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
