Renters face poor conditions but why so few complaints?

Leaks, mould, and damp are evidenced in numerous rental properties, but councils are far from overrun by complaints about landlords, writes Caroline O’Doherty

When the Dublin Tenants Association ran its #rentripoff campaign on social media last month, it sought to highlight the exorbitant rents and unjustified increases private tenants were suffering.

But what it also brought to the fore was the very poor conditions in which renters were living.