Rent for Cork City’s first cost-rental apartment scheme will be almost €1,000 per month

The rent for the cost-rental apartments will beyond the reach of many, says TD.

Rent for a one-bed apartment in Cork City’s first cost-rental apartment scheme will be close to €1,000 a month — beyond the reach of many it’s supposed to help, a TD has warned.

Furthermore, the sale price of some four-bed affordable purchase housing units which are under construction in the city will top €300,000, a price that risks excluding those who need the help most.