Sligo man is raffling 4-bedroom house for just €23 in order to tackle housing crisis
Byron Callaghan says he is "dismayed" over the housing crisis in Ireland and doesn't want to see the younger generation "locked out" of being homeowners because of prices.
Sligo man Byron Callaghan is raffling off his home for just €23 a ticket in order to tackle the Irish housing crisis.
After deciding to make the move to Dublin, he wanted to sell his own home back in Sligo.
Instead of putting it on the market, Byron has decided to raffle off his home because he is "dismayed" that people are being "locked out" of becoming homeowners in Ireland.
In a statement to RSVP, Byron said the main reason he chose to hold a draw for the house is "due to constant rising house and rent prices and the Irish property market being largely dominated by investor funds".
Byron Callaghan is a senior member of the engineering team with Today FM and Newstalk.
In his own life, Byron has seen many friends struggling to get on the property ladder, he says they are: "forced to return to the family home as they simply cannot afford extortionate rents while trying to save for a mortgage or if they manage to secure a deposit, they are priced out of the market."
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This is an experience that many people in Ireland have to deal with, but Byron says he is aware that this raffle "is a drop in the ocean" when tackling the housing crisis, but hopes "this will greatly help one family to achieve homeownership without years of debt, while also sparking a sea change."
He wants people to "take back the power" by ignoring the "typical lethargic process" of putting your house on the market.
Byron Callaghan is raffling off his house for just €23 a ticket.
The house is located in a quiet cul-de-sac in a Sligo town near Knocknarea and Benbulben with both mountains and beaches including Strandhill and Rosses Point close by.
Byron is a senior member of the engineering team with Today FM and Newstalk and says that the response so far has been incredible with many young people, in particular, taking the opportunity to enter.
The sitting room in the 4-bedroom house.
Additionally, the stamp duty and legal fees are covered on the house which is being raffled through the professional service Raffall.com to ensure the draw is conducted safely and securely.
Byron also wants to raise funds for charity Pieta House which he calls "an amazing charity" and wants to support after a difficult 18 months in lockdown.
For more information on the competition, click here.
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