‘It wasn’t a home – it killed them’: The young couple killed in an apartment fire and the safety defects that remain
As the remediation scheme for defective homes trudges through the legal system, the families of the 2002 fire victims continue to mourn
Owners vote to accept builder’s offer of €150,000 to settle legal action over decaying roof
Roof of one of the blocks at Hyde Square apartment complex in Kilmainham had to be held together with push/pull ties
Interim fire safety measures urged for defective buildings
Alarm systems, emergency lighting and increased fire safety inspections recommended to address defects estimated to affect up to 100,000 Celtic Tiger-era apartments
‘That would floor me’: Homeowners who paid €17,000 to fix apartment defects fear exclusion from State support
Cabinet approved in January plans to fund repair of defective apartments but resistance in Government departments has left owners nervous
Leaking windows, mouldy walls and poor insulation: The grim stories of Ireland’s defective apartments
Niamh Towey led an investigation into the scale of shoddy building practices during the Celtic Tiger era and heard the grim stories of many owners
Cost of repairing defects in a Celtic Tiger-era apartment complex triples to €15m
The apartments first sold for €199,950-€425,000 in the early 2000s
Repairing construction defects could cost State €2.8bn as over 100,000 homes found to be affected
Failings present in up to 80% of apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013
Cost of addressing fire safety defects in apartments put at €17,000 per unit
Amount could double when other issues exist, according to Government working group
Owners of defective homes concerned thousands may be excluded from scheme
An estimated 92,000 apartments built during boom could be affected by legacy defects
Landlords can write off costs of building defects against tax but not owner-occupiers
‘No plans’ to extend facility, says Donohoe, as owners’ group criticises ‘discrimination’
Apartment owners deferring repairs in hope of State help, group warns
Alliance urges tax relief scheme as it warns of ‘tragic consequences’ of delaying work
Fire defects at Park West apartments in Dublin to cost €5m to fix
Crescent Building in Dublin 12 comprises 10 blocks of 257 apartments built in 2003
Estate agents seek cash buyers for properties with potential fire defects
Sherry FitzGerald says it is making potential buyers ‘fully aware’ fire safety work is needed
Housing defects group to examine fire safety issues in apartments
Group, set up in response to problems with boom-era homes, meets for first time on Friday
Covid-19: ‘Temporary deferral’ of AstraZeneca vaccine rollout
Some 30,000 people could potentially be affected by postponement, says HSE chief