Category: Property Law
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BCMS (Building Control Management System) Essentials-what you need to know
The BCMS (Building Control Management System) was brought about by the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. no. 9/2014). The purpose of these regulations is to strengthen the previous regime for the control of building activity. It does this by providing statutory certificate of design and construction, lodgement of compliance documentation with the local authority/building…
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Converting shuttered pubs to residential property now exempt development-new Planning regulations 2022
Many people are unaware that there were extremely useful planning regulations introduced in 2018 which allowed certain commercial properties to be converted to residential, without planning permission. The regulations-The Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018-were due to finish in February 2022. Not only are they not finishing in 2022-they have been extended to…
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Holding closing documents and funds on trust pending completion of a property transaction
It is common practice in a conveyancing transaction for the solicitors acting for the vendor and purchaser to transfer the closing documents of title and purchase funds to the other side to be held ‘on trust’ pending completion. Put simply, if I am acting for the buyer of a property, I will transfer all the…
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Selling your house? Use this 15 point checklist to ensure a smooth process
Are you thinking about selling your house? If so, you will want the process to be buttery smooth. This will ensure less stress and a realisation of whatever plans you have for moving on to your replacement property. The Law Society of Ireland has issued a useful checklist to give you a good indication of…
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Problems affecting easements and rights of way solved by Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2021
The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2021 has come into force from 30th November2021. This is a short but valuable act which sorts out problems which would have arisen regarding rights of way and easements as a consequence of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009. The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act…