Property Tax is not something that Irish home-owners are familiar with – but from 2012 onwards they will have to get used to it.
Home owners who have properties that they don’t live in themselves – are already liable for the NPPR which was introduced in 2009.  This Non Principal Private Residential Tax is €200 a year.
From January 2012 all owners of residential property are now liable for the new Household Charge – which is €100 per property per year.
See more details of the new Household Charge Here
This Household Charge is a temporary measure until the government can work out how to implement a full valuation based property tax system(expected 2014).
Expaected amounts  for this property tax  are 0.25% of the value of a property. The lowest rate could be in the region of €188 a year.
Read more about Property Tax in Ireland here