Vacant Homes
Revenue to introduce strict conditions for vacant home tax exemptions
Homeowners will be required to keep records of household bills on vacant homes for six years in order to avoid the new tax
Homeowners will have to show the Revenue Commissioners their electricity, gas and waste bills to avoid paying the vacant home tax on properties they own.
Opposition parties had complained that many homeowners with vacant properties would be able to avoid the new tax, which will come into force next year, due to the number of exemptions available.
However, Revenue has put in stringent requirements for householders who want to claim the available exemptions, such as ...