Firm run by two tax offenders used 'strong-arm' tactics to get paid for defective repairs to social housing, court told

"Bert's Properties Ltd demanded over €400,000 despite 'incomplete and defective upgrade works'"

"A property services company run by two convicted tax offenders has been accused of using strong-arm tactics to get paid over €400,000 for substandard work on homes due to be used for social housing."

"The allegation has been made in High Court proceedings against Bert's Properties Ltd, a firm run by Co Galway businessmen Alan Connolly and Conor Nolan."

Bert's Properties Ltd demanded more than €400,000 while upgrade works on multiple homes remained incomplete and defective. The firm is operated by Co Galway businessmen Alan Connolly and Conor Nolan, both of whom are convicted tax offenders. Strong-arm tactics are alleged to have been used to secure payment for substandard work on dwellings intended for social housing. The allegation has been lodged in High Court proceedings naming Bert's Properties Ltd. The claims assert that payment demands were disproportionate to the quality and completeness of the upgrade works and that coercive methods were employed to enforce settlement.

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