How in the name of christ would it cost 420k to build a decent size house. ?
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Thatâs the maximum limit of the cap but its not just limited to the cost of building the house.
Thereâs demolition and planning cost, rental cost and the article says that thereâs provision being made for any psychological issues encountered by children to be treated.
Most of the rebuilds wonât cost anywhere near that and the vast majority are in large housing developments so there wonât be much opportunity for individuals to take the piss.
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You clearly havenât read the article.
It says that they havenât finalised how itâs going to be financed. They are considering an additional levy on the building industry and the AG is looking into taking action against the quarry owners responsible.
Are they leaking this info to judge the public reaction?
Actually Iâm in construction and the costs are prob associated with all the new regulations regarding new builds, these rebuilds will have to be A rated, will most likely have air to water heating systems, solar panels , triple glazed windows and doors and with the best insulation money can buy! You can be sure these houses will be so scrutinised theyâll be built to a very high standard which tbf is only right.
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Gonna some Christmas above in Donegal, dreams do come true
I see the oft mentioned previous figure of over 3bn has disappeared. Not enough traction maybe of turning ordinary people against those looking for redress. This is a good outcome for the vast majority. To keep harping on that many wonât be happy is just trying to emphasise the point of these huge houses costing shitloads and keep the divide going. 420k is going to sort out the vast majority of houses. If there are individual cases, then let them appeal on those separate points. Also, they mention âworthâ a few times. They should be clear, the value of the house is not the same as the construction cost if the house.
I also think putting 2.2bn of a levy on construction industry would be a massive, massive mistake. Construction inflation was 7% over the first 6 months of this year, when we were mainly in lockdown. The second half I expect to be as bad. More and more people are halting prospective work because of huge costs. Adding a levy like this will be massive detrimental to construction as a whole, and by default, the housing shortage problem that is always lingering in the background
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Would they not get your man nick Knowles in. Hed sort it fairly cheaply
Thereâs zero gratitude on display from anybody, thatâs the thing, just entitlement.
The homeowners affected are extremely unfortunate, but are not actually entitled to anything from the state. The fact that the taxpayer will pay to fix all of their problems , including âpsychological issuesâ just seems to be being met by âwe want moreâ.
They also seem perfectly happy with notion of every builder in the country being taken up there for years.
If I were involved, Iâd like to think I would be overwhelmingly grateful.
Iâm also completely baffled as to how the home insurance companies seem to remain completely out of this.
Also, putting a levy on the construction industry, which will simply be passed on to the homebuyer, really just means that many without a home will end up paying extra to those who do.
If they canât get insurance to pay, the govt should get CAB after the suppliers of the defective materials, and borrow the money.
Iâd also like to see what âsome rental propertiesâ means.
Doubtless all those owned by TDâs.
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Yes I donât begrudge @croppy_boy getting this but some gratitude from him.for dipping into our.pockets would be nice
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This might be the most stupid fucking post Iâve ever seen.
No one is âhappyâ that the houses have to be rebuilt.
No one is âhappyâ that itâs going to take so much labour and finance to address this situation.
I donât know what you mean by uo there as the issue is now impacting half the Western seaboard.
The reason for the âlack of gratitudeâ that youâre claiming is that the majority of those affected by the previusly proposed 90% schemes would not have been in a position to have the issue sorted.
This scheme looks appropriate and hopefully the costs come in way lower than what is being projected.
You are a man who becomes abusive as soon as you donât get your way.
Sin e.
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Stupidity annoys me.
This is unfortunate for you in particular.
can you least accept that the tax payers will be hit with this & that we will lose out on essential services?
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No more staff discounts in the yacht club for you
I never said that it wouldnât come at a cost. Most things do. I donât believe that essential services will be lost because of it.
you think there is an extra 2.2bn floating around?
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No but budgeting isnât dependent in existing funds and Iâll wait and see what the financial details in the proposal are once theyâve been approved.
Weâre minted. EU offered us 13bn and we went to court in order to refuse it.
I presume every house will be a significant upgrade on the preexisting one? I wonder how many will be immediately sold for a large profit?
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