First time buyers are entitled to claim a refund of any DIRT deducted from interest earned on savings used for the purchase of a property or a self-build in the 48 months prior to the purchase date, i.e. date of conveyance.
The relief is confined to DIRT paid on savings up to a maximum of 20% of the purchase price or in the case of self-builds 20% of the completion value of the property
The purchase must take place between 14 October 2014 and 31 December 2017.
For self-builds, the property must:
- be completed between 14 October 2014 and 31 December 2017,
- be suitable to live in immediately, and
- the land must be registered in the names of the first-time buyer(s) before 31 December 2017.
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