Homeowners get little solace from Ombudsman on levies
Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has said that a local authority is legally entitled to pursue homeowners for the payment of unpaid development levies.
Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has said that a local authority is legally entitled to pursue homeowners for the payment of unpaid development levies.
*The Sunday Business Post* last week revealed that Wicklow County Council was threatening homeowners in a housing estate on the outskirts of Avoca, Co Wicklow, with criminal prosecution if they failed to pay the charges, which should have been paid by the developer.
In response to a letter from residents querying the justification...
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