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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, June 13, 2022
QUESTION NO.7
QUESTION: Councillor T. Costello
To ask the Chief Executive how long does it take to process a mutual transfer application when both parties have submitted documentation
REPLY:
A mutual transfer can be arranged between Council tenants or with tenants of another Local Authority or Approved Housing Body subject to the agreement of each LA/AHB and both applicants meeting the following criteria:
- Completed Mutual Transfer application form submitted to the Council for approval.
- Clear rent accounts.
- Compliance with the terms of the tenancy during existing tenancy.
- Acceptance of both parties to occupy dwellings in existing condition.
- Property inspection and sign off by housing maintenance team.
- Each home must suit the housing needs of the household proposed to take up the tenancy of that home, i.e., the bedroom requirement must meet the household need as set out in Departmental guidelines.
- Both applicants must sign tenancy agreements for their proposed new home and submit updated household income details for rent assessment purposes.
There is no set timeframe for completing a mutual transfer as each application is necessarily unique with processing and approval timeframes contingent on the engagement of both tenants, all of the above criteria being met together with submission of the correct documentation and responses/approvals being received from other Local Authorities or AHBs.
It should however be noted that for several mutual transfers, the housing maintenance team is unable to confirm that the property can transfer in the current condition and works may be required to be undertaken either by the tenant or through the Council's response or planned maintenance programmes before that mutual transfer can proceed. In such instances, the works required may not be included on existing work schedules or may not have available funding and may therefore delay the mutual transfer.