Up to 60% of rented houses ‘not registered’

UP to 60% of rented houses around UCC and CIT are not registered with the Private Registered Tenancies Board (PRTB), it has been claimed.

A Cork University Residents Forum study also claimed that the amount of undeclared income to Revenue, in Cork alone, was most likely “jaw dropping”.

With few exceptions, private rented residential property must be registered with the PRTB. However, research by the forum suggests the average registration rate in the Cork area was about 57%.