NPPR - Hardship - paying by instalments

maggie22

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Just wondering if anyone has experience of this? I am in arrears on the NPPR for two properties (due to ignorance on my part).

As I am in extreme financial difficulty, I applied to one of the county councils in question to pay by instalments under the hardship scheme. They replied to me yesterday stating that if I paid the charges themselves (amounting to €800), I could pay the remaining €2400 in instalments by 31 December 2013 - that is €600 per month for one property alone. If I had €600 to spare each month I would not be applying under the hardship scheme! I am now applying to the second county council and wondering if I will get a similar result.

Has anyone else had any experience of paying the NPPR late charges/penalties in instalments and how did you get on?
 
I think the main priority for you has to be to get the actual charge itself paid for every year for each property; until you do that the penal interest will keep racking up.

Having done that you can then engage with the LA's to come to an arrangement about the interest.
 
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