Hundreds of homes in unfinished estates to come under control of Cork County Council

Cork County Council's choice-based letting (CBL) scheme currently has a refusal rate of around 6%. Under the scheme, social housing applicants can browse the number of available houses and apply for specific properties.

More than 640 homes in unfinished estates in North Cork are to come under the control of Cork County Council for future infrastructural maintenance.

It is good news for the residents of the seven estates, which will now see basic maintenance works handled by the local authority under a process known as taking in charge.