asked the Minister for the Environment the proposals, if any, he has to amend the regulations enabling housing authorities to accept assessment title from borrowers' solicitors.
Written Answers. - Security for Local Authority Loans.
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Under the Housing Regulations, 1980, a housing authority must be satisfied that the title to a property offered as security for a loan is acceptable. There is nothing in the regulations which would prevent a housing authority from accepting certification of title from a borrower's solicitor, if they felt such a certificate was satisfactory. Local authorities have been instructed not to charge borrowers the costs of investigation of title by the authority.