New crackdown on rogue landlords after UCC area problems

Residential Tenancies Board said a new enforcement regime will kick in this year, and confirmed it had offered to meet the Magazine Road residents in Cork soon

The RTB said it was aware of the Magazine Road Residents' Association's ongoing concerns about the issue of unregistered tenancies. File Picture: Dan Linehan

The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) says a "revised compliance and enforcement policy" is on the cards this year as part of a crackdown on rogue landlords.

The news emerged as the RTB confirmed it has agreed to meet residents in Cork who have taken a national lead on highlighting the potential national scale of the problem of unregistered tenancies.