Fire ripping through a building like that would be terrifying and it can happen so easily .
Reading through it, how have certain rules not been changed yet? This is a mess that should never have been allowed to happen, but seems its largely still possible for it to happen again, and no one wants to answer for it. Thats rough for the owners.
People getting screwed
My understanding is that none of these people can sell, as no bank will give a mortgage without recent evidence that the building is fire safe anymore. These people are completely screwed now, and it’s virtually every apartment owner in Dublin.
The concept of self certification for *anything* is a joke.
It’s absolutely insane that there isn’t an independent building inspection done to certify houses and apartments as safe. It’s equally insane that the residents of apartments deemed not fit to live in cannot take legal action against the people who built them.
One of the least corrupt countries in the world, everyone!
Can someone explain to me why people affected by mica are being bailed out by the state but these guys aren’t? I’m not saying both should be bailed out, or that both shouldn’t be bailed out. Just that it seems like they should be treated the same.
Whenever there’s a discussion here about housing shortages someone always comments that we need to build up, but it’s hard to see why people should buy apartments when the regulatory and enforcement regime for developers is so lax.
For anyone buying an apartment there is a high probability that will be hit with a bill for tens of thousands of euro due to shoddy construction, and with no recourse to the courts or government for compensation. If you buy a new apartment there is a good chance that they’ll be tied up in a years’ long legal wrangle with all the stress and anguish that entails. Why should anyone risk that?
Criminal
The Irish public has a goldfish memory when it comes to housing/building.
One minute they are calling for the deregulation of the system so that developers can increase supply more easily.
The next they are questioning why the market is not regulated properly.
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Another reason I’d never buy an apartment .
Fire ripping through a building like that would be terrifying and it can happen so easily .
Reading through it, how have certain rules not been changed yet? This is a mess that should never have been allowed to happen, but seems its largely still possible for it to happen again, and no one wants to answer for it. Thats rough for the owners.
People getting screwed
My understanding is that none of these people can sell, as no bank will give a mortgage without recent evidence that the building is fire safe anymore. These people are completely screwed now, and it’s virtually every apartment owner in Dublin.
The concept of self certification for *anything* is a joke.
It’s absolutely insane that there isn’t an independent building inspection done to certify houses and apartments as safe. It’s equally insane that the residents of apartments deemed not fit to live in cannot take legal action against the people who built them.
One of the least corrupt countries in the world, everyone!
Can someone explain to me why people affected by mica are being bailed out by the state but these guys aren’t? I’m not saying both should be bailed out, or that both shouldn’t be bailed out. Just that it seems like they should be treated the same.
Whenever there’s a discussion here about housing shortages someone always comments that we need to build up, but it’s hard to see why people should buy apartments when the regulatory and enforcement regime for developers is so lax.
For anyone buying an apartment there is a high probability that will be hit with a bill for tens of thousands of euro due to shoddy construction, and with no recourse to the courts or government for compensation. If you buy a new apartment there is a good chance that they’ll be tied up in a years’ long legal wrangle with all the stress and anguish that entails. Why should anyone risk that?
Criminal
The Irish public has a goldfish memory when it comes to housing/building.
One minute they are calling for the deregulation of the system so that developers can increase supply more easily.
The next they are questioning why the market is not regulated properly.