Robert Troy - Property Mogul

Thread title here is more appropriate. I heard his first defence on the radio and thought it reasonable enough, selling at a loss to facilitate local housing etc etc

But since then, a whole lot more colour & queries have been added.

This man is a senior elected public representative. And he's basically involved in property speculation, churning and flipping properties bought at good prices.

With his sort of contacts, both at the purchasing end and the potential LA purchasers - really he should be kicked out of office. It's not as if he's not underpaid as a public rep and anyway if he's doing that job properly, how would he have time to be in the property churning business???

You'd wonder how Barry Cowen and Dara Calleary feel about it (2 FF TDs who lost their ministerial posts earlier in this government over transgressions)

No state is capable of providing housing when the idea of housing everyone has become a money making exercise for those who espouse said ideology.

probably started when thatcher introduced right to buy in UK in the 80s. and the councils there weren't allowed to use monies received to build new council houses.

I'm guessing ireland just followed that policy sure what could go wrong?

how is buying a property, refurbishing it and then selling it for a profit count as money laundering. Be specific as to which section of the act it contravenes.

that's a lot of assumptions based on no evidence at all.

Should every property transaction where someone makes a profit be investigated?

If the house was as bad a state as he says it was, how did he get all that work done in less than 3 months? - keep in mind the property was sold within 3 months, so presumably the works were already completed by the time Westmeath CoCo were involved

there is no basis for a criminal investigation. and I did make assumptions, reasonable ones. you on the other hand have assumed criminality unreasonably.