The role of the Vacant Homes Office is to identify vacant properties in County Laois, particularly in areas of high demand, and to facilitate their return to use as housing units. The Vacant Homes Officer will work with property owners to bring vacant properties back into use for social and private housing purposes.
The main schemes available to Laois County Council for this purpose are:
The Vacant Homes Office can be contacted at (057) 866 4000 or via e-mail at vacanthomes@laoiscoco.ie
You can also report properties that you believe to be vacant at https://vacanthomes.ie and these will be investigated by the Vacant Homes Officer. You can report these properties anonymously if you so wish.