Developer / Small Builder?
Finding it hard to get finance?
Want to kickstart your development?
Talk To Us!
Our Help Can Unlock Your Plans.
3 Steps to Unlock Your Site
- Call us on 061 557028 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5pm)
- If the plans are suitable we proceed to agree costs
- We sign contracts, and purchase your Turnkey homes
What is the Turnkey Campaign About?
The turnkey scheme is split into two sections:
- New build turnkey
- Contractor led buy and renew scheme
New build Turnkey housing projects are where a local authority, such as Limerick City and County Council, enter into a contract with private small builders or developers to purchase new housing on private land, usually taking advantage of their designs which are fully building regulation compliant and planning permissions are already in place. Turnkeys involve activating private housing developments which otherwise would not be built, or completing unfinished estates.
Contractor led buy and renew scheme aims to tackle vacancy and return those vacant properties to use as social housing. Limerick City and County Council enter into a contract with private small builders or developers who are prepared to bring vacant and derelict residential or commercial properties back into productive use as new social housing.
Under the Contractor Led Buy & Renew scheme, Properties must meet the below criteria:
- Be on Limerick City and County Council’s Derelict Sites Register or be a site or property which meets the definition of a derelict site per S3 of the Derelict Sites Act 1990. Evidence in the form of a report and photographs must accompany project submissions
- Have been vacant as a residence for a continuous period of two or more years, as at 31st December 2025. If the property proposed for return to use is an “over the shop” property, an ongoing commercial occupancy within the property is permitted.
- Be located in an area where there is a need for social housing
- Be in keeping with spatial standards and the level of specification set out in the Design Manual for Quality Housing and the Employer’s Requirements for Detail Design of Quality Housing
Please note, when you submit the details of your property it may be considered more appropriate for an Approved Housing Body to purchase the property on estate management grounds. If this is the case, we will make contact with you to outline the next steps.
Who can Apply?
You can apply if you are a small builder or a private developer that wishes to create new social housing through either new build projects or derelict homes/sites.
Expressions of Interest Invited
It’s simple to start the process and you’ll be guided along the way.
An ‘Expressions of Interest’ Briefing Document is available from the Housing Development Directorate of Limerick City and County Council.
To make an initial enquiry or to request a briefing document you can:
- Call 061 557028 (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm)
- Email turnkey@limerick.ie
- Click here to complete the enquiry form for New Build Turnkeys
- Click here to complete the enquiry form for contractor led Buy and Renew scheme
Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI)
Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) was set up by the Government to fund the delivery of new homes. The HBFI have a Social/Affordable Housing Project which is designed to provide funding for projects predominantly for social of affordable housing. See hbfi.ie for more information.
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