A Local Authority Home Loan is a Government backed mortgage for first time buyers or other eligible applicants through local authorities. The scheme is for the purchase of new or second-hand residential properties and for self-builds. It also includes the purchase of homes through State schemes such as the Tenant Purchase Scheme and Affordable Housing Schemes, with the exception of the First Home Scheme.
The "Fresh Start" principle means that people who are divorced or separated and have no interest in the family home, or who have undergone personal insolvency or bankruptcy arrangement or proceedings or other legal process, will be eligible to apply.
The loan is a normal Capital and Interest-bearing mortgage which is repaid by direct debit on a monthly basis.
You may borrow up to 90% of the market value of a residential property. The maximum market value of the property that can be purchased or self-built in Tipperary is €275,000.
Warning: If you do not keep up your repayments you may lose your home. The cost of your monthly repayments may increase. You may have to pay charges if you pay off a fixed-rate loan early. If you do not meet the repayments on your loan, your account will go into arrears. This may affect your credit rating, which may limit your ability to access credit in the future.
