New Build Conveyancing in ROI - The 2026 Combined Building Agreement

Introduction

Ireland’s ongoing housing shortage continues to drive demand for new houses and apartments, demand for new homes continues to exceed supply. As a result, the purchase and sale of new homes is a significant area of practice for solicitors.

The Law Society has issued a Combined Building Agreement/Contract for Sale 2026 which has introduced significant changes to the practice of buying and selling new-build homes.

This practical, virtual classroom seminar is designed to familiarise solicitors with the issues that arise from the perspective of both the developer and the buyer of a new home with examples from practice.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Acting for a developer:
• Acquisition of site or licence
• Options, services and easements
• Booklet of Title
• Draft assurance
• Declaration of Identity
• Multi-Unit developments
• Drafting/amending the Combined Building Agreement/Contract for Sale 2026 from a builder’s perspective
• Review of clauses in Building Agreement
• Unfair Terms
• Planning issues in particular levies and Part V requirements
• Certificates of compliance with planning
• Building Control Act requirements
• Dispute resolution
• Acting for purchaser of new home:
• How the provisions of the Combined Building Agreement/Contract for Sale 2026 affect the purchaser
• Key differences between the purchase of a new and a secondhand house/apartment
• Liability for defects
• Home bond
• Stage payments
• One-off houses
• Stamp Duty
• Apartments
• Searches

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.