The wondrous adventures of Sinn Fein (part 3) Mod Notes and Threadbanned List in OP

It's great to see the people really want a United Ireland

This is what comes from the hate that the likes of SF are pushing

I can't change the opinion of someone who just follows a party PR line. Your comments on this are fresh from the pages of the Indo. It's pointless to try. You've a hate on for SF regardless.

I gave you my opinion which you seem to dismiss as a FG rant for some reason. I mentioned Enda Kenny in my closing line. Anyway, keep on trucking.

I believe keeping the lights on is poor planning on the part of government re data farms.

It is all buzz words. getting rid of the LPT will take money direct out of county councils, talk to any local town/village and they don't want a reduced tax they want more local amenities for themselves and their families. This is he exact opposite of what SF are going to do. So you will end up with county council having no money, play ground etc already created will turn to ruin again with no money to repair. Who's fault will it be then?

As Blanch points out everyone has to pay LPT, it covers all people with houses. It proves again Pearse and the rest of SF haven't a clue, they are all talk and behind it all they will end up screwing every person in Ireland apart from the millionaires who will be laughing if they get rid of it.

FF/FG don't set the valuation. You do the valuation yourself.

Local Property Tax (LPT) is a self-assessed tax based on your own valuation of your property. 

The makey uppey story makes no sense. Also as a retired person you can apply for exemptions

FF/FG don't set the valuation. You do the valuation yourself.

Local Property Tax (LPT) is a self-assessed tax based on your own valuation of your property. 

What is this nonsense? "You" as in a homeowner can't just "do" the valuation itself, you self declare alright, but if the home is worth a certain value, then that's what it's worth. Most people will know roughly what their home is valued at, and for one off builds, they are told to get their homes professionally valued.

Intentionally and purposely undervaluing a home comes with a stark warning from revenue, you probably already know this, if you don't, you shouldn't really be commenting and giving out information on things you aren't "au fait" with in my opinion.

Also as a retired person you can apply for exemptions

An exemption from LPT because one is retired? This is interesting, and will have thousands of retiree's living across the country in a state of bewilderment, and joy I suspect at reading more of dudley72 taxation advice and musings..

Can you provide a source for this useful nugget of information dudley72?

Course you can't. Why post such complete and utter nonsense on a public forum can I ask?

It's a self valuation and I already provided the link

Sorry wrong word, it is a deferral rather than an exemption , Which you can apply for. https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money_and_tax/tax/housing_taxes_and_reliefs/deferring_local_property_tax.html

The often false exaggerated values driven up by FF/FG friends in the biz set the pricing. If you live in a generational family home it could be worth 700,000 or more and you on minimum wage. For me taxing based on wealth or income is better. How ever much your house is worth you don't have that money in your pocket.

No good sir, tis you. You I say who's dumbing it down to suit your team.

Property value is based on the market. You can't pull a figure out of your arse. The property market is artificial. Its currently inflated by FF/FG and their friends in the property biz driving up pricing.

how can anyone know there gaffe is and always will be worth anything

i seem to remember ireland having a celtic tiger a while ago , were people were flipping gaffes without even looking at them , people buying and selling all over the show , but of course some poor sods were left holding the " parcels " when the music stopped , and got burnt with mortgages the gaffes weren't worth the half of !

same thing applies for people livin in modest gaffes and next thing you know a luas line opens beside it and the value goes tru the roof , of a not so nice area becomes cool and trendy all of a sudden and your gaff increases by huge amounts !

no one knows the true value of there property from one year to the next never mind try and claim it is and always will be worth something , dudley better not have notions of getting into property , for the own sake 😂

Based on what? The market. Who sets the market, normally the customer. Not so with the Irish housing market. They set a price and if the public can't afford it the coalition of attrition lease it for 25 years with no option to buy or rent it or supply the funds to the buyer. It can't last. We can't function by taking from Peter to pay paul.

Any party not doing that might get my vote. Happens SF are the best hope we have currently.