Landlords and UCC students’ behaviour

I refer to your report (Sept 4) of a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee to discuss student behaviour at which landlords were criticised for not attending; and also clearly blamed for some of the problems.

As landlords we have a unique perspective on the problems, based on extensive experience, and we have the solutions. We were due to make a submission to the meeting concerned, but this was declined by the committee at short notice.

We have also over the last two years written a number of times to UCC for a meeting to propose solutions, but to no-avail. The term ‘rogue landlord’, used at the meeting and often bandied about; gives an insight into the intellectual rigour of those using it, and is an indication of the paucity of their ability to propose a solution to this serious problem.