Farm chief hits out at rule change for homes

A farm leader warned yesterday that solicitors cannot be allowed to introduce regulations that will ultimately benefit their own members at the expense of people who wish to transfer their property to the next generation.

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association president John Comer claimed that from Jan 1, the legal representation of even the most straightforward parent-to-child, non-contested property conveyancing will be at least doubled.

“If parents wish to convey property to their four children — well, then we will now see no less than five sets of solicitors and five sets of fees, where up till now, a single firm of solicitors was able to convey the property and advise on the respective interests,” he said.