Raise The Roof We Did It!!!

Mint Aero

"Last week George Osborne increased the tax incentive for homeowners renting out rooms.
It may seem like a tiny change but it’s a massive win for renters - here’s why:

• Encouraging more people to rent out rooms means more supply - that keeps rents down
• Flatsharing with a homeowner is £74 cheaper per month on average - that’s a saving of £888 over a year
• There are 19 million empty rooms just in England - freeing up even 5% would mean almost a million more affordable rooms to rent. That’s the equivalent of a city the size of Birmingham

We’ve worked hard to make this happen and have had support from key tenants' rights campaigners like Shelter and Generation Rent along the way. It took us six years but we finally got the government to listen!"


Well done to all those hard working people in the UK who have a proper rental market. Love looking at their country and admiring how they just get things done and done right.

So did Enda Kenny part his hair to the right or left today?

In Ireland, you can rent a room in your home and it will all be exempt from income tax.

I said this in a super-efficient German accent. We laugh at weak British tax reforms.

Ha.

tomwaterford

Who wants to be living in someone's spare room like a Spanish student as a grown up??

The Backwards Man

I have four empty rooms in my house, I'd be lucky to rent them out for a carton of milk a week.

McGrath5

There is a €12k per annum tax free allowance in Ireland under the Rent A Room scheme OP, you are obviously unaware of this.

Mint Aero

The point is, they've done something to try ease the burden on the rental market. My question goes unanswered. Was it to the left or the right today and who was nominated to stand behind him and stare into the camera while he recited a few bullet points?

Wright

tomwaterford wrote: »

Who wants to be living in someone's spare room like a Spanish student as a grown up??

It's not a case of want, as with many things in Ireland in the last decade or so...

Mint Aero

Mint Aero wrote: »

The point is, they've done something to try ease the burden on the rental market. My question goes unanswered.

Your question ignores the fact that the Irish Government have in place a far more generous scheme for home-owners who rent a room, or rooms, in their properties.

tomwaterford

Mint Aero wrote: »

The point is, they've done something to try ease the burden on the rental market. My question goes unanswered. Was it to the left or the right today and who was nominated to stand behind him and stare into the camera while he recited a few bullet points?

This is bizzare....

A point about Brits getting tax free to rent spare rooms


And a question about enda kennys hair in the same post which are seemingly unrelated??

buried

Tories trying to reintroduce tenements? Sounds about right.

Mint Aero

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Your question ignores the fact that the Irish Government have in place a far more generous scheme for home-owners who rent a room, or rooms, in their properties.

Hi Enda :P was it to the left or the right today?

Guy:Incognito

Mint Aero wrote: »

Hi Enda :P was it to the left or the right today?

It's terrible when your attempts to belittle the government are undone by facts, isnt it?

and funny the way you accused others of not answering something.....

Mint Aero

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

attempts to belittle the government

God help us :pac: None of the facts presented are entirely accurate either. Spin at its best/worst take your pick :P

fleet_admiral

Air bnb here I come

Nodin

tomwaterford wrote: »

Who wants to be living in someone's spare room like a Spanish student as a grown up??

Knicker sniffers. So I'm told.

Annasopra

We should copy the Berliners


http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/07/berlins-brand-new-rent-control-laws-are-already-working/398087/

BoJack Horseman

Mint Aero wrote: »

None of the facts presented are entirely accurate either.

If you've finished climaxing over Gideon Osbourne, this should make you just as wet...
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/housing/owning_a_home/home_owners/rent_a_room_scheme.html

Rental income from renting a room in your home (and related services) is exempt from tax, up to a maximum limit of €12,000 (or €10,000 in 2014 and previous years). Where more than one person is entitled to benefit from the rent (for example, you and your spouse), this limit is divided between the individuals concerned.

osarusan

OP scrambling to pretend their battleship hasn't been sunk.

Turtyturd

osarusan wrote: »

OP scrambling to pretend their battleship hasn't been sunk.

All the smilies in the world aren't helping him.

Mint Aero

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

If you've finished climaxing over Gideon Osbourne, this should make you just as wet...
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/housing/owning_a_home/home_owners/rent_a_room_scheme.html

I'm not quite finished yet

BoJack Horseman

Mint Aero wrote: »

I'm not quite finished yet

Slow burner I see.

Mint Aero

osarusan wrote: »

OP scrambling to pretend their battleship hasn't been sunk.

Turtyturd wrote: »

All the smilies in the world aren't helping him.

Best boys in the class right here :rolleyes: what part of the public service are ye in lads? Bet ye've some fantastic bed sits for rent in dublin at a steal for a grand a month :rolleyes:

osarusan

Mint Aero wrote: »

Best boys in the class right here :rolleyes: what part of the public service are ye in lads? Bet ye've some fantastic bed sits for rent in dublin at a steal for a grand a month :rolleyes:

I don't even have a job so HA! The joke's on you.

Guy:Incognito

Mint Aero wrote: »

Best boys in the class right here :rolleyes: what part of the public service are ye in lads? Bet ye've some fantastic bed sits for rent in dublin at a steal for a grand a month :rolleyes:

So many posts to say so little and keep avoiding answering.

monkeysnapper

I'm paying mortgage and living in my own house . and I can do what ever I dam wish .

I'm drunk . I need to go home .







To my own dam house ......unless the Mrs has locked me out ......again

namloc1980

Mint Aero wrote: »

God help us :pac: None of the facts presented are entirely accurate either. Spin at its best/worst take your pick :P

In Ireland you can rent a room tax free up to €12,000 per year. In the UK Osborne just introduced a similar scheme up to a maximum of £7,500 (€10,600) per year. Don't like the facts?

