Author: Practicenet

In the first half of 2016, just 3,600 of us, or 0.06pc, switched our current account to another bank. This is a far cry from the first half of 2014, when over 26,000 customers switched, although this was mainly due to the exit of Danske Bank and ACC Bank from the current account market. “The […]

Question: My landlord has just sent myself and my flatmate a letter informing us that the rent is being increased from March.We think this is very unfair and understood it wasn’t allowed due to the rent freeze. He says otherwise and even though we haven’t had an increase in two years, I thought it couldn’t […]

Question: I didn’t get a reminder last year about the property tax and my neighbour has just told me that it’s past the deadline, which he was notified about. To be honest, I forgot about it. Can I get an extension and was there an issue with notifications? When I was working, I normally paid […]

Prices were flat last month when compared with a year earlier. The plunge in the value of sterling as a result of the Brexit vote has dampened inflationary pressure in the economy, experts said. This is because we import a vast amount of raw materials and finished goods from Britain. The Central Statistics Office said […]

Fianna Fáil is to move swiftly in efforts to close a loophole in pensions law which allows solvent companies to leave pensioners in the lurch. The party’s welfare spokesman, Willie O’Dea, has drafted an amendment to the 1990 Pensions Act which would make it harder for companies still doing business to wind up so-called ‘defined […]

A young man working in Dublin’s tech hub has created an innovative, transparent way of giving to charity – that also aims gives something back to the donor. Alain Buffing has transformed his disappointment following a volunteering trip abroad into a globally connected non-profit organisation underpinned by his office’s leading technology. “In previous roles in […]

Property prices rose sharply in November, and are expected to keep increasing this year. Figures from the Central Statistics Office show prices across the country were up 8.6pc in the year to November. The rises were strongest outside Dublin. The rate of increase has picked up compared with the same month in 2015, and compared […]

One of the central planks of Donald Trump’s economic policy was his intention to slash the US corporate tax rate from 35pc to 15pc, which could hamper the attractiveness of Ireland’s low corporate tax regime. David Urban, Mr Trump’s campaign director responsible for his win in the key state of Pennsylvania, says the president-elect intends […]

House buyers are to be offered renovation grants to restore properties in small towns and villages as part of the Government’s long-promised plan to revive rural Ireland. Cash grants for refurbishing old buildings in rural communities are to form a central plank of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development, which is being brought before […]

Google is on track to become Dublin’s largest private industrial employer with fresh plans to add 400 new jobs in the capital. This would bring Google’s employment in the capital to over 6,500 people with little sign of its expansion easing up. The move comes as the web giant closes in on another new office […]