A third of 270 rental properties near UCC not registered with RTB, say residents

Magazine Rd residents say they told the Residential Tenancies Board about 67 of the 100 non-registered properties back in 2017

Magazine Road and Surrounding Areas Residents Association carried out surveys of rental properties near UCC, most recently in January this year. File picture

Residents have threatened to lodge a formal complaint with the Ombudsman over the Residential Tenancies Board’s (RTB) oversight of private rental property around University College Cork.

It follows a sample check by the Magazine Road and Surrounding Areas Residents Association which found that more than a third of the 270 privately rented properties around UCC appear not to be registered with the RTB.