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Over 3,600 Council Houses Lying Empty

More than 3,600 council houses are lying empty in the midst of the housing crisis. It comes as 72 th...
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8:10 AM - 22 Oct 2018



Over 3,600 Council Houses Lyin...

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Over 3,600 Council Houses Lying Empty

TodayFM
TodayFM

8:10 AM - 22 Oct 2018



More than 3,600 council houses are lying empty in the midst of the housing crisis.

It comes as 72 thousand households in Ireland qualify for housing support.

A report from the National Oversight and Audit Commission, which oversees local authorities, says some councils need to improve the time it takes to re-let a property.

The report says the turnover takes 77 weeks in Sligo and 70 in Leitrim with the quickest in Westmeath at just under 7 weeks.

According to the Irish Independent, a three bed house in Kildare has been lying vacant for two years after being sold to the local council.



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