Housing

Information on Laois County Councils Affordable Purchase Scheme at An Lochán Portlaoise

Laois County Council can provide financial support to Approved Housing Bodies to build or buy accommodation for social housing.

Laois County Council can provide financial support to Approved Housing Bodies to build or buy social housing for priority groups such as older people, homeless people or people with disabilities.

Laois County Council, together with other agencies, may provide houses to eligible people at lower rents than the private market.

Laois County Council can carry out extensions or adaptations to local authority houses such as grab rails, access ramps, wet rooms or downstairs bedrooms for older tenants or tenants with a disability.

Laois County Council can allow homeowners who bought their home from the local authority before May 1978 buy out the ground rent on the property.

Laois County Council can provide support to carry out improvement works to a privately owned property.

Information on Laois County Councils Affordable Purchase Scheme at Kilminchy Portlaoise.

The Local Authority Home Loan (LAHL) is available for people who are unable to obtain sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home. The loan can be used both for new and second-hand properties, or to self-build.  

Laois County Council may provide tenants and tenant purchasers a mortgage allowance to help them move from renting to buying or building a private house.

Laois County Council can provide assistance to home owners with mortgage arrears who are at risk of losing their home. Home owners can apply to switch from owning their home to renting their home as social housing tenants.

Local authorities may assist you in finding accommodation in the private market if you qualify for long term rent supplement and have a qualified housing need. The local authority will pay the landlord and you will pay a rent contribution to the local authority.

The Repair and Leasing Scheme is an opportunity to bring vacant houses or commercial properties back into use as homes for families and individuals on the social housing waiting list.

The Room for a Student – Local Authority Tenancies Scheme is a government plan that lets people who rent from Laois County Council rent out a room to college students. They need permission from Laois County Council first.

This is a scheme for the purchase of existing local authority houses. If you are a local authority tenant (i.e. a tenant of Laois County Council) living in a Laois County Council house, that is available for sale under the scheme and you meet the eligibility criteria, you can apply to purchase your house.

Laois County Council investigates antisocial behaviour involving Laois County Council tenants. If necessary, they may involve An Garda Síochána (national police).

Laois County Council may provide financial support to residents' associations and community groups to help with the upkeep of estates.

Laois County Council can take action against illegal occupiers of local authority property.

The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act , 1988 provides that traveller specific accommodation be provided where needed.

Laois County Council manages halting sites and group housing schemes where travellers live as tenants.

Laois County Council helps Approved Housing Bodies to manage, buy, build or lease properties for social housing.

Home owners who purchased their house through a local authority purchase scheme must get permission from the local authority to sell, re-mortgage or transfer their interest in the property for the first time.

Laois County Council mortgage holders who have paid their mortgage in full can apply to Laois County Council for a certificate to confirm that the property deeds have been transferred.

Laois County Council may provide demountable dwellings such as prefabs or portacabins to those living in extremely poor conditions.

Laois County Council assesses applications for social housing based on housing need. Approved applicants are placed on the housing list which is reviewed each year.

Laois County Council may support tenants to transfer to another local authority house.

Laois County Council may allow someone to move in with a current tenant in a local authority home.

Laois County Council may provide information and advice to returning Irish emigrants on how to apply for housing in Ireland.

Laois County Council provides social housing to you if you qualify and cannot afford to rent or buy your own home.

Laois County Council may help someone living with a tenant in a Laois County Council house take over the tenancy if it ends.

Laois County Council supports new and existing tenants to successfully manage their tenancy.

Laois County Council considers requests from tenants who no longer want to be local authority tenants.

Laois County Council may support travellers living in social housing, group housing schemes or halting sites.

You can notify Laois County Council about issues with vacant private homes and vacant local authority homes.

Laois County Council may lease newly built or yet to be built properties from property developers and investors for social housing.

Laois County Council may buy suitable land or houses to use for social housing.

Laois County Council may lease properties in good condition from property owners for long term social housing.

Laois County Council buys new houses from property developers for social and affordable housing under Part V of the planning laws.

Laois County Council HAP place finder service may support those who are eligible to source and secure private rented accommodation under the Housing Assistance Payment scheme (HAP).

Laois County Council provides information and advice to those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Laois County Council may adapt a local authority house to make it more suitable for tenants with a disability.

Laois County Council takes responsibility for the repair and maintenance of items affecting the structure of our properties and tenants are responsible for other issues, including any and all alterations and additions carried out to the property by themselves (subject to consent).

Laois County Council will carry out approved energy upgrade works to local authority houses such as cavity or external wall insulation, new windows and doors, central heating and attic insulation.

Laois County Council manage and repair vacant properties before reletting them to prospective tenants.

Laois County Council may provide reports and information on housing related matters to government departments and other agencies.

Laois County Council collects housing data and give it to relevant agencies.

Laois County Council prepare strategies for housing development. You can have an input into these strategies through consultation.

Local authorities prepare plans for traveller accommodation. You can have an input into these plans through consultation.

You can report illegal camps on public land to the local authority.

Laois County Council can make a repayment arrangement with mortgage holders in arrears.

Local authority mortgage holders must make monthly repayments to the local authority.

Laois County Council may make a repayment arrangement with tenants who have rent arrears.

Laois County Council set rent based on a tenant's income, and it might change during the tenancy. In Laois County Council, rent for all properties follows the Differential Rent Scheme.

Laois County Council tenants must pay weekly rent to the Laois County Council for their property.

Laois County Council has a critical public role and duty in ensuring compliance with the standards for rental accommodation through effective inspections and enforcement processes.