Clúid to tender for €150m worth of social housing in County Cork

The average price of any single unit should not exceed €385,000, inclusive of VAT, the housing body said

The view from one of Clúid Housing's cost-rental homes in Cork City. The housing body said that should more than 30% of the units in any proposed scheme be comprised of apartments, it would be required to be located in a town or city centre.

Housing body Clúid is set to tender for €150m worth of social housing developments in Co Cork for delivery over four years at an average cost of no more than €385,000 per home.

Clúid has requested tenders from up to 10 “suitably qualified and competent” developers with full planning permission already obtained on the relevant sites to apply for the contract to build homes on 10 separate lots, all within Cork county.