Guides
Longer reads built on the scheme data on this site and the providers’ own rules. Two to four a month, no filler.
8 September 2026
Cost rental rents in Ireland: what a 1, 2 and 3-bed actually costs
Rents from every scheme advertised this year, the net income each one needs under the 35% rule, and how they compare with RTB market rents.
8 September 2026
Affordable purchase: how the price, the equity share and the 40-year buy-back work
Four times income, the 85.5% test, the €30,000 savings buffer. Three worked examples from live schemes and the income ceiling for each home.
8 September 2026
Who provides cost rental in Ireland, and how each one takes applications
LDA, Tuath, Clúid, Respond and the councils side by side: where you apply, when documents are due, how long windows stay open, how the draw works.