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Affordable Housing and Fair Mortgage Bill 2018
- Sponsor
- John McGuinness · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 10 Jul 2018
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates a national affordable housing exchange platform where not-for-profit housing providers get first refusal to buy mortgaged homes from struggling owners.
- Expands mortgage-to-rent schemes beyond local authorities, allowing voluntary and not-for-profit groups to help borrowers in arrears without public funding.
- Reconfigures Abhaile as a dedicated mortgage resolution agency aligned with EU law and human rights protections during housing emergencies.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil10 Jul 2018
Debates
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