In order to be eligible to apply for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s Affordable Housing Schemes, applicants must satisfy the following criteria:
- You must be over 18 years of age;
- If you are married, in a Civil Partnership or in an intimate committed relationship with a partner and you intend to live in the affordable dwelling together, you must apply as a joint application;
- Each applicant must be a First-Time Buyer or meet the exceptions under the Fresh Start Principle, or own a dwelling which is not suited to the current accommodation needs of the applicant’s household due to its size;
- Each person included in the application must currently live in the Republic of Ireland and have the right to reside indefinitely in the State;
- The affordable home must be the household’s normal place of residence.
- Applicants from a member state of the EU/European Economic Area can apply for an affordable home, provided they are living in Ireland for a minimum of 3 months;
- Eligibility is based on an applicant’s purchasing power. Purchasing power is calculated by adding an applicant’s savings, HTB and the max. mortgage available to them. Purchasing Power cannot exceed 90% of the Market Value of the property.