Reply - Q20 Tenant In SITU Update May 2023

COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

QUESTION NO 20

QUESTION: Councillor D. Ó Brádaigh

To ask the manager to provide the most recent up to date information in relation to South Dublin County Council's 'Tenant-in-Situ' targets ie. the numbers now purchased and outlining the numbers at the vaious stages of the process.

REPLY:

The Council has been notified by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage of approval for 150 property acquisitions in 2023.

As at the end of May 2023, 289 expressions of interest have been received from landlords/property owners interested in selling their property to the Council. The current status and stages of the expressions of interest received are provided below:

40 properties purchased or sale agreed.
18 properties at negotiation stage with all pre-negotiation checks complete.
98 properties at valuation/various stages of due diligence.
79 properties pre-negotiation checks.
54 properties are not proceeding due to either the property being vacant/tenant no longer in-situ, the tenant having been made a reasonable offer of alternative accommodation or where the property is not deemed suitable for acquisition.

Where expressions of interest are received from property owners, various standard due diligence checks are undertaken in relation to property condition, valuation and conveyancing and the general steps in the process are as follows:

Determine the housing need of the household and suitability of the property concerned to the household's needs with a flexible approach being taken to prevent homelessness where possible.
Ascertain the validity and timelines of the Notice of Termination.
Explore options for suitable alternative accommodation where available.
Unertake condition survey and valuation of the property.
Commence negotiation on an acquisition price for the property.
Where a sale price is agreed, the Council’s Law Department are then instructed to complete the conveyancing process.