There are calls for the entirety of county Clare to be designated as a Rent Pressure Zone. As of last week, Ennis is now officially a Rent Pressure Zone due to rents having increased by more than 7% over the last five quarters. This means any further increase in rent in the county town cannot […]
Clare County Council says it will begin the process of collecting vacant site levies from the 13 vacant sites on its register in the coming weeks. The local authority is among 12 local authorities which have failed to collect any money due under the vacant site levy, since the levy’s introduction in 2018. By contrast, […]
The Chair of Clare County Council’s housing committee is describing plans to demolish houses on Francis Street in favour of a temporary car park as ludicrous. It comes as demonstrators are set to march on Áras Chontae An Chlair from 1pm this afternoon highlighting their concerns over the proposed levelling of the homes in the […]
Clare County Council is working towards securing short-term accommodation options for Ukrainian refugees living in this county, should the need arise. Community facilities have been identified and contacted to ask for their assistance in the event there’s a short-term requirement. It comes as the CEO of the local authority has admitted that the provision of […]
EFFORTS to speed up the turnaround of Council properties once they become vacant have been called for by the Chairperson of the authority’s housing committee.