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💡 Worked client scenarios — which grants to stack, when to apply, when they're paid

• 🏘️✨ "Beautiful house on the main street" — owner-occupied, NOT a Protected Structure, wants to refurbish
• 👶🏠 "First-time buyer buying a vacant home to live in" — stacking LAHL + LAPR + VPRG + SEAI
• 👪🏚️ "Inherited vacant family home" — CAT, VPRG, Fair Deal and probate timing
• 🏬➡️🏠 "Flat above the shop" — client owns a shop with a vacant upper floor, wants to convert it to an apartment and rent it out
• 🏛️🏬 "Georgian townhouse converted into apartments for rent" — multi-unit conversion of a Protected Structure
• 🏚️🌾 "Derelict farmhouse in the countryside" — buying a rural wreck to live in
• 🏛️🛠️ "Protected Structure needing major repair" — PS owner planning significant works
• 🌾🏠 "Thatched cottage needing re-thatching" — BHIS thatched stream, insurance subsidy, SEAI
• 📢⚖️ "Derelict site on my street" — how to get a derelict property brought back into use

Quick start (most-used links)

• Bring a Vacant or Derelict Property Back into Use (gov.ie campaign hub): https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/campaigns/bring-a-vacant-or-derelict-property-back-into-use/

  • Overview page that links to the main vacancy/dereliction supports + the Vacant Homes Officer contact list/leaflet.

• Vacant Above the Shop Grant: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/services/vacant-above-the-shop-grant/

  • Targeted support to convert/refurbish vacant space above shops into homes.
  • Rates of payment (max, incl. VAT):
    • 1 unit: up to €95,000
    • 2 units: up to €115,000
    • 3+ units: up to €135,000

• Report a vacant/derelict property: https://vacanthomes.ie/

  • Public reporting portal used by local authorities to follow up on empty homes.

• Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant (VPRG): https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/services/vacant-property-refurbishment-grant/

  • Main grant for bringing a vacant/derelict home back into residential use (apply via your local authority).

• SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) Home Energy Grants: https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants

  • Supports insulation/heating/renewables upgrades (avoid double-claiming with VPRG-funded works).

• Local Authority Home Loan: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/services/local-authority-home-loan-scheme/

  • Government-backed mortgage for eligible buyers; see also the Purchase & Renovation Loan for vacant/derelict.