Website to help in compilation of vacant homes in Limerick

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Limerick City and County Council is looking at harnessing the civic mindedness of its citizens as part of its plans at looking at vacant and derelict properties.

VacantHomes.ie is an initiative that gathers valuable information on vacant homes throughout the country so that local authorities can get in touch with the owners and ascertain if the property can be re-used quickly.

The information is submitted anonymously by Irish citizens, and will be used by local authorities as part of their overall plans for vacant homes.

According to Census 2016, there are 8,184 vacant units in Limerick (6,153 are houses, 1,599 are apartments and 432 holiday homes). However, other information sources suggest that the actual level of vacancy may be much lower.

The information gathered will be fed in to Limerick City and County Council who will use the data to get the most up-to-date and accurate information about vacant units and their status.

Information gathered through VacantHomes.ie can:

  • Raise awareness of vacant homes and the need to bring them back in to use
  • Help develop a national database of vacant homes throughout the country
  • Research, develop and work with others in order to develop ideas, policies and strategies in the area of housing and in particular vacant homes.

Limerick citizens can log onto VacantHomes.ie and list any property they think could be utilised to help tackle the housing crisis.

When people are logging details they can do so anonymously so they are not expecting or anticipating an immediate reply.

Those people who log in and leave a contact can tick the option whether they want further contact from Limerick City and County Council.

It’s important though to highlight that trying to contact property owners and get them to engage takes time. A lot of these properties have been vacant a very long time and the public must appreciate that it is not possible or feasible to turn around a property in a matter of weeks or months or longer for that matter. In some cases properties logged cannot be used for housing.

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