Cork County Council to look at hardship cases in rent review

Cork County Council has promised to look into hardship cases after a new rent system introduced for its tenants saw an 80-year-old man’s rent double overnight.

The council’s director of housing, Maurice Manning, made the promise after Cllr Timmy Collins said he had spoken with the upset tenant who saw his rent increase from €27 to €54 per week.

Cllr Collins acknowledged the council had flagged rent increases to its tenants, but said the elderly man’s increase was massive.