Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said her DUP colleague and Communities Minister Gordon Lyons was"actively looking" at the potential for changing the law and would be reporting back to executive colleagues"very shortly".
Earlier this month, a legal bid by the apartment owners was struck out in Belfast High Court after the judge ruled it fell outside the terms of existing legislation that required claims to be made within six years of the property's construction. A charity, Ulster Garden Villages, owns 54 of the 91 apartments in Victoria Square. The remaining properties are owned by individuals.
The deputy First Minister said at last week's Executive meeting, Ms Archibald and Mr Lyons were tasked with undertaking further work on the issue and reporting back"urgently" to ministerial colleagues."The Minister for Communities is actively looking at this at the moment, he's taking legal advice about that. He's very conscious of the timescales on this.
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