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Housing Policy Statement - June 2011 (pdf, 265 kb)

Housing Needs Assessment Report 2011 (pdf, 2,853 kb)

Assessment of Social Housing Need (doc, 225 kb) 01/04/2011


Affordable Housing

Increasing Affordable Housing Supply (pdf, 1,548 kb)

Circular AHS 4/06 Planning & Development Acts 2000 - 2006 Implementation Issues (pdf, 271 kb)

Circular AHS 2/05 - Planning and Development Acts 2000-2004 Part V, Section 96(3)(d)(ii) – “ Profit on the Costs” (doc, 121 kb)

Circular AHS 3/05 - Additional lender offering mortgage finance to Affordable Housing applicants (doc, 231 kb)

Circular AHS 1/05 - Provision of mortgage finance by private lending institutions to Affordable Housing applicants (doc, 43 kb)

Appendix 2 - Provisional Offer Letter (doc, 36 kb)

Appendix 3 - Confirmation for Lender (doc, 28 kb)

Appendix 4 - Letter to Purchaser's Solicitor (doc, 25 kb)

Appendix 5 - Solicitor's Undertaking (doc, 31 kb)

Appendix 6 - Charging Order and Memorial - P&DA 2000 (doc, 30 kb)

Appendix 7 - Charging Order and Memorial - H/MPA 2002 (doc, 30 kb)

Annex A - Specimen Agreement with one Particular Lender (doc, 132 kb)

Manager's Letter (doc, 30 kb)

Manager's Letter - Appendix 2 (doc, 121 kb)

Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2006 (pdf, 386 kb)

Part V of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 - Implementation Issues (doc, 106 kb)

Further Guidelines Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2002 (doc, 114 kb)


Part V Resource pack - Concluding Part V Agreements


Your Affordable Housing Handbook


Homelessness

Homeless Strategy - National Implementation Plan (pdf, 203 kb)

The Way Home -A Strategy to Address Adult Homelessness in Ireland 2008-2013 (pdf, 448 kb)

Homelessness - An Integrated Strategy (pdf, 218 kb)

Homelessness - A Preventative Strategy (pdf, 90 kb)

Review of the Implementation of the Government's Integrated and Preventative Homeless Strategies- Executive Summary (pdf, 104 kb)

Review of the Implementation of the Government's Integrated and Preventative Homeless Strategies (pdf, 2,044 kb)


Housing Policy

QualityHousing for Sustainable Communities - Design Guidelines (pdf, 5,843 kb)


Travellers

Annual Report 2010 - National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (pdf, 229 kb)

Annual Report 2009 - National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (pdf, 219 kb)

Annual Report 2008 - National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (pdf, 535 kb)

Annual Report 2007 - National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (doc, 274 kb)

Annual Report 2006 -National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee- (pdf, 319 kb)

Annual Report 2005 -National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee- (pdf, 506 kb)

Annual Report 2004 National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (pdf, 313 kb)

Annual Report 2003 National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (pdf, 403 kb)

Annual Report 2002 National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (pdf, 333 kb)

Annual Report 1999 National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (pdf, 376 kb)

Accommodation Options for Travellers (pdf, 133 kb)

Guidelines - Residential Caravan Parks for Travellers (pdf, 3,141 kb)

Guidelines for Accommodating Transient Traveller Families (pdf, 105 kb)

Guidelines for Group Housing for Travellers (pdf, 337 kb)

Guidelines for the Operation of Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committees (LTACCs) (pdf, 63 kb)

National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee- Consultation Guidelines for Traveller Specific Accommodation Projects (doc, 59 kb)

Memorandum on the Preperation, Adoption and Implementation of Local Authority Traveller Programmes 2009 (doc, 302 kb)

Review of the Operation of the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 - Report of the National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee to the Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal (pdf, 224 kb)


Private Rented Sector

2005-2011 No. of Inspections of Private Rented Dwellings Carried Out per Local Authority (xls, 31 kb)

2005 - 2011 Breakdown of Payments to Local Authorities for the inspection of Private Rented Accommodation (xls, 162 kb)

The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the Private rented Sector (doc, 51 kb) 27/11/2009

Action on Private Rented Accommodation Standards (pdf, 102 kb)


 Charter for Rented Housing, Free, DEHLG  This deals with changes introduced in relation to rented housing, ie Rent Books and minimum standards.

