Vacant Homes Office

Vacant Homes Office

Pathway 4 of the “Housing for All” policy addresses Vacancy and Efficient Use of Existing Stock through targeted schemes, including:

• Croí Cónaithe (Towns) Fund – Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant
• Ready to Build Scheme (Serviced Sites for New Homes)
• Repair and Leasing (RLS)
• Buy and Renew
• Derelict Sites
• Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs)

It recognises that many areas of cities, towns and villages have vacant properties, which, if brought back into use, could add vibrancy to towns of all sizes around the country, and new accommodation in both urban and rural areas. RLS operates in tandem with a range of other measures under Housing for All aimed at tackling vacancy and better utilisation of existing housing stock. Housing for All recognises that there are a range of complementary approaches required to achieve this ambition. In parallel with RLS, the ‘Buy and Renew’ funding scheme supports local authorities and AHBs to purchase and renew housing units in need of remediation and make them available for social housing use.

The Vacant Homes Office invite members of the public to submit expressions of interest for the schemes and is accepting applications for one of the available Vacant Property Refurbishment Schemes. You can find updated documentation about each grant onto the Council website and enquiries about the fund can be directed to vacanthomesofficer@longfordcoco.ie.

More information about the schemes available can be found at Refurbishing Vacant Property.