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Rent relief rule (Before/on December 7th 2010?)

  • 29-09-2015 10:13pm
    #1
    FebruaryStars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭


    Just looking for clarification on the rent relief scheme please.

    If a person had been paying rent prior to December 7th 2010, (but not ON December 7th 2010) and had claimed rent relief prior to that date, are they eligible to claim it now?

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    FebruaryStars wrote: »
    Just looking for clarification on the rent relief scheme please.

    If a person had been paying rent prior to December 7th 2010, (but not ON December 7th 2010) and had claimed rent relief prior to that date, are they eligible to claim it now?

    Thanks in advance.

    It has to be the same property and an unbroken tenancy as far as i know


  • #3
    nompere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,678 ✭✭✭nompere


    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    It has to be the same property and an unbroken tenancy as far as i know

    This is what Revenue say in their notes on S.473 Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (as amended over the years):

    Relief will continue to be allowed for the years 2010 to 2017 to individuals who on 7 December 2010 were paying rent under a tenancy.

    No mention there of an unbroken tenancy or even of the same property. The use of the phrase "a tenancy" makes this pretty clear.

    But if the OP wasn't paying rent on 7 December 2010 then he isn't entitled to any relief. That's also pretty clear.


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