Clare’s Social Housing Chair claims middle income earners have been locked out of affordable housing in this county. It follows confirmation from the local authority that its affordable housing schemes will target those earning between €50,000 and €70,000 a year. Affordable Housing, which is designed to assist middle income earners to buy new homes at […]
Clare County Council is urging the Department of Integration to contact families hosting Ukrainian refugees to determine if further supports are required. It comes as a further 244 Beneficiaries Of Temporary Protection (BOTP’s) from Ukraine arrived here during December, bringing this county’s total to 5,368. So far, 190 local households are hosting refugees from the […]
Clare’s Social Housing Chair claims the designation of the Shannon Electoral Area as a Rent Pressure Zone only scratches the surface of what’s required for the county. The RPZ status means that rent increases for private tenancies in the town and its environs will now be capped at 2% per annum. Across the county however, […]
A former Mayor of Clare claims urgent efforts are required to provide forever homes to low and middle income earners in the county. It comes as new figures released to Aontú show that 71 local authority houses in Clare were left vacant throughout the first six months of the year. Clare’s unoccupied stock consisted of […]
Clare County Council’s Social Housing Chair says safety must remain the main priority when renovating commercial properties, even in a housing crisis. It comes as the Hardware Association Ireland has made recommendations such as waiving the capital gains tax on empty homes for three years and applying a 6% annual derelict property tax in their […]