More households seeking deferment of local property tax

There has been a sharp increase in the number of households seeking to defer payment of the local property tax this year.

Figures published by Revenue show a 22% rise, so far in 2016, in the number of residential property owners and tenants hoping to postpone payment of the tax.

More than 6,500 extra households have applied to defer payment of the tax this year bringing the total number of applicants to 36,125 out of 1.85 million properties liable for the tax — a figure which represents almost 2% of all households.