Having recently been outbid for two vacant houses in Clongeen, Wexford County Council (WCC) has said it is “fairly limited” when it comes to purchasing public properties for social housing. Citing a change in government policy, housing officials say the fear of “inflating the market” has prevented the council from entering auctions for homes in the county.
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The 19 local authority properties currently listed on Wexford County Council’s new choice based letting system have seen over 12,000 views online and over 1,000 expressions of interest, Wexford Borough District councillors were told.
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