We have a set professional fee of €450 plus VAT and outlays for all residential non-commercial re-mortgages. If you are considering switching your mortgage provider, please contact us for a full quotation.

We have extended our offer for this year's Wills Week to the end of November 2016. The fee for making a standard Will this month is just €50 per person (€100 per couple), which includes VAT. This includes 2 consultations (the first to take instructions, the second to sign the Will), advices given and safe storage of the original Will. For more details, or to book a consultation, please call us on 01-8494226.

The recent Budget has introduced a new Help-To-Buy scheme for first time buyers. This will provide a rebate of Income Tax paid over the previous 4 years to a maximum of 5% of the purchase price of a new home up to the value of €400,000. Pro rata rates will apply to lower priced houses. A Full rebate calculated on €400,000 will also apply to houses between €400,000 and €600,000. No rebate will be paid on new

Regardless of the purchase price, we charge just €895 plus VAT and outlays for purchasers of new homes. This includes all work required to purchase and mortgage the new home, and is applicable regardless of the location of the property. Please contact us for a full breakdown of all costs including stamp duty etc.

This year’s Wills Week runs from Monday 2nd to Friday 6th November. During that time we are offering to complete Wills for just €50 per Will, including VAT. The service includes an initial consultation to discuss the content of your Will, drafting your Will, a second consultation to sign and witness your Will, and storage of your original Will in our safe facility. If you would like to avail of this offer please contact us on 01-8494-226 for an appointment.

Shane Dowling, having qualified with a Diploma in Notarial Law and Practice (Dip.Not.L.), has recently been appointed and Commissioned for Life by the Chief Justice of Ireland as a Notary Public for the County and City of Dublin, as well as the Counties of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. Shane offers the service of Notary at very competitive rates for solicitors, their clients and members of the public. if your client cannot attend at our office, we will arrange to attend at your office, or at

New building control regulations were signed by the Minister for the Environment on 15th January, 2014 and come into operation on 1st March, 2014. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government has been pressing to have the building regulations updated in a manner which would seek to ensure that another Priory Hall debacle could not happen in future. The new 2014 regulations will apply to any development in respect of which a

Shane Dowling, having practised in the area of insolvency and debt management for a number of years, and having come first place in the recent Law Society qualification exams, has now been licensed by the Insolvency Service of Ireland to act as a Personal Insolvency Practitioner (PIP). Shane is one of the first solicitors to be licensed to act as a PIP and is the only solicitor PIP in this part of the County. Shane provides a one-to-one debt solutions service, advising on options available to individuals

 On 1 October 2013, the Injuries Board published its six-month analysis to June 2013. The number of claims in this period was up 10% and the average award was up 4% writes Richard Lee. Commenting on the figures, Patricia Byron, CEO of the Injuries Board, said “Despite double digit increases in the first half 0f 2013, claims volumes slowed in the third quarter and a continuation of the trend could see full year volume increases being pared back

Many people selling and buying houses recently have been left bewildered by the stance taken by Revenue regarding the payment of Local Property Tax (LPT), in particular for 2014. The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (‘the Act’) provides that the owner on 1st November 2013 is the person liable to pay LPT for 2014 – even if that person is selling the property before the end of this year and will not own or occupy the property at any time during 2014. The Act provides that