Choice Based Lettings Scheme Finglas Area
The following houses are available in the Finglas area under the Choice Based lettings Scheme:
- There are no current lettings available
Applicants should register there interest in this property by completing the forms above and returning to Dublin City Council, Finglas Area Office, Mellowes Road, Finglas
You can register your interest by:
Applications cannot be taken by telephone.
What is Choice Based Lettings?
Choice Based Lettings is a method of housing allocation widely used in the United Kingdom and it has proved particularly successful with units that are difficult to let.
New Pilot Scheme
Dublin City Council has commenced a new Choice Based Lettings Scheme which will come into operation in November 2011 as part of its current Housing Allocation Scheme.
Choice Based Lettings will be introduced on a pilot basis in two areas in the city: Finglas South and Darndale.
At present, when vacancies arise in these areas the allocations process can sometimes be very lengthy. Long term vacant properties are easy to identify and pose a higher risk of being vandalised and, in some cases, can put adjacent houses and families at risk to the same vandals. There is also a loss of revenue to the Council.
Under the new scheme vacancies that come about in these areas will be advertised in the media and people can register their interest in them with the Council. It is hoped that this will lead to a quicker turn around in vacant properties. This pilot scheme will run for six months and may be extended to other areas if it proves to be successful.
Procedure for Choice Based Lettings Pilot Scheme
Properties that are considered hard to let and that become available for re-letting in the Finglas South and Darndale Pilot Areas will be advertised in:
Expressions of interest will be invited and applicants should register their interest with the Area Housing Manager in the relevant Local Area Office:
- by letter
- by email
- by calling into the local area office
There will be a closing date before which applicants must register their interest.
If a number of applicants express an interest in a property the final offer will be made to the applicant with the highest list position for that particular type of property (longest on list, highest points and most suitable family size).
All offers of accommodation will be subject to the usual estate management checks.
In the case of transfer applicants, only tenants with a clear rent account will be considered.
In the unlikely event that an applicant that has expressed an interest in a property subsequently refuses an offer, this will be considered a refusal in accordance with the Scheme of Letting Priorities.