Guide to the Residential Tenancies Act Leaflet (pdf, 378 kb)

Guidelines for Housing Authorities in the Implementation of Minimum Standards in Rented Accommodation (Feb 2011) (pdf, 226 kb)

Long Occupation Equity Leases Leaflet (pdf, 89 kb)


 PRTB Registration Form (Link)

PRTB Tenancy Registration Leaflet (doc, 85 kb)

Rent Tribunal Application Form - RT1 (pdf, 1,753 kb)

Rent Tribunal - A Brief Guide (pdf, 1,734 kb)


Report of the Commission on the Private Rented Sector (2000) Extract €2.54 GPSO

Report of the Commission on the Private Rented Residential Sector (2000) - Chapter 8 (pdf, 166 kb)

Successor Tenant in the Formerly Rent Controlled Sector Leaflet (doc, 130 kb)


Good Practice in Housing Management

Housing Refugees (2003) (pdf, 292 kb)

Managing Voids - Co-Ordinating the Maintence, Repair & Allocation of Vacant Dwellings (2001) (pdf, 266 kb)

Preventing and Combating Anti Social Behaviour (2003 (pdf, 302 kb)

Rent Assessment,Collection,Accounting and Arrears Control (2001) (pdf, 291 kb)

Repair and Maintenance of Dwellings (2000) (pdf, 219 kb)


Housing Market

Action on House Prices (1998) (Following the First Bacon Report) (doc, 49 kb)

Action on the Housing Market (1999) (Following the Second Bacon Report) (doc, 67 kb)

Action on Housing (2000) (Following the Third Bacon Report) (pdf, 31 kb)

Bacon Report 1 - An Economic Assessment of Recent House Price Developments (Summary) (Peter Bacon and Associates) (1998) (doc, 82 kb)

Bacon Report 2 - The Housing Market - An Economic Review and Assessment (Peter Bacon and Associates) (1999) (pdf, 1,133 kb)

Bacon Report 3 - The Housing Market in Ireland - An Economic Evaluation of Trends and Prospects (2000) (pdf, 603 kb)


Voluntary & Co-Operative Housing

Centre for Housing Research Report - Grant Thornton (doc, 2,432 kb) 18/09/2009

Increased Unit Limits (doc, 33 kb)

Circular VCH 1/06 (doc, 21 kb)

Capital Funding Schemes for the Provision of Rental Accommodation by Approved Housing Bodies (pdf, 339 kb)

Capital Funding Schemes for the Provision of Rental Accommodation by Approved Housing Bodies (pdf, 339 kb)


General

A Model Housing Strategy and Step-by-step Guide to Part V of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (pdf, 310 kb)


A  Plan for Social Housing (1991), Free, DEHLG

Addressing Issues of Social Exclusion in Moyross and Other Disadvantaged Areas of Limerick (pdf, 68 kb)

Addressing Issues of Social Exclusion in Moyross and other Disadvantaged Areas of Limerick- Appendices (pdf, 3,353 kb)


Administration of Rent and Mortgage Interest Assistance (1999), €12.70, GPSO

Building Sustainable Communities Leaflet - English (pdf, 383 kb)

Capital Assistance Allocations 2010 (doc, 104 kb) 05/02/2010

Capital Funding Schemes for the Provision of Rental Accommodation (pdf, 339 kb)

Circular Housing 47/2011 - Access to Social Housing Supports for non-Irish nationals (pdf, 1,315 kb)

Circular SHIP 2010/13 - Capital Assistance Scheme - Proposals for the Provision of Accommodation by Approved Housing Bodies for People with Specific Categories of Housing Need (pdf, 73 kb)

Circular SHIP 2010/13 - Capital Assistance Scheme - Memorandum (pdf, 87 kb)

Dealing with Mortgage Arrears - A Guide for Local Authorities (doc, 149 kb)

