Builder to pay €700 per month

A HIGH Court judge has imposed a long stay on her order for sale of a couple’s family home on condition the husband makes €700 monthly payments to another man until a €30,000 judgment over a defective home extension is paid off.

Ms Justice Marie Baker was satisfied Peter Crean could afford the payments from March next to Michael Flynn, plus a further payment of €5,000 by December 2019.

If those were kept up, the judgment, less costs, would be discharged in about four years – but if there was default on payments, Mr Flynn could return to court, she said.

Michael Flynn got the €30,000 judgment in early 2016 against Mr Crean, of Keel, Ballylahive, Castlegregory, after alleging Mr Crean “walked off the job” in October 2014.

Mr Flynn lives at Listowel Road, Ballybunion, with his wife, two children and elderly and unwell mother in law and hired Mr Crean to extend it to create a family room and downstairs bathroom.

Mr Flynn claimed the property was left in poor condition.

The case came before the High Court via Mr Flynn’s bid to enforce the judgement mortgage against Mr Crean.