Housing
Unoccupied house and buyer ‘matchmaking’ service piloted in Mayo
Council and local start-up Homebuyer’s Hero have won state funding for scheme to facilitate sale of vacant homes, which could be rolled out nationwide
Mayo County Council and Homebuyer’s Hero will launch a “matchmaking” service in the new year to help prospective homeowners to acquire vacant properties.
Data compiled by the local authority has shown that there are almost 9,000 vacant homes in the county. The pilot project has been targeted to facilitate the sale of up to 50 homes to buyers in 2023, with scope to expand the project nationwide in 2024.
The scheme has secured funding from ...