Buying a house with Pyrite issue fixed: green cert issued

Pyrite came in numerous forms tbh some of it highly able to remedy. I know some estates had floors pulled up throughout and reinstalled with foundations checked.

Best bet is to check property price register for recent sales and maybe reach out to the new owners of their experience with the repairs.

Because it is a potential issue that could come back. Maybe it would all be fine, but I would take the risk myself. That's just me.

Wouldnt bother me. If its fixed its fixed. At least you know it was found and fixed rather than not knowing if its there. 2 houses near my Dads built 19 years ago Pyrite just showed up last year. Both are empty now for repairs.

Remember those "Homebonded" houses? The material were garunteed and the workmanship? When the Pyrite question came up, Homebond were nowhere to be seen. Now we all know there were loads of houses built in the Celtic Tiger and dodgy crafts men were used, Dodgy materials, Apprentices were forced through college.

Premiums were paid on houses and when Homebond were called up they wringed their hands of it. I think this Green certificate isnt worth the paper it is written on. In the words of Podge and Rodge "I wouldnt touch it with yours". If anything goes wrong with it, the Seller, Estate agent and cert provider will be long gone.

For something as important and expensive as a house, why would you take that risk? I wouldn't go near it personally.

absolutely - Pyrite can appear quickly after a build or as someone else mentioned can take 20 years or so to show its signs- all depends on how much bad material was used and where it was used.

There appears to be an industry of forced certification for buyers that costs them a lot to employ professionals like surveyors and engineers mandated to sign off on buildings before mortgage drawdown but without the accountability when issues then arise later - I know there’s a housing shortage and in counties like Donegal a massive issue with many houses - but I still wouldn’t take the risk

So what your saying basically is don't buy

any house at all.

For clarity the premise of your argument is there are no guarantees in life.

Which is a fine standpoint but that's what your saying trust no one. Houses are all **** certifications are meaningless. Surely his applies to anything in any home across the land.

Nope I'm not saying that but I wouldn't pay anywhere near full market value for a repaired pyrite house .Did home bond or the government pay for the pyrite redress scheme? The certificate in only worth something if it's backed up with a guarantee that they will pay out for repairs if a problem is found

Op has said they have moved on.

I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole unless it was an amazing house at 30% below market rate or something.