Desperately seeking accommodation: Galway students appeal for public’s help
University of Galway students’ union asks homeowners to use the rent-a-room relief scheme
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Student accommodation: 70 ads, seven viewings and one ghosting later, I still had nothing. Then I got lucky
One house in Rathmines with extremely reasonable rent got over 1,000 hits within the first six hours of it being uploaded
Rent-a-room offers homeowners a €14,000 tax free windfall and students a place to stay
The essentials both sides need to know as thousands of students run out of options for accommodation ahead of the new college year
Want to earn €14,000 a year tax free? House hacking offers first-time buyers that chance
With careful planning, tax-free income can help cut your mortgage bill or fund an otherwise unaffordable upgrade to your home
‘We are sleeping in cars and serial couch-surfing’: Dublin students appeal to homeowners to rent out rooms
UCD students’ union takes to streets to tell public they can earn up to €14,000 tax-free under rent-a-room scheme
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Will I face a capital gains tax bill on sale of my home because I have a lodger?
Cost of living pressures that push people to take tenants in to help with bills can have unexpected impacts unless you qualify for rent-a-room relief
Social welfare fraud does not necessarily die with you
Executors have a legal duty to notify Department of Social Protection if they understand there is money owing to it
High rental costs mean Dublin ranks in top 10 most expensive cities in Europe
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Is a room rented under rent-a-room scheme restricted by RPZ rules?
Exceptions to rent pressure zone rules can be valuable but do make sure you are staying precisely within the rules
Finding a solution for a tenant who can’t meet rent after splitting with partner
Accommodation Recognition Payment or Rent a Room are two schemes that might bridge gap between what tenant can pay and agreed rent
When inheritance can be more trouble than it is worth
For people on social welfare, a windfall can unravel the financial support available without careful advance planning
Unregulated student digs: A home away from home or an isolating experience?
University students give wildly differing accounts of their experience of living in rented rooms in private homes
Hosting foreign students and Revenue’s rent-a-room relief
Hosts are entitled to earn up to €14,000 a year from renting a room with no tax liability, but step over that threshold and all the income is taxable
What is house hacking and is it the right move for you?
The popular TikTok trend is a new spin on an age old strategy
Renting out a room: ‘I feel safer at night having someone else in the house’
Caroline Gleeson has rented out rooms in her Whitehall home for more than 20 years
Cabinet to consider plans for rent-a-room scheme, pill and access to ATMs
Stephen Donnelly proposing income from renting out room in your house to be disregarded in calculation of elegibility for medical card
Falling outside rules on rent-a-room scheme can prove costly
Q&A: Standalone properties must meet very specific rules to qualify for valuable tax relief on rent of up to €14,000
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