Up to 50% of property tax valuations ‘may be wrong’

The estimated house values designed to guide intending property-tax payers on how much they owe could lead to more confusion than clarity.

The mapping facility on which the Revenue Commissioners have based the estimates dropping through letterboxes from this week went live on their website yesterday afternoon.

The figures are based on the average values of properties in 3,400 electoral areas, based on house type and whether they were built before or after 2000.