Guy:Incognito

namloc1980 wrote: »

In Ireland you can rent a room tax free up to €12,000 per year. In the UK Osborne just introduced a similar scheme up to a maximum of £7,500 (€10,600) per year. Don't like the facts?

Yeah but, bleuuugh , Enda Kennys hair or someting.

Turtyturd

Mint Aero wrote: »

Best boys in the class right here :rolleyes: what part of the public service are ye in lads? Bet ye've some fantastic bed sits for rent in dublin at a steal for a grand a month :rolleyes:

Not often the embarrassment of posting something stupid is evident in the post, but it's plastered all over this one. :pac:

kneemos

He's bright about Kenny and his bullet points though,and he always sounds as if he's just run up three flights of stairs to deliver these points.

Jesus Wept

Mint Aero wrote: »

"Last week George Osborne increased the tax incentive for homeowners renting out rooms.
It may seem like a tiny change but it’s a massive win for renters - here’s why:

[*]Encouraging more people to rent out rooms means more supply - that keeps rents down
[*]Flatsharing with a homeowner is £74 cheaper per month on average - that’s a saving of £888 over a year
[*]There are 19 million empty rooms just in England - freeing up even 5% would mean almost a million more affordable rooms to rent. That’s the equivalent of a city the size of Birmingham

We’ve worked hard to make this happen and have had support from key tenants' rights campaigners like Shelter and Generation Rent along the way. It took us six years but we finally got the government to listen!"


Well done to all those hard working people in the UK who have a proper rental market. Love looking at their country and admiring how they just get things done and done right.

So did Enda Kenny part his hair to the right or left today?

It's not working here.

mikom

Enda Kenny rents out his hole, tax free.

Annasopra

kneemos wrote: »

He's bright about Kenny and his bullet points though,and he always sounds as if he's just run up three flights of stairs to deliver these points.

Whats that got to do with his hair?

my friend

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I have four empty rooms in my house, I'd be lucky to rent them out for a carton of milk a week.

Maybe if you cleared out your stored bottles of urine...

Menas

monkeysnapper wrote: »

I'm paying mortgage and living in my own house . and I can do what ever I dam wish .

I'm drunk . I need to go home .


To my own dam house ......unless the Mrs has locked me out ......again

So, eh...did you sleep in the shed?

Mint Aero

kneemos wrote: »

He's bright about Kenny and his bullet points though,and he always sounds as if he's just run up three flights of stairs to deliver these points.

Haha never mind that kneemos, don't ya know this isn't AH and FGer's lurking here have no idea what we're talking about

Bless them.

Guy:Incognito

Mint Aero wrote: »

Haha never mind that kneemos, don't ya know this isn't AH and FGer's lurking here have no idea what we're talking about

Bless them.

STILL not answering the posts that challenged you.

Mint Aero

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

STILL not answering the posts that challenged you.

Bertie gave a masterclass in it yesterday. D'ya read the sindo? Bet ya do.

OneOfThem

mikom wrote: »

Enda Kenny rents out his hole, tax free.

I love this website. Just when you think you're reading some boring thread about some sort of taxy politicsy thing. Bam. You laugh so hard you cause a little white dog to wake up barking at its self and then stare at you accusingly.

Guy:Incognito

Mint Aero wrote: »

Bertie gave a masterclass in it yesterday. D'ya read the sindo? Bet ya do.

and again.

Well done though. Proved wrong but fire ahead with the thread like it never happened. Most would have let the thread die but you seem determined to keep it going so more people witess the failure.

Mint Aero

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

and again.

Well done though. Proved wrong but fire ahead with the thread like it never happened. Most would have let the thread die but you seem determined to keep it going so more people witess the failure.

I haven't been proved wrong at all my disguised friend. Premise of the thread is that the UK have done something to help their current rental problems....whereas Ireland in, what can only be described as dire need of some sort of policy changes to help it's rental market has done nothing. Whatsoever. Instead, emmm? Where's Enda? Oh he's on big sus....again.

Bandiying about a figure that's lesser or greater than the other proves nothing without examining the macro and micro economics of the situation in their contexts. Some answers here are laughable, only because the posters expect themselves to be taken seriously :pac: like you for example.

OneOfThem

Mint Aero wrote: »

I haven't been proved wrong at all my disguised friend. Premise of the thread is that the UK have done something to help their current rental problems....whereas Ireland in, what can only be described as dire need of some sort of policy changes to help it's rental market has done nothing. Whatsoever. Instead, emmm? Where's Enda? Oh he's on big sus....again.

Bandiying about a figure that's lesser or greater than the other proves nothing without examining the macro and micro economics of the situation in their contexts. Some answers here are laughable, only because the posters expect themselves to be taken seriously :pac: like you for example.

Man, no... dig up.

Mint Aero

Mint Aero wrote: »

Bandiying about a figure that's lesser or greater than the other proves nothing without examining the macro and micro economics of the situation in their contexts.

What contexts, specifically?

In your OP, the only taxation item you referred to was the homeowners' tax relief, which you were jubilantly praising. As it transpires, this relief is already more generous in Ireland.

What new "contexts" are you now wishing to add?

foggy_lad

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I have four empty rooms in my house, I'd be lucky to rent them out for a carton of milk a week.

If there is a full Irish breakfast to go with that carton of milk you got yourself a ten few lodgers boss.