Magazine Rd residents hit out at rental sector watchdog

Community who highlighted unregistered rentals say they got no response from RTB

Resident's protest at Magazine Road, Cork City on Friday afternoon. Picture: Larry Cummins

Residents living near UCC who have been campaigning for tighter controls on rogue landlords have lashed out at the sector’s watchdog.

The Magazine Road and Surrounding Area Residents' Association has written to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) accusing it of being reactive, and not proactive when it comes to enforcing the registration of rented properties, and calling for an overhaul of its complaints procedure which they say is stacked against complainants.