Hi Colm,
To clarify, this was the offer made by AIB and the sum paid equated to c 33% of the current value of the house. The appeal was turned down. The case involves a close family member who I have been assisting. Reluctant to go in granular detail. The house was the only property owned by that person. The person moved in with their partner and the rationale behind which house to live in was centered on an understanding and "reality" that the AIB funded house was a high variable rate.
The decision on which of their two houses (bought individually as single people before they had met) to live in was key. The decision would probably have been to live in the AIB-funded property on what should have been an excellent tracker rate....