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Housing Loans Regulations (Fresh Start - Buyout) (Amendment) Bill 2026
- Sponsor
- Eoin Ó Broin · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 18 Mar 2026
- Last updated
- 19 Mar 2026
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Housing Loans Regulations 2021 to allow people staying in family home after divorce/separation to get local authority housing loans to buyout ex-partner's share.
- Extends eligibility criteria in Regulation 7 to include those retaining ownership post-divorce/separation who need mortgage finance for buyout purposes.
- Enables divorced or legally separated individuals to access housing loan funding from local authorities specifically for acquiring their former partner's property interest.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage34th Dáil18 Mar 2026
- Second Stage34th Dáil18 Mar 2026
Debates
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