Cork council to intensify compulsory purchase of derelict properties 

There are currently 108 properties on the Derelict Sites Register for County Cork with additional properties to be added by year end. Picture: iStock

Cork County Council is to up the ante on the owners of derelict properties in the county by ratcheting up Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOS) after it identified 2,810 vacant buildings in the region.

A senior council official has revealed there is a major problem with ‘vulture funds’ acquiring some of them and they won’t engage with the council.