Saturday, 11 Mar 2023
Updated / Saturday, 11 Mar 2023 11:42
DCC has received 322 enquiries regarding tenant-in-situ programme from
landlords and tenants since January 2022
By Tommy Meskill
Dublin City Council (DCC) has told councillors that it acquired 25
properties through the tenant-in-situ programme since January 2022.
In correspondence to councillors, it has also said that 192 further
units are in the pipeline.
Of those, 83 are in the final closing or conveyancing stage of the
sales process.
Dublin City Council told councillors, in correspondence seen by RTÉ's
The Week in Politics programme, that it was issuing the correspondence
following "negative commentary".
There has been criticism of local authorities over the relatively low
number of properties acquired through the tenant-in-situ scheme in
recent months.
Overall, DCC has received 322 enquiries regarding tenant-in-situ
programme from landlords and tenants since January 2022.
The tenant-in-situ programme allows Local Authorities to purchase homes
where a tenant, in receipt of Housing Assistance Payments or the Rental
Accommodation Scheme, has been issued with a notice of termination.
Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien has said that he wants 1,500 such
homes purchased through the tenant-in-situ scheme this year.
Yesterday, figures from the Residential Tenancies Board showed 4,741
notices of termination were issued to tenants in quarter three last
year.
Opposition parties have warned that it shows a significant increase in
homeless figures is now likely when the temporary eviction moratorium
runs out.
Dublin City Council says it has been receiving several calls a day from
people inquiring about eligibility to remain in situ over the past few
weeks.
In a statement, DCC explained that "similar to the purchase of any
property, undertaking due diligence can be a lengthy process and, at a
given time, the number of completed acquisitions represents only a
fraction of purchases in progress".