Author: Catherine Barry

The Court Service has launched a multimedia Pre Court information video for family court users. These videos can be seen at courts.ie and on the Court Service YouTube channel, “How…

Remortgaging is the process of moving your mortgage to a new lender from your existing lender.  People may choose to remortgage for a number of reasons, for example to pay…

Section 82(2) of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 allows an exemption for the receipt of any winnings in a lottery and Section 63 of the Finance Act 2021…

This is a relatively new term but we anticipate digital estate planning will become a focal point for people making their will as our technology grows ever greater. So many…

On the 31st of May 2019 The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 was signed into law introducing significant alterations to the existing legislation which governs the relationship between landlords and…

Presently a rate of 6% applies to the purchase or transfer of land which is non-residential. A refund may be claimed between the previous non-residential rate of 2% and the…

On the 1st of July 2018, stamp duty will no longer be chargeable on long-term agricultural leases once the conditions to avail of the relief have been satisfied. Upon the…

Since the 1st of February 2018, first time buyers can contact their local authority and apply for this new scheme which offers mortgages at discounted rates starting at 2 per…