Councillor calls for purchase option for voluntary scheme tenants

TENANTS of voluntary housing schemes should be given an option to buy their homes, Waterford Labour Councillor Seamus Ryan said last night.

The former mayor renewed his calls for tenants of voluntary housing schemes to be given the option to purchase. Whilst recognising the positive contribution the voluntary housing sector has made to the provision of social housing in Waterford, Cllr Ryan believes people covered under such schemes should be given the same rights as those in local authority estates.

Figures made available to Cllr Ryan recently show there are over 240 voluntary housing scheme tenants in Waterford city, in areas such as Birchwood and Killure Manor.