Bill from Independent Alliance allows for ‘common sense’ in repossession cases

Education, childcare, and the social needs of families would be taken into account by judges in repossession cases under a new bill.

The bill, entered in the Dáil by the Independent Alliance, aims to keep families in their homes and permits judges to consider a range of additional circumstances in repossession cases.

The Independent Alliance said the Keeping People in Their Homes Bill 2017 provides greater protection to home owners facing repossession and also gives “clarity” to judges by “humanising” repossession cases.