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Minister for Justice designates two schemes for the purposes of the Land & Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Act 2019

16 Aug 2019

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In March we wrote about the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill and its potential impact on repossession proceedings. 

The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Act 2019 (the Act) was signed into law by the President on the 10 July 2019. The Act, which commenced on 1 August 2019, amends the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2013 (the 2013 Act) and sets out the considerations the courts must take into account when a lender is seeking an order for the repossession of lands.

Factors for consideration - designation of schemes

The Act stipulates the matters which courts must take into account in circumstances where

  • The court has already adjourned proceedings under section 2 of the 2013 Act, or
  • the borrower has sought assistance from a personal insolvency practitioner, or 
  • the borrower has participated in a designated scheme.

A designated scheme is defined by the Act as a scheme, designated by the Minister for Justice, whose objectives include providing persons who are in mortgage arrears in respect of their homes with assistance to help them deal with such arrears and, so far as is possible, to help them remain in their home. 

By statutory instrument dated 1 August 2019, the Minister for Justice designated two such schemes, Abhaile and Mortgage to Rent.

Conclusion

The Act will make it mandatory for a court to consider a homeowner's personal circumstances before a repossession order can be issued and will provide further protection to homeowners where their home is liable to be repossessed. The Act is set to have significant impact on lenders and will place an important onus on them to engage in a constructive manner with any proposals put forward to them by the borrower in an attempt to find a resolution to the borrower's mortgage arrears difficulties.

See here our earlier article on the Bill.

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Clíodhna Walsh

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About Clíodhna

Clíodhna is a partner in our litigation & dispute resolution team. Clíodhna has vast experience of recovery and enforcement proceedings and financial services litigation. She also has extensive experience in the area of residential mortgage repossession, and regularly appears in both the High Court and the Circuit Court in repossession proceedings.

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