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Tax breaks sought for vacant farmhouse sales
Barry Murphy
A meeting of TDs and senators has heard that tax breaks are required to encourage farmers to offload vacant farmhouses on their land.
17 May 2023 News
Prices ‘going up’ for vacant farmhouses
Farmers could receive a “nice boost” for selling a vacant farmhouse on their lands, says the IPAV.
17 May 2023 News
IFA seeks to nail down land tax exemption
IFA president Tim Cullinan has written to Minister for Finance Michael McGrath calling on him to act on commitments made by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to rectify anomalies in the RZLT.
Wills: ‘the way to navigate things is talking’
Agri solicitor Aisling Meehan advised farmers of the importance of communication in writing a will and how it is unfair to place too much expectation on a farm successor. Barry Murphy reports.
10 May 2023 News
Rental price for two Laois farms hits €600/ac
Declan O’Brien and Kelsey Davy report on land letting prices in Laois and Roscommon.
3 May 2023 News
New land tax map: check if your farm is liable
Some farmers could discover that their land has been deemed liable for the tax for the first time.
2 May 2023 News
Land rental prices expected to jump 14%
The average cost for farmers renting silage ground could exceed €300/ac in Leinster and Munster, SCSI and Teagasc have reported.
26 April 2023 News
Farmers facing land tax bills over €100,000 per year
The IFA has determined just how much farmers could have to pay under the residential zoned land tax.
26 April 2023 News
IFA seeks senior counsel review of land tax
The door is closing for farmers to evade the residential zoned land tax but IFA has moved to challenge the legislation it has been brought in under.
26 April 2023 News
Cow banding fuelling further dairy demand
Regulatory changes will replace strong milk prices as driver of dairy farmer land demand, the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) and Teagasc have said.
26 April 2023 Letters
Land sale prices forecast to rise 8% in 2023
A land price outlook report has been compiled by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) and Teagasc.
26 April 2023 News
Up to €70,000 grant for derelict houses
The Government agreed on Tuesday 25 April to expand the Croí Conaithe Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Scheme.
26 April 2023 News