Cork City Council tenants risk €100 rent hike

Thousands of local authority tenants have been asked for their PPS numbers and threatened with a €100 monthly rent hike if they don’t engage fully in a major rent review in Cork City.

The move by Cork City Council has sparked outrage, and has prompted the calling of a public meeting in the city later this week.

City Hall defended it “as standard practice” and said the information requested of its almost 9,000 tenants could actually result in rent reductions for some.