Renting out a fair deal property

[newstudio]

My mam is 2 years in nursing home under the fair deal scheme.
Her house has been sitting empty. My 2 brothers are power of attorney.
We are 4, 3sons and 1 daughter.
My brother doesn't want to rent the house out because he is afraid if my mam passes we will not be able to get the tenants out and that he would be liable to revenue. He says revenue would want payment within a certain amount of time and he is not willing to be put under any financial pressure.
I can't imagine there would be an issue,like if you want to sell your house you can sell your house right??
We are not looking to rent for our own benifit we are looking to rent out so that the house doesn't go into disrepair.
The rent would go into my mother's account and would then be also building towards the percentage that needs to be paid to revenue?
Can anyone shed some light.

Many thanks

 

[Des Pondent]

Revenue wants to be paid within a year from when the person passes, if this is done no interest is due. If it is not paid within the year interest is charged from the date of death until payment date, so no free year. I think the revenue interest rate is a hefty 8% annually.

We left a house empty for a few years when its owner was in a nursing home under F/D for the same reason, fear of the tenant overholding when the time came to sell, and / or a troublesome tenant. It can take a long time to get a tenant out if they don’t want to go. Also no one wanted to take on the jobs that go with renting;
Sourcing and vetting tenants, dealing with the PRTB
Dealing with maintenance issues etc.
Doing tax returns.
Dealing with tenants if they don’t pay or overhold the property.

If your brothers have POA, is selling the house an option ? If so you can now sell and the house sale proceeds will not be assessed when calculating your mothers monthly payment.