More than 80% of owners of defective homes unable to sell

Up to 100,000 properties may be affected by historical fire safety and other defects which could cost €2.5bn to fix, report findsSome owners of defective homes face seeing their properties restored to a lower standard than applied when they were originally built. Photograph: Frank MillerMore than 80 per cent of owners of defective homes have been unable to sell their properties due to the issues, a Government report on the issue has found.

It recommends that “where practicable” apartments should be remediated to the standard that applied at the time of their original construction. However, where it is not practicable, the report recommends that “alternative approaches and options” be considered that provide a “reasonable level of life safety protection” in accordance with the Fire Services Act.

Mr O’Brien said he was “angry with some of the developers that have, through really poor workmanship and bad practices, left people with these issues”.

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