Academic Michelle Norris says the scheme to sell homes to tenants should be suspended given the current housing crisis. But some Dublin city councillors aren’t so sure.
Tag: tenant purchase scheme
Posted inJan 11th, 2017, Opinion
Andy: It Worked When Local Authorities Could Borrow to Build Housing
Public provision of public housing used to be commonplace in Ireland, but then we shifted to rely more on the market. It’s not working, says Andy Storey.
Posted inApr 27th, 2016, Opinion
Mick: We Are Selling Off Social Housing and It’s Madness
Most debates about the housing crisis lead back to one place: the acute shortage of social housing. Tenant purchase schemes are making that shortage worse.
Posted inCity Desk, Dec 2nd, 2015
Now’s Not the Time to Sell Off Social Housing, Say Councillors
It’s unlikely they’ll get a reprieve, but there are a stack of arguments as to why now is a bad time to offer to sell homes to social housing tenants at massive discounts.