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Advice (edit: homeowner travelling for 12+ months)

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    #32
    DubCount
    Registered Users Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭DubCount


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120937412#Comment_120937412

    The way things are now - anything is possible, and anything that is possible today could change tomorrow without notice. Its the wild west of property markets at the moment.

    According to the RTB "A landlord is the owner of a property who leases or rents it to another person. The person who rents the property is a tenant. The agreement between the landlord and tenant is a tenancy.". If there is no rent, I dont see how the person could be considered a tenant with all the rights associated. I would even pay a small fee to the caretaker for providing the caretaker services, and have a caretaker agreement, to further underline that it is not a tenancy.



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    #33
    herbalplants
    Registered Users Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭herbalplants


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120937412#Comment_120937412

    Nope a relative couldn't be trusted because they know even more about you than a stranger.

    Living the life



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    #34
    xyz13
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭xyz13


    I would rent.

    Put any expensive items (furniture etc) in storage and hire a reputable letting agency.

    Petite a petit l'oiseau fait son nid...



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    #35
    80sDiesel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭80sDiesel


    Very difficult to find any investment that can get the returns on a private resident in Ireland . No capital gains tax.

    So keep and hold and dont rent.

    A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.



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    #36
    Buddy Bubs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,756 ✭✭✭Buddy Bubs


    Don't do anything straight away. See how you get on abroad, leave it empty. You might get itch to return quickly. If you're staying away, reassess then.



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    #37
    DFB-D
    Registered Users Posts: 341 ✭✭DFB-D


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120940121#Comment_120940121

    Not sure of the wisdom of that?

    Why not rent it out? Should be 25 to 30k in income...



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    #38
    Marty984
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Marty984


    Thanks for all advice so far, I will be leaving next week and am not going to rent it for now. I'll see how I get on and revaluate at Christmass.



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    #39
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,811 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120937423#Comment_120937423

    They don't have to CPO anything, just take away whatever rights landlords have, it's a process which has been under way for years already.

    If you can't evict anyone ever, do you still really own the property?

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #40
    DownByTheGarden
    Registered Users Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭DownByTheGarden


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120948701#Comment_120948701

    Fair point. You cant even raise the rent if you need to.



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    #41
    enricoh
    Registered Users Posts: 4,906 ✭✭✭enricoh


    I'd rent it out to someone refurbing their house. Builder lined up n looking for 6 months ish. Wouldn't consider anyone else nowadays.



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    #42
    arctictree
    Registered Users Posts: 4,321 ✭✭✭arctictree


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120948701#Comment_120948701

    Without getting too philosophical about it, the concept of 'ownership' is a bit strange anyway. It really just gives you more rights than other people to have exclusive use of a property and to buy and sell that right to other people. When those rights are eaten away, the concept becomes a bit stretched.



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    #43
    Buzwaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 733 ✭✭✭Buzwaldo


    What about the national scheme where local authorities are coordinating housing of Ukrainian refugees. Payment of 800 per month tax free and they are staying under licence and the responsibility of the local authority re licence and security of the property. Minimum 6 month period.

    I have a solicitor friend availing of this for an apartment he has, and he wouldn’t be doing it if he wasn’t happy with the legal arrangement.

    https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving-country/ukrainian-refugees-in-ireland/accommodation-recognition-payment/



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