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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 13, 2021

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh

To ask the Chief Executive to review the new Choice Based Letting System to include the following information; 1) Photos of the Houses /Apt Block 2) House number of the actual property available 3) Inclusion of front or back Garden with the property 4) Name of the AHB and rent % calculation 5) Ground maintenance fees, if required.

REPORT:

Our Allocations team include as much information as possible relating to available properties on the new Choice Based Letting (CBL) platform within the Housing Online facility of the new integrated housing system to allow prospective tenants make as informed a choice as possible before committing to an expression of interest for a property.  House and apartment numbers are included are included as a matter of course along with any additional property details including accommodation type, number of bedrooms, bathrooms, tenure type (Council owned, long-term lease, AHB property etc.) and details of  the managing AHB.

The differential rent applicable to all social housing units in the County is in line with the Council's adopted rent scheme or the associated AHB rent scheme.  Service charges, generally applied by AHBs to cover waste management and other specific services, where applicable and known, will also be advised on CBL going forward.

All properties are mapped on the CBL site so that prospective tenants can be aware of the local amenities, facilities and supports.  In addition, photographs are provided for all Council re-let properties advertised on CBL and we are working with Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to ensure that they do likewise.  It should be noted that it may not be possible to include photographs of each property in a development where new homes are under construction but we will provide specifications and design pictures where available.