Turnkey Social Housing Acquisitions to Be Phased Out Under Cabinet Proposals

The purchase of new turnkey properties for social housing is set to be phased out under proposals brought before the Cabinet.

According to reporting by RTÉ News, ministers are considering plans that would wind down the practice of acquiring completed new-build properties for social housing use. Under the measures presented to Cabinet, the turnkey acquisition mechanism will be phased out rather than stopped immediately.

Specific operational timelines, transitional arrangements for developments currently under negotiation, and alternative delivery routes remain subject to the formal decisions agreed by Cabinet.