigan wrote: »
    Property tax is taken from DSP payments, there is no exemption.

    Seems there might be a way to defer as below.
    Geuze wrote: »
    See info on deferring LPT here:

    http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/lpt/deferring-payment.html


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    #37
    The_Morrigan
    Registered Users Posts: 9,368 ✭✭✭The_Morrigan


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Either you misunderstood me. Or I didn't make myself clear. I did not say the tax shouldn't be paid at all. I thought there might be a way to defer payment if you're suffering hardship like The Morrigan below.




    Seems there might be a way to defer as below.
    Oh yeah with an additional penalty interest rate...I'll stick to my weeks of living on cereal!!


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    #38
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Instant diet if nothing else! ;)


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    #39
    Pawwed Rig
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,384 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Alot of people focusing on deposits. I wouldn't see this as a big issue as there is already a mechanism in place to deal with them so it is in effect already dealt with. We discussed a government holding company for deposits before and the general consensus was that it would probably not be a good idea.


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    #40
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,843 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Something needs done to encourage the building of quality apartments inside, or just slightly outside the M50.

    Rent prices are getting crazy. The rental value of my apartment has increased by 250 euro a month since this time 12 months ago.


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    #41
    lolosaur
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 433 ✭✭lolosaur


    awec wrote: »
    Something needs done to encourage the building of quality apartments inside, or just slightly outside the M50.

    Rent prices are getting crazy. The rental value of my apartment has increased by 250 euro a month since this time 12 months ago.


    People dont want an apartment that overlooks a motorway. they want an apartment that is close to the city, walking distance to work, gives them the freedom to do as they please with minimal fuss. throwing apartments at the problem is not the answer.


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    #42
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,843 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    lolosaur wrote: »
    People dont want an apartment that overlooks a motorway. they want an apartment that is close to the city, walking distance to work, gives them the freedom to do as they please with minimal fuss. throwing apartments at the problem is not the answer.

    Huh?

    There are loads of apartments in Dublin near the m50. They don't all overlook the motorway.

    When I said "inside the m50", I meant close to the city.

    I am not sure how it's not the answer either - rents are going up because demand is higher than supply. Some of this is no doubt down to wannabe buyers not finding property to buy, and also the fact that more and more people are relocating to Dublin for work from Monday - Friday and have no interest in buying in the city.


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    #43
    Dredd_J
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭Dredd_J


    Landlords are now being encouraged not to accept rent allowance and that if they rent to SW to only accept the social welfare as the tenant.
    ie SW rents the apartment and is 100#% responsible for it. They can sublet to their "clients" but any damage etc is between them and their client. Not the landlord and the SWs client.

    So then the SW cant anymnore put in anyone and not be responsible for them. The SW should pay the rent directly to the LL and not get away with washing their hands of their own problem tenants once they have discarded them on to some unsuspecting LL.

    Im probably not explaining it to well. I read it on the property pin a few weeks ago, so go there and you should find it.


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