NPPR liability when house is sold

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My sister and her husband are about to buy an investment property
It appears that the vendor might not have paid NPPR on the property, and my sister thinks that this liability will fall on them if they purchase the property.

My brother in law does not believe so, and he is inclined to move ahead with the purchase He believes the liability for previous years lies with the vendor, and so long as he and my sister register the property for NPPR once they own it, then they are fine .

My sister has asked me to ask here on this website whether they are (or might be) exposing themselves to an NPPR liability going back X-number of years if they purchase .

thanks for any comments
 
Like buying an apartment in a complex your solicitor will make sure that management company payments are up to date prior to purchase, this should be no different.your solicitor should be requesting confirmation that all charges against the property are up to date.
 
Their solicitor should check with the local authority where the property is situated and check that all outstanding fees under NPPR have been paid. If the property was a NPPR residence belonging to the seller all the outstanding NPPR charges will have to be paid by the seller otherwise your sister and her husband would become liable for them. Make sure they get a BER Cert as well
 
If you buy from the vendor your solicitor will (should) ensure that the NPPR is paid up to date including for this year 2013 - as liabilty is on the house from the 1st of January.

If you buy the property with outstanding NPPR you will then become liable for it.

The ball is in your solicito's court to make sure all charges on the property are paid before you part with money.
 
PaddyBloggit said:
If you buy from the vendor your solicitor will (should) ensure that the NPPR is paid up to date including for this year 2013 - as liabilty is on the house from the 1st of January.

If you buy the property with outstanding NPPR you will then become liable for it.

The ball is in your solicito's court to make sure all charges on the property are paid before you part with money.
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I thought payment of NPPR for the current year does not become liable for payment until March.

Correct me if I'm wrong.
 
Not liable for payment until March but the person who owns the house on January 1st is liable to pay it.

If OP buys house now the vendor is liablbe for the 2013 charge even though it not due for payment until March.
 
PaddyBloggit said:
If you buy the property with outstanding NPPR you will then become liable for it.

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That's correct as this NPPR charge (and rates) 'run' with the property, meaning unlike ESB or Gas etc you would be liable if they are not paid by the previous owner. Utilities like ESB are the personal liability of the person with the contract. But NPPR never goes away if unpaid and become the liability of whoever owns the property. Your solicitor will be asking for proof that it is paid.

As an aside a lot of people who have neglected to pay NPPR are going to getting mighty shocking bills if they sell their properties. Nasty sting to this one. And as each year goes by it's only getting worse. It's already a couple of grand.
 
PaddyBloggit said:
Not liable for payment until March but the person who owns the house on January 1st is liable to pay it.

If OP buys house now the vendor is liablbe for the 2013 charge even though it not due for payment until March.
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sorry this is incorrect.

https://www.nppr.ie/Faq.aspx#fk6
When do you become liable to pay the charge?

As set out in the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, liability to pay the charge is determined on the basis of ownership of the property in question on a single day each year. This date, which is called the "liability date", is 31st July for 2009 and is 31st March in 2010 and subsequent years. The charge must be paid within three months of the liability date (31st October in 2009 and 30th June for 2010 and subsequent years) in order to avoid late payment fees.
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hmmmm .... I was always under the impression that it was the 1st of January ....

.... thanks for the clarification TMc.
 
mercman - add each years missed payment since it started with penalties and see how it reaches two grand !
 
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