Notary officer cuts ties with contentious property trust

A public officer who was used by a controversial property trust to formally witness hundreds of property transactions has cut his ties with the group.

Dermot Conway was the preferred notary public for the Rodolphus Allen Trust as it took in and leased back properties at sign-in sessions held across Cork during the summer.

Mr Conway’s decision to cease offering notarising services to the trust came after it controversially retook a stud farm in Kildare. The farm had been managed by court-appointed receivers, Savills.