Hundreds on housing lists refuse offer of home

HUNDREDS of people on local authority housing lists turned down homes last year because the properties were not in the right area or were too small.

The refusal rate of accommodation in Galway was a massive 43% for the year, with 121 refusals recorded from social housing applicants and 160 properties accepted.

The most common reason for turning a property down was because it was not big enough or located in the correct suburb, or that the applicant did not like the area.