More than 140 rented properties in just one area of Cork City are not registered with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) leaving tenants unprotected, the Dáil has heard. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said there is a "real problem" around the number of landlords who are not registering their properties, which is a legal requirement. The issue was raised by Cork North-Central TD Colm Burke who hit out at the low number of inspections and prosecutions. He said that in 2016 a total of 29 people were prosecuted for not having their properties registered. "This results in unacceptable delays of many months in complaints being dealt with by the RTB."

Source: Irish Examiner May 28, 2021 05:30 UTC