Anyone who thinks the Central Bank has eased the mortgage lending rules to facilitate struggling first time buyers, should think again. The move, while the right one, is as much about maintaining the supply of housing next year as some developers reckon rising costs just won’t make it worth their while to build houses.
The Irish Tax Institute and tax advisers have been engaged in a battle of wills with the Revenue Commissioners over the tax treatment of rental profits earned by non-resident landlords, such as Irish people who emigrated during the last recession and are renting out a house in Ireland that they bought or inherited.
Despite the war in neighbouring Ukraine, Poland continues to demonstrate extraordinary resilience.
