Rehabilitation of Vacant Dwellings

Last Updated: Friday 24 July 2026

Overview

The Rehabilitation of Vacant Dwellings for Rental Scheme is an initiative intended to encourage private owners to invest in the rehabilitation of unoccupied, substandard residential dwellings and lease them to the Authority to accommodate social housing applicants.

What you'll get

The Authority is offering a one time grant to owners of vacant residential dwellings. Once the dwelling house is rendered up to standard and suitable for occupation, it is then leased to the Authority for a period of ten years.

Eligibility

How to apply

Fill in and submit the application online.

 

A non-refundable administrative fee of €50.00 applies upon submission of an application.

Timeline

Submission of Application

Vetting of Application

5 days

Processing of Application

2 months

Delivery of Service

1 day

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