Delivering Homes Sustaining Communities- Statement on Housing Policy (pdf, 1,618 kb)

Delivering Homes Sustaining Communities - Summary (pdf, 481 kb)

Sustainable Urban Housing - Design Standards for Apartments - Consultation - Draft Guidelines for Planning Aauthorities (doc, 79 kb)

Further Guidelines on Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2002 - Circular HMS 9/03 (htm, 10 kb)

Further Guidelines on Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000-2002 - Guidelines (doc, 119 kb)

Guidelines for Planning Authorities – Part V of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (pdf, 131 kb)

Household Charge Information Leaflet 2012 (doc, 848 kb) 16/03/2012


Housing Management Group – First Report (1996), Free, DEHLG
Housing Management Group – Second Report (1998), Free, DEHLG

Housing Needs Assessment 2005 (pdf, 61 kb)

Housing Policy Review 1990 - 2002 (pdf, 896 kb)

Housing Policy Framework- Building Sustainable Communities (pdf, 383 kb)

Housing Update - Sept 04 (pdf, 120 kb)

Implementation Manual Part V of Planning and Development Act 2000 (pdf, 64 kb)

Implementation of Affordable Housing Initiative 2nd Progress Report - Appendix D (xls, 47 kb)

Implementation of Affordable Housing Initiative 3rd Progress Report (pdf, 5,987 kb)

Implementation of Affordable Housing Initiative 2nd Progress Report: Main Report (pdf, 473 kb)

Information Note for Property Owners - Leasing Arrangments for Social Housing (pdf, 33 kb)

Irish National Survey of Housing Quality 2001 - 2002 - Main Report (pdf, 1,587 kb)

Irish National Survey of Housing Quality 2001 - 2002 - Executive Summary (pdf, 242 kb)

Key Steps in Dealing with Mortgage Arrears (pdf, 41 kb)

Limerick Regeneration - Southside Map (pdf, 2,919 kb)

Limerick Regeneration - Northside Map (pdf, 2,937 kb)

Limerick Regeneration Phase 1 (doc, 3,214 kb) 18/06/2010

Limerick Regeneration Project List (doc, 51 kb)

Managing in Partnership - Enabling Tenant Participation in Housing Estate Management (2001) (pdf, 249 kb)

National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability (2011-2016) (pdf, 1,327 kb)


Recommendation for Site Development Work for Housing Areas ( 1994) (Out of print - Photocopies available), DEHLG

Recommendation for Site Development Work for Housing Areas (1998) - Pages 1-30 (pdf, 1,022 kb)

Recommendation for Site Development Work for Housing Areas (1998) - Pages 31-54 (pdf, 946 kb)

Regular National Report on Housing Developments in European Countries - Synthesis Report (pdf, 761 kb)

Remedial Works Guidelines (pdf, 124 kb)

Residential Tenancies Act 2004 - SI 505 (Commencement Order) (doc, 23 kb)


Social Housing Guidelines – Improvement Works in Lieu Scheme (1998), Free, DEHLG Social Housing - The Way Ahead (1995), Free, DEHLG
Social Housing - The Way Ahead, Summary (1995), Free, DEHLG

UNECE Study Tour of Ireland and the UK (Northern Ireland) 1994. Human Settlements Trends in Ireland (1994), Free, DEHLG

Use it or Lose it (Goodbody Economic Consultants) Report (doc, 326 kb)

Social Housing Provisions 1992-1997 (doc, 32 kb)

Social Housing Support - Household Means Policy (pdf, 98 kb)

Social Housing Support - Table of Income Limits (pdf, 60 kb)

Submission Template - Leasing Arrangements for Social Housing (doc, 41 kb)

Tenant Means Guidelines - Tenant Purchase Apartments Scheme (doc, 142 kb)


Rental Accommodation Scheme

General Information and Sources of Further Information (doc, 35 kb)

Information for Landlords, Accommodation Providers and Agents (doc, 47 kb)

Interim Value for Money & Policy Review of the Rental Accommodation Scheme (pdf, 352 kb)


Thatching Grant

HA2T Memorandum (doc, 45 kb)

