Clare Tenants Facing Difficultly Purchasing Council Houses

Concern is being expressed over the difficulty facing social housing tenants in  the county who are attempting to purchase their homes. 

A meeting of the SPC Housing committee has heard that there currently 2000 local authority houses in Co. Clare and there  are a number of routes to available to tenants to buy these from the Council

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These include the Tenant Purchase of Apartments Scheme and the Incremental Purchase Scheme

Committee member Dermot Hayes says many people wish to purchase properties, however, regulations on those who wish to do so have been tightened recently.