UCC area residents call for investigative unit to identify unregistered rental properties

'Relying on landlords to self regulate on a 2014 statutory requirement is clearly not working,' said Association chairperson Catherine Clancy

Last month, the Magazine Road and Surrounding Areas Residents Association carried out a check of private 270 rental properties around UCC and found that more than a third were not registered with the RTB. File Picture

A group of residents living around University College Cork (UCC) have called on the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to set up specialised a unit to identify and investigate unregistered privately rented properties.

Last month, the Magazine Road and Surrounding Areas Residents Association carried out a check of 270 private rental properties around UCC and found that 100 appeared not to have been registered with the RTB.