31 Aug One of us isn’t a first time buyer, so can we get 90%? Something that comes up with regular frequency is a question about 'being a first time buyer'. The simple version is 'one of us bought ... Continue reading
31 Aug A marginal rate of over 270% How can you have a marginal rate of tax that is an effective 270% against profits? Easy, be a landlord. Although this example is styled... Continue reading
27 Aug RTE Talking Money – AirBnB (making a house pay), 17th August 2015 With Revenue set to receive the names of over 9,000 AirBnB 'hosts' we looked at the implications of this as well as other ways to make ... Continue reading
01 Oct RTE 1 O’Clock News: Housing crisis and what can be done in the budget to help Today on the 1 O'clock News on RTE Radio 1 we were asked to consider things which the budget could do to help achieve some stability in... Continue reading
03 Sep Newstalk: Coleman at large ‘Economic recovery… Are we there yet?’ We discussed housing and the economy with Marc Coleman on his Sunday night show 'Coleman at Large'. Other guests included Dan White fro... Continue reading
27 Jun RTE: Property bubbles discussed by Brian Lucey and Karl Deeter Keelin Shanley was sitting in for Sean O'Rourke on the Today Show on RTE Radio 1. She had Brian Lucey and Karl Deeter on the show to di... Continue reading
25 Jun Priming the property pump The issue with Irish property (in particular Dublin where demand is evident) is that the pump has been primed in many different ways, f... Continue reading
16 Oct How much of pints, wine, cigs and petro is tax? And where does it go? Here is an infographic worth considering, it breaks down how much tax is within the price of something. Amazing to think how cheap some... Continue reading
16 Oct The nonsense of VAT reclaims for ending the black market One of the property concessions in budget 2014 was the 'home renovation incentive scheme'. This is intended to allow people to get the ... Continue reading
08 Aug Taxing sites: Isn’t that what a site value tax would have done? When I heard that Dublin City Council was considering a tax on undeveloped sites I nearly choked on my coffee. The introduction of the ... Continue reading