Letter to the Editor: Exorbitant rents killing society

Many people are sleeping rough and were it not for the Cork Simon Community and St Vincent de Paul many more would be left on our streets. Exorbitant rents for private accommodation and planning regulations are putting many more families on the poverty line.

Planning permission for one-off homes is proving a financial nightmare for many young couples because of the stringency and frivolous objections from some of the more affluent members of society.