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Longford’s road and housing network faces drastic cutbacks and libraries may have to be closed for extended periods due to budget shortfalls associated with the controversial household charge. That was the gloomy message outlined by senior county ...

22 Aug 2012 at 16:04

Property

New bill aims to tackle derelict properties and ease housing crisis

...be subject to a new vacant home tax at 3% of the market value of the property, to be collected by Revenue as part of the LOCAL PROPERTY TAX. This would be re-paid to the local authority where the vacant property lies, to fund housing needs in the area. The tax...

22 Feb 2022 at 16:10

Features

Longford Leader Columnist Mattie Fox: A confusing value barometer

Longford has a confusing value barometer in terms of house prices on the one hand, and the cost of property tax on the other. Longford County Council has raised property tax by a staggering 15% of the old base price. Making Longford the county ...

02 Apr 2019 at 15:00

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AUDIO Cllr Gerard Farrell calls for the 3% reduction in LPT to be
removed.

The local area representative in Lanesboro who along with his party colleagues seconded the initial proposal by Fianna Fáil to reduce the LPT in Longford just 12 months ago, was told that the meeting was not the place to air his grievance ...

31 Oct 2016 at 12:05

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Renting a three-bed house in Longford is €360 more expensive than a mortgage

Paying rent on a three-bedroom home in Longford is almost €400 more expensive per month than repaying a mortgage. That's according to the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers (IPAV) who claim latest figures show than in ...

23 May 2021 at 20:00

National News

Making Cents: Everything you need to know about Local Property Tax for 2021

Property tax was first introduced in 2013 primarily as a revenue generating exercise post the financial crash. The idea behind it was, that every three years’ valuations would be revised, and the subsequent cost would change. ...

04 Nov 2021 at 16:07

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Covid-19 fails to dent Longford property market

Local auctioneer Padraic Davis said interest in affordable dwellings has skyrocketed to such an extent he, like many other colleagues in the industry, is struggling to keep up with demand. “To be honest, the whole thing is ...

18 Aug 2020 at 08:00

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Ballymahon Cathaoirleach backs move to increase 2018 LPT charges

“The increase (five per cent) is an added 60c a month for households which is nothing but it will provide an increase of €42,000 a year for each municipal area which is absolutely massive,” he said.

21 Sept 2017 at 16:00

Local News

New report highlights the performance of Longford county council in key areas last year

The performance of Longford County Council in key service areas is detailed in the Local Authority Performance Indicator Report 2018, which has just been published. The comprehensive 100 page report from The National ...

21 Oct 2019 at 08:02

Local news

Property tax rate decision due in autumn

...in Longford will have to wait until autumn for the County Council to decide if it will lower or raise the LOCAL PROPERTY TAX in 2015.  Local authorities have the power to raise or lower the property tax in their jurisdictions by up...

23 Apr 2014 at 13:15

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Longford homeowners to pay 60c a month more for property tax

That’s the anticipated increase more than 90 per cent of households across the county are likely to face in 2018. It means local authority finance officials will have in excess of €120,000 more to set aside for more ...

21 Sept 2017 at 10:00

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Longford households face five per cent Local Property Tax increase next year

...of the planned variation. You may also be interested in reading: Longford County Council to increase LOCAL PROPERTY TAX by 5% for 2018

13 Sept 2017 at 19:06

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