HA1/90 - Application Form (doc, 68 kb)

Capital Assistance Scheme Sept 2010 Allocations Table (doc, 114 kb) 21/09/2010


Unfinished Housing Developments


National Housing Development Survey 2011 


National Housing Survey 2011 (xls, 1,510 kb)


National Housing Development Survey 2010 - County Maps

National Housing Development Survey (doc, 524 kb) 21/10/2010

National Picture (pdf, 2,170 kb) 22/10/2010

Carlow County Council Map (pdf, 661 kb) 22/10/2010

Cavan County Council Map (pdf, 1,156 kb) 22/10/2010

Clare County Council Map (pdf, 1,427 kb) 22/10/2010

Cork City Council Map (pdf, 270 kb) 22/10/2010

Cork County Council Map (pdf, 3,704 kb) 22/10/2010

Donegal County Council Map (pdf, 2,431 kb) 22/10/2010

DLR County Council Map (pdf, 480 kb) 22/10/2010

Dublin City Council Map (pdf, 519 kb) 22/10/2010

Fingal County Council Map (pdf, 1,032 kb) 22/10/2010

Galway City Council Map (pdf, 280 kb) 22/10/2010

Galway County Council Map (pdf, 3,139 kb) 22/10/2010

Kerry County Council Map (pdf, 2,286 kb) 22/10/2010

Kildare County Council Map (pdf, 1,004 kb) 22/10/2010

Kilkenny County Council Map (pdf, 940 kb) 22/10/2010

Laois County Council Map (pdf, 1,060 kb) 22/10/2010

Leitrim County Council Map (pdf, 802 kb) 22/10/2010

Limerick City Council Map (pdf, 205 kb) 22/10/2010

Limerick County Council Map (pdf, 1,257 kb) 22/10/2010

Longford County Council Map (pdf, 475 kb) 22/10/2010

Louth County Council Map (pdf, 740 kb) 22/10/2010

Mayo County Council Map (pdf, 2,774 kb) 22/10/2010

Meath County Council Map (pdf, 1,604 kb) 22/10/2010

Monaghan County Council Map (pdf, 808 kb) 22/10/2010

Offaly County Council Map (pdf, 1,493 kb) 22/10/2010

Roscommon County Council Map (pdf, 983 kb) 22/10/2010

South Dublin County Council Map (pdf, 649 kb) 22/10/2010

Sligo County Council Map (pdf, 1,364 kb) 22/10/2010

Tipp North County Council Map (pdf, 1,433 kb) 22/10/2010

Tipp South County Council Map (pdf, 1,338 kb) 22/10/2010

Waterford City Council Map (pdf, 208 kb) 22/10/2010

Waterford County Council Map (pdf, 1,199 kb) 22/10/2010

Westmeath County Council Map (pdf, 1,047 kb) 22/10/2010

Wexford County Council Map (pdf, 1,044 kb) 22/10/2010

Wicklow County Council Map (pdf, 1,113 kb) 22/10/2010

Survey Methodology (doc, 261 kb) 28/10/2010


Reports

Managing and Resolving Unfinished Housing Developments (doc, 1,594 kb) 17/08/2011

Resolving Ireland's Unfinished Housing Developments - Report of the Advisory Group on Unfinished Housing Developments (pdf, 538 kb)
(published by the Department on 9th June 2011)

Executive Summary of the Report of the Advisory Group on Unfinished Housing Developments (pdf, 132 kb)
(published by the Department on 9th June 2011)

Resolving Ireland's Unfinished Housing Developments - Response to the Advisory Group Report on Unfinished Housing Developments (doc, 844 kb)
(published by the Department on 9th June 2011)

Unfinished Housing Developments Interim Report (doc, 54 kb) 18/02/2011

Unfinished Housing Developments (doc, 2,216 kb) 28/10/2010

Stakeholders Code of Practice - Unfinished Housing Developments (pdf, 353 kb)

Resident's Guide - Living in Unfinished Housing Developments (pdf, 646 kb)

Social Housing Allocations 2012 (doc, 105 kb) 20/03/2012

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