Guides
Longer reads built on the scheme data on this site and the providers’ own rules. Two to four a month, no filler.
8 September 2026
Tenant in situ schemes: when your landlord is selling, who can buy the house so you stay
The council scheme for HAP and RAS tenants and the Cost Rental Tenant in Situ scheme for everyone under the €66,000 / €59,000 limits. Who qualifies, the housing officer appointment, what happens to the rent, and the 2023 to 2025 numbers.
8 September 2026
How cost rental works: the 40-year rent, inflation-only increases and who can end the tenancy
The rules from the Affordable Housing Act 2021: how the rent is calculated, HICP-only increases, the four eviction grounds that do not apply, income changes, HAP after six months, and 6,141 homes by provider to end 2025.
8 September 2026
Cost rental rents in Ireland: what a 1, 2 and 3-bed actually costs
Rents from every scheme advertised this year, the net income each one needs under the 35% rule, and how they compare with RTB market rents.
8 September 2026
Affordable purchase: how the price, the equity share and the 40-year buy-back work
Four times income, the 85.5% test, the €30,000 savings buffer. Three worked examples from live schemes and the income ceiling for each home.
8 September 2026
Who provides cost rental in Ireland, and how each one takes applications
LDA, Tuath, Clúid, Respond and the councils side by side: where you apply, when documents are due, how long windows stay open, how the draw works.