Calls for crackdown on rogue landlords ahead of college term

A former lord mayor of Cork has called for a crackdown on rogue landlords ahead of the new college term.

Cllr John Buttimer (FG) who supported residents in a landmark case against a landlord last year, was speaking yesterday after fresh concerns were raised by residents living around University College Cork (UCC) about the condition of some rental properties.

Photographs show the appalling conditions of several rental properties in the UCC quarter.