Minister considering new building rules

The Irish Independent reports that the Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly, is devising a radical plan amid concerns that householders are paying up to 16-thousand euro to have their homes inspected.

The move would result in almost half of all homes built in a given year being exempt from the rules. 

However, there are fears that if the changes are made, it will also result in buyers of these one-off homes being given no protection whatsoever.