An Irish Real Estate question...
December 18, 2014 11:21 AM   Subscribe

I've been looking at real estate in County Cavan, Ireland and have a question about the wording. I notice that the word "derelict" is used - does this have a specific meaning in Irish law as it relates to property, or are they using it in the common sense of neglected? There are a lot of properties that are described as derelict but look entirely livable with a few weeks labor.

I suppose any other info you want to throw my way about Americans buying Irish property that isn't easily google-able, feel free!
But that was it - it seems to mean something more specific, but I wasn't sure.
posted by Tchad to Law & Government (4 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: Looks like "derelict" has a specific legal meaning in Irish property law. Sounds like if you buy a derelict property you will be required to correct whatever's wrong with it and/or possibly pay a levy (fine/tax) on it.
posted by erst at 11:25 AM on December 18, 2014 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: Perfect. Thanks so much, erst!
posted by Tchad at 12:01 PM on December 18, 2014


IANAL, but my only experience around Irish property taught me that land and subsurface rights are completely different from anything you might expect, even if you lived there. Get a local land lawyer.
posted by scruss at 1:23 PM on December 18, 2014 [2 favorites]


IANAL, but my only experience around Irish property taught me that land and subsurface rights are completely different from anything you might expect, even if you lived there. Get a local land lawyer

I don't know exactly what this means, but regardless of the condition of the property, you cannot make a property purchase in Ireland without the services of a conveyancing solicitor. (Random link but that does seem to layout the steps correctly.) Any experienced conveyancing solicitor in Cavan should be conversant in the oddities of rural properties, since Cavan in basically 750 square miles of rural.
posted by DarlingBri at 12:01 AM on December 20, 2014 [1 favorite]


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