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Council building a house on own land

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  • 02-02-2008 2:33pm
    #1
    bbbbbb22222
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    To try and keep this short.
    We live in a very old house, the health board have said its unfit to live in and we have to get out and find somewhere else to live quickly.
    We have a meeting with the council on Monday and they have mentioned that they may be able to pull the existing house down and build a new one.
    Has anyone heard of this before?
    Any advice would be great. Thanks.


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    mikemac
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    Who owns the house and land?
    Do you rent it off the council and are they going to build you a brand new house?
    If so, you should thank your lucky stars.

    Or is the house owned by you and the Health Board are enforcing standards?

    More info needed


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    bbbbbb22222
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    We own the land and house. The health board are enforcing standards.
    The house is in such poor repair and in a very rural area so if we sold it we wouldn't get much for it.
    I have heard several cases of people in this area giving the council their land and then the council building a house which is then rented out to them.

    Although I can't find any information about this.


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    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,120 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Look on your local County Council website.

    They're called SI houses (Special Instance).

    As I dunno your CoCo, I'll make do with my local CoCo.
    http://www.donegalcoco.ie/services/informationpoints/owningahouse/sihouse.htm


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    #5
    bbbbbb22222
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    Thanks byte thats great.


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