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Information on Housing Service

General Housing Enquiries manages the following housing services

Housing Repairs/Maintenance
Registration of Landlords
Housing Waiting List
Rent Enquiries (everything from setting rent to collecting rent to rent payment)
Tenant Purchase Scheme
Improvement Works in Lieu of Local Authority Housing

Housing Repairs and Maintenance

Kilkenny Borough Council provides in excess of 500 dwellings throughout the Borough of Kilkenny. There is often confusion about who is responsible for maintenance and repairs. In its role as "Landlord", Kilkenny Borough Council is responsible for many repairs but IS NOT responsible for ALL repairs. The Borough Council is responsible for most structural repairs and repairs due to fair wear and tear. For further information regarding repairs/maintenance of your dwelling, you can contact the Engineering Department, Kilkenny Borough Council, City Hall, Kilkenny, (056) 7794510.

Registration of Landlords

Houses including apartments, flats, maisonettes, etc. but not mobile homes or caravans, let for rent or "other valuable consideration", must be registered with Kilkenny Borough Council under the Housing (Registration of Rented Houses) Regulations 1996. For further information and application form, please contact us directly.
Tel. 056-7794520.

Housing Waiting List

Kilkenny Borough Council receives on average 400 applications for housing assistance each year. Each application is assessed individually and consideration can then be given as to the most appropriate form of assistance to be provided in each case. Assistance is normally provided in the way of local authority house, housing loan, etc. A review of the waiting list is carried out every 3 years (Assessment of Housing Need).

Rent Enquiries

As a tenant of Kilkenny Borough Council, your weekly rent is assessed each year according to the total family income of your household. The incomes of every person in your dwelling must be disclosed and the rent is then assessed in accordance with the Differential Rent Scheme. This scheme is income related and as such means that if your income goes up then the rent goes up, if it goes down, the rent goes down accordingly. If at any stage, your household income changes, you should notify the Housing Department in order to have your rent reassessed. The Borough Council accept payment of rent by any of the following methods:

1. Payment to Revenue Collector,
2. Payment in Borough Council Receipts Office (open from 9:00a.m. to
1:00 p.m. and from 2:00p.m. to 5:00p.m.)
3. Deduction from weekly pay (if employer agrees)
4. An Post Family Budget Scheme
5. Direct Debit/Standing Order through a Bank Account.

Tenant Purchase Scheme

If you have been a tenant of a local authority house for at least one year, you may apply to Kilkenny Borough Council to purchase it either outright or by way of shared ownership. The price of the house will be its market value, as determined by the local authority, in its existing state of repair and condition, less discounts. You will be allowed a discount to the
value of the house for each year of tenancy of a local authority house (up to a maximum of 10 years), plus €3,809 (£3,000) in lieu of the first time buyers grant. Further information is available directly from the Housing Department.

Improvement Works In Lieu of local authority housing

Improvement Works in Lieu of Housing is a scheme which enables Kilkenny Borough Council to improve or extend privately owned houses occupied or intended to be occupied by an approved applicant for housing as an alternative to the provision of local authority housing. Kilkenny Borough Council takes into account the urgency of individual housing needs when choosing houses to improve or extend under the scheme. It will also have regard to the cost effectiveness of the proposal. The Borough Council will pay the full cost of the works carried out to the house and you can expect to pay a reasonable weekly or monthly charge in respect of the Borough Council's costs for a maximum of 15 years.If you feel that the scheme is an option that may be suited to your circumstances, you can contact the Housing Department directly.