Apply

Before registering and applying please

1. Have a Mortgage Approval in Principle

 Applicants should have their Mortgage Approval in Principle in place before applying for affordable housing

2. Apply for Help to Buy Scheme,(If applicable).

• Apply to Revenue for Help to Buy – click here for more information from Revenues website on how to apply and eligibility.
• Proof of your eligibility for the Help to Buy Scheme is proof of your status as a first-time buyer.

3. Obtain proof of income:

• For Employees:
• Have Salary Certificates completed for Applicant 1 and/or Salary Certificate for Applicant 2 if employed. Your employer should provide you with a salary certificate.
• You will require your employment detail summary for the previous year; you need to apply for this through Revenue.ie
• You will be required to supply your most recent payslips. 

• Unemployed/ In receipt of Social Welfare
• If one of the applicants is unemployed, print the Unemployment/Social Welfare Benefit Confirmation and ask an official at the Department of Social Protection to complete it for you.

• For Self Employed
• Obtain proof of income if you are Self-Employed in the form of the previous 2 years:
• Audited/Credited Accounts
• Tax Balancing Statement
• Tax Payment Receipt

 4.  Apply for/gather and then photograph or scan all of your documents.

• Please read our Frequently asked questions on the scheme

If you have any queries please contact our Affordable Housing Team at affordablehousing@louthcoco.ie