Property Clinic

Property Clinic: How should I start the project and what should I consider before I begin?

Property Clinic: There continues to be illegal use of my space in my apartment’s car park

Property Clinic: I’m worried about energy costs for the year ahead and I don’t have a lot of cash for upgrades

Property Clinic: Once I retire, I will be concerned about being asked unexpectedly for large sums by a management company. Is there a way to avoid such nasty surprises?

Property Clinic: ‘We are concerned with potential gas prices and want to look at some other options’

Property Clinic: What interest rate, if any, should we charge him?

Property Clinic: The people in the new office block next door will be able to see directly into my apartment

Property Clinic: Several of the workers don’t wear hard hats when climbing ladders and using scaffolding

Property Clinic: ‘We are renting and want to minimise the amount of time we pay for rent and a mortgage’

Property Clinic: ‘I engaged a solicitor, at my own expense, to send them a letter, but they are still refusing to credit the members on account’

Property Clinic: We have a tight deadline that we would need to move in by

Property Clinic: My landlord painted over the walls but the paint has since cracked and mould has appeared

Property Clinic: Should we approach the management company or the landlord?

Property Clinic: I am concerned about pollution and that it is a risk to my family’s health

Property Clinic: The management company has applied compound interest to the monies due from 2008

Property Clinic: I was never told that my home’s energy efficiency might not improve

Property Clinic: Builders arrive at 6am, making noise and leaving rubbish in the gardens

Property Clinic: The new registration process, on top of the overly complex and bureaucratic system, is leading to widespread confusion

Property Clinic: After they drilled along the internal dividing wall, we’ve also been able to hear far more noise from their house, including their conversations

Property Clinic: Capital gains tax relief is tapered where properties are purchased between December 2011 and December 2014 and owned for over seven years

Property Clinic: I believe that, by making changes to a garage, the neighbour has encroached on my property

Property Clinic: We would like to move into my apartment together as it would be hard to find another property in the city

Property Clinic: Issues of anti-social behaviour should be dealt with through pragmatic and constructive engagement in the first instance

Property Clinic: Planning authorities can take legal action in cases where a property does not have the required permission

Property Clinic: I live on the top floor with a young child. I have contacted my estate agent multiple times but have no answers on when it will be fixed

Property Clinic: Individuals should be free to use satellite dishes without undue technical, administrative, urban planning or tax obstacles

Property Clinic: The sheer mass of masonry walls made from stone, brick, or concrete make them the best for blocking traffic sound

Property Clinic: Consult with your local council’s planning department and the gardaí in the first instance

Property Clinic: Property Clinic: An applicant has five years to complete a structure up to wall-plate level before the planning permission expires

Property Clinic: ‘I just want a basic, structurally sound open space with stairs and it would not be worth spending more than €10,000 for it’

Property Clinic: As the property owner, you are exposed on many fronts through the indefensible actions of your tenants and should terminate the agreement

Property Clinic: Your landlord will need to engage with the OMC, but some residents do need commercial vehicles for their work

Property Clinic: The possible presence of asbestos is a bit worrying to us, particularly as parents of young children

Property Clinic: The level of CGT liability depends on a variety of factors including when the property was purchased

Property Clinic: Location trumps all when it comes to buying somewhere to settle down

Holding of 4.37 acres has road frontage to N2 and is zoned for development of logistics, warehousing and other uses

Property Clinic: It is important to resolve the encroachment issue early and amicably, perhaps with help from your legal adviser

Property Clinic: You will have to weigh up if the cost of taking legal action against the developer is worth it

Property Clinic: Standard owners’ management company leases contain numerous covenants governing residents’ conduct

Property Clinic: While capital gains tax must be considered when selling, there is a range of potential reliefs available