Editorial - Law Society Gazette: 'Nuanced' Law Society proposal to speed up conveyancing
Monday, 26 February 2024
As a follow on to the recent editorial in the Sunday Business Post (25 February), Monday's issues of the Law Society Gazette (26 February) outlines the commentary of ByrneWallace LLP Partner and Chair of Property Michael Walsh on the shortcomings of the Planning and Development Bill 2023. Michael Walsh is a member and former chair of the Law Society's Conveyancing Committee.
The Law Society has proposed to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage a pragmatic solution to overcome the conveyancing difficulties and delays arising from historic planning breaches. This calls for legal recognition of a new class of ‘established non-conforming development’ that would not be a blight on title to the property. This proposed solution has not yet been included in the Bill, but there is still time and a compelling case to adopt it.
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