Local Property Tax

Buying a property for very young people can present legal and practical issues even if not a tax bill

Government risks losing control of spending as it tries to do everything, everywhere, all at once

Failure to pay or assessing your property at a discount to its real value will inevitably come back to bite you

Dublin city councillors abandon discounts, with homeowners facing increases of between €18 and €797

Council set to abandon discount at same time as revaluation hits, with some homeowners facing rises worth hundreds

Most vote in favour of reduction that ‘will ease the burden on homeowners’

Property tax increases are designed to reflect a significant bounce in property prices over the past five years

Changes are being introduced to mitigate effects rising property values have on tax bills

With Sinn Féin taking the lead, contact grows between parties of the left, though Labour and the Social Democrats are wary of having their identities eroded

Dublin local authorities need money and only a have a few ways of getting it

Overall, nearly 1.5 million owners paid LPT for 1.88 million properties across the country in 2024

How do you calculate your home valuation for paying the Local Property Tax?

New rates of LPT will kick in next year

Paschal Donohoe expected to brief colleagues on proposed changes to LPT charging mechanism to limit the impact of rising property values on householders

Greed is far from the only reason so many buildings lie vacant and neglected, often in prime locations. A carrot-and-stick approach could help heal these festering sores in the capital

Tax is charged at three times the local property tax for dwellings occupied less than 30 days each year

Parties will make a raft of pledges during the election campaign - but voters would be wise to be sceptical about their delivery

Council agrees to keep 15 per cent reduction in 2025, with increases expected from 2026

The Greens, Labour and the Social Democrats share similar positions on a range of issues and could be well-placed to see those translated into policies by the next government

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil councillors expected to agree to increases in exchange for Labour support

Labour withdraws from talks over Sinn Féin position on local property tax

Green Party Dublin City councillor Hazel Chu says that while some of the powers of councillors have been eroded in recent decades, they still play a key role in local Government

An aspect of the party’s proposals that has received little attention would prove significant for those earning over €100,000

Simon Harris will be looking to manage the delicate balance between raising revenue and keeping the electorate happy

Unable to afford their own homes or save for a pension, they’ll have to carry the burden of paying for the pensions of the home-owning generation. More must be asked of older people

South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown councils join Dublin City in setting 15% reduction

Proposal to raise rate to fund street improvements did not gain enough support

‘Unholy alliance’ of FF, FG, SF and PBP want lowest rate possible, while GP, SD and Labour seek increase

Households will be hoping their local council votes for a reduction in the tax

Statistics on Local Property Tax for the first quarter of 2023 shows €314m has been collected so far this year

Funding model raised citizens’ expectations but reduced council cash for services, Kathy Quinn tells councillors

Compliance and cost issues can easily emerge if you are not familiar with construction, architect warns

Q&A: Homeowners have nothing to fear as long as they can show valuation submitted for tax in late 2021 was fair

County council calls on Alan Kelly to let authorities reduce LPT by more than 15%

Revenue working through property tax correspondence before moving onto compliance