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Affordable Housing

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  • 04-01-2007 5:11pm
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    SuzyS1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 488 ✭✭


    in Fingal
    Was wondering as I was approved ages ago and apart from one letter that went out to the whole waiting list - SO many people ahead of me wanted the houses I didn't even get to view !
    I haven't had a call nor can they give any indication on where I am in the list or any kind of timescale
    It's so unfair as I am renting and my lease is up.
    I can only find one suitable house now with a years lease.


    Have any of you been sucessful in getting a house and how long were you waiting ?
    I'd love to hear from you.


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    jdivision
    Registered Users Posts: 4,260 ✭✭✭jdivision


    Search/browse the forum and you'll come across a few people who have myself included. Won't bore everyone with the details again - pm me if you need further details. Basically you can go a few months without hearing anything and then three or four of them come along at once. If you've limited yourself to certain areas it can be a long time before you hear anything.


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    SuzyS1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 488 ✭✭SuzyS1972


    Thanks I did that after posting ! Duh

    My first preference is a large enough area so fingers x.


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    warrenaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 500 ✭✭✭warrenaldo


    I am on the waiting list a year. In South Dublin County Council. I was on the Reserve list for a property last month - but didnt get it cos not enough people pulled out(didnt want it anyway - so was happy). But im very close to the top of the list. And i think it will be soon enough.

    At least ive heard back from them anyway. and they say i should be getting a place in the next property that comes up. so fingers crossed.

    I have heard of a few people who got places in the Draw that they do. So it will happen. Just bide your time and try not to go mad waiting.


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    delanest
    Closed Accounts Posts: 216 ✭✭delanest


    warrenaldo wrote:
    But im very close to the top of the list. And i think it will be soon enough.


    How do you know ? Did you get any other options yet ?


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    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,565 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Personally, after asking and asking and getting evasive answers, the way I found out where I was on the waiting list was by looking through the list of names at a meeting about a particular development. I don't know why they usually find it so hard to give a straight answer though. "Well, you're in the top 95% etc..." :rolleyes:


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    warrenaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 500 ✭✭✭warrenaldo


    delanest wrote:
    How do you know ? Did you get any other options yet ?

    Judging by the fact that i was on the reserve list for a property - must mean im fairly close to the top. Plus a lot of the people ahead of me on that list will be gone because they got their property. So i must be close.

    No other options - the wait is a pain.


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    Stephen P
    Registered Users Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭Stephen P


    warrenaldo wrote:
    I am on the waiting list a year. In South Dublin County Council. I was on the Reserve list for a property last month - but didnt get it cos not enough people pulled out(didnt want it anyway - so was happy). But im very close to the top of the list. And i think it will be soon enough.

    At least ive heard back from them anyway. and they say i should be getting a place in the next property that comes up. so fingers crossed.

    I have heard of a few people who got places in the Draw that they do. So it will happen. Just bide your time and try not to go mad waiting.

    I was on that reserve list too for that developement (I hope it's the one I'm thinking of), way down near the bottom. I'm waiting 10 months now. Being on the reserve list doesn't necessarily mean you'll next offered a property next time, it all depends how far you are up on the reserve list. There's very little being built in the South Dublin Co. Co. area at the moment so I'm not expecting to get offered anything soon.

    How long are you on the list?


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