investment property
18 results

Nest egg choices are limited if you’re averse to taking a risk
- Personal Finance
- January 5, 2021, 05:59
My wife and I have recently sold an investment property and have a nice nest egg as a result. We cannot decide what to do with this money: should we(...)

Am I paying too much for my buy-to-let mortgage?
- Personal Finance
- September 28, 2020, 16:00
I have an investment property with an outstanding mortgage of €100,000. The property is worth about €250,000. I am currently paying the mortgage at a (...)

Should I buy an investment property or save for my dream home?
- Personal Finance
- August 18, 2020, 05:55
I recently bought my first home in Ireland last summer but sadly didn’t qualify for first-time buyers as I’d moved home from the UK only six months be(...)

What are the tax implications of Mum gifting us the family home?
- Personal Finance
- February 4, 2020, 05:40
My mother is a widow. She has offered us the family home to renovate. I have a young family and would love to move out of the city. My husband and I(...)

Will Revenue believe I made no gain on investment apartment?
- Personal Finance
- September 24, 2019, 05:50
I purchased an apartment in 2016 and lived in it as my principal private residence for one year. During that year it increased in value by about €50,0(...)

Moving in now to a property I will eventually inherit
- Personal Finance
- September 17, 2019, 05:40
My uncle is alive and well and had been renting a home he owns but has never lived in to tenants for a number of years. The tenants have moved out and(...)

Falling foul of first-time buyer rules . . . and the Revenue
- Personal Finance
- June 11, 2019, 05:50
I’m 34 years old running my own business. When I was 20 my father and uncle purchased an investment property. I had received a claim at the time and p(...)

Can we get tax relief if we sell our house at a loss?
- Personal Finance
- June 11, 2019, 05:45
My husband and I are selling our house (we haven’t lived there for 10 years, it is rented out) and we are set to make a capital loss of approximately (...)

How big landlords in Ireland minimise their tax bills on rental properties
- Personal Finance
- June 11, 2019, 05:37
The UN special rapporteur on housing, Leilani Farha, sent a letter to the Government earlier this year questioning its decision to allow unregulated g(...)

How much interest must I pay the Bank of Mum and Dad?
- Personal Finance
- April 16, 2019, 05:50
My parents have recently agreed to purchase a nearby house as an investment property. The sale has not closed yet (a 10 per cent deposit has been paid(...)