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New builds work differently: you sign two contracts, and a completion notice starts a short deadline to close. A solicitor's guide for buyers in Ireland.
Selling a house in Ireland? A solicitor's checklist of 10 things to sort before you go to market: title deeds, planning, BER, mortgage, LPT and CGT.
Ten steps from saving the deposit to collecting the keys, with approval in principle (valid six months) and the 10% deposit along the way.
Stamp Duty - a government tax calculated as a percentage of the property's value and payable by the buyer at completion.
Stamp Duty on Transfers Between Cohabiting Couples in Ireland: When stamp duty applies, When stamp duty is exempt, Capital Gains Tax, Capital Acquisitions tax
Local property tax (LPT) is annual self-assessed tax charged on the market value of all residential properties in Ireland.
Anti Money Laundering Checks (AML) - The law requires solicitors to carry out strict Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks.
Financial Gift to Assist with Purchase; What happens when you receive money from family, friends, relatives, to assist in the purchase of a house or apartment
Help to Buy refunds first-time buyers 10% of a new build's price, up to €30,000, on homes costing up to €500,000. The scheme runs to the end of 2029.
Service charges, the sinking fund and the owners' management company (OMC), plus the OMC solicitor's fee of about €200 to €300 that the seller pays.
Seven steps before you bid: check the schemes, talk to a broker or lender, appoint a solicitor, get approval in principle, then search, survey and snag.
Who to engage for a purchase, sale or mortgage switch, and in what order: solicitor, surveyor, estate agent, BER assessor, mortgage and insurance brokers.
