Lack of private parking and garden size among reasons Cork council homes were rejected

More than a quarter of the 542 offers of housing were turned down in the first seven months of this year

One home was turned down because the property had no private, offroad parking, although onstreet parking was available.

A lack of private parking, the location of a boiler, and a garden that was too small are just some of the reasons people have turned down permanent homes offered by Cork City Council.

A brand new, three-bedroom house was also rejected because there were only one-and-a-half bathrooms.