Room for a Student - Council Tenancies Scheme
Main Features of Scheme
Under the Room for a Student Local Authority Tenancies Scheme, Council tenants are permitted to let a room or rooms in their homes to third-level students.
Features of the scheme include:
- prior permission must be obtained from the Council
- tenants can let a room or rooms to third-level students on a temporary basis
- tenants may let rooms through a licence agreement for the duration of the student’s academic year
- any additional income a tenant receives through the scheme is reckonable for the calculation of their differential rent to the Council.
How the Scheme Works
If a tenant wishes to rent a room in their council house to a third-level student, there are certain steps must be followed:
- The tenant must advertise the room for letting on student accommodation websites, college and university websites and in other media
- The student must view the room before agreeing to rent it
- The tenant and the student must agree that the accommodation and renting arrangements suit both parties
- The tenant and the student must both apply to the Council to take part in the scheme
- If the application is successful, the student can rent the room for the academic year
- At the end of the academic year, the student must leave the property
- If the tenant and the student want to continue the arrangement for the next academic year, they must obtain the Council’s consent.
Application Form and Further Information
Download Room for a Student FAQ
Download Room for a Student FAQ (Gaeilge)
Download Room for a Student Application Form (English)
Download Room for a Student Application Form (Gaeilge)
Download Room for a Student Sample Tenancies Agreement
Download Room for a Student Sample Tenancies Agreement (Gaeilge)