Housing list gets longer and house prices rise again

AN AVERAGE of three applicants joined Cork city council’s housing waiting list every day last month pushing total figures to an all-time high.

Figures presented to the council’s housing committee last night showed that the waiting list as at January 31 stood at 4,823 eligible applicants.

A further 436 applicants are being assessed. That gives a grand total of 5,259 on the council’s list.