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What are peoples thoughts on councils, state agencies, housing bodies etc. buying houses from the private market.

I believe we do need more social housing, although we need to review how much is being built, who is eligible and what the impact is on the private market. As the housing crisis goes worse, more people need social housing, negatively impacting costs and availability of private housing.
Are we going to get to a stage where everyone will qualify for social housing?

I know this has been discussed before and I believe that in most cases social housing is good but it is also extremely discouraging when you are working hard and trying to save to buy a house and you see this.

How can a person compete with a state body who has an unlimited (relatively) budget and the ability to buy in bulk.

I have seen this numerous times over recent years. For example, in Clonburris, a huge development in west Dublin where both Cairn and South Dublin County Council are building houses. Respond Housing agency have bought several hundred units from Cairn which were intended to be sold on the private market. Obviously this is a great deal for Cairn as they get a good price, have to only deal with one buyer/solicitor and there is no rush to have the units ready to move in.
There were people sleeping in cars over night to view these units and try and get on the lost to buy one and then a State body can swoop in and buy them??

The indo are drawing a false equivalence between cuckoo funds, who make housing more expensive ultimately, and Part V agreements which by their very nature aim to make housing more affordable.

It might annoy prospective buyers but the net social good is vastly greater. They should certainly be raising income thresholds or at least making it easier for middle income earners to get social housing though