When does one apply for the Fair Deal? PressureYou’re clearly concerned about the pressure your son is putting on his father, and rightly so. However, he should know that any transfers made in the five years before a Fair Deal application will be taken back into consideration in a Fair Deal assessment of assets. Of course, if you are talking about care in your own home, Fair Deal does not come into it. Could you hand the land over with a commitment that your son would pay such costs as they arise?

Source: The Irish Times November 24, 2020 05:15 UTC