Kildare residents home insurance coverage payments rise by €1,500 over flood threat declare

A bunch of residents in a mature residential space have seen house insurance coverage payments rise by €1,500 due to fears of a claimed flood threat.

It was claimed at a Naas Municipal District committee assembly by Cllr Anne Breen that folks residing in Mountain View on the Blessington Street have been instructed it’s on a flood plain and the residents have been conscious of this.

Cllr Breen mentioned among the homes there are 40-50 years outdated and the upper payments arose after water had gathered within the space.

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Cllr Breen added that just about 400 houses are being constructed close by

Cllr Invoice Clear mentioned this was resulting from a drainage difficulty arising from one other space. This has since been refuted by Kildare County Council.

Naas mayor Fintan Brett mentioned a report from an engineering consulting agency had indicated that the Mountain View property shouldn’t be on a flood plain however insurance coverage firms try to take benefit.