Kildare resident takes case against her partner's company over property dispute

Kildare resident Jackie Lavin has had her case against partner Bill Cullen at the High Court over an alleged failure to complete a deal for the sale of a property in Kerry.

The adjournment of the case is to facilitate talks over the dispute in the €1 million sale of Killegy House in Kerry.

Ms Lavin brought the proceedings against Mr Cullen's Glencullen Properties Ltd, where he is the sole shareholder at the company. The case dates back to 2012 when there was a receiver appointed by Ulster Bank to the company's assets, including Killegy House.

Ms Cullen, with an address at Oberstown in Naas, said that she was in a committed relationship with Mr Cullen. Glencullen Properties Ltd sought additional credit facilities from Ulster Bank in 2009 to continue trading during the downturn, and following the sale of a $7.25m property in Florida, Ms Lavin stated that she agreed to advance Mr Cullen €1m so he could pay down Glencullen's liabilities.

She claimed that Killegy House would be sold to her as part of the deal, but she said that the sale of the property was never completed. She is seeking an order for the specific performance directing the sale of Killegy House to her and to prohibit the defendants from entering into any contract that would see the property sold to anyone but her.

The case was adjourned yesterday and is due before the court today.