Housing - Cork County Council

Two_me

Hi, I'm new to this.. Just wondering if someone can give me some advice please.. I am on the housing list for some years now, I see a few boarded up council houses in my area, I rang to find out where I was on the list, they told me there was no list as such!! Also I made an enquiry into the vacant houses, to which they said they has no houses in my area!!!! How can this be when I can clearly see the vacant houses?? Anyone know what I should do now??

howamidifferent

I'm tempted to say just move into one of them, but no doubt you would be quickly evicted. Perhaps tell them you intend to move into a specific one of them then when someone shows up to prevent it, ask them who's sending them out and contact that person to try to figure out a way to do so by contract legally.

L1011

Boarded up local authority houses are usually awaiting serious refurbishment or deep cleaning (e.g. after having been inhabited by drug addicts, squatted in, whatever) and are awaiting them having the money to do that.

Mrs OBumble

Or they may not actually be owned by the council anymore: previous tenants may have purchased them.

Two_me

I didn't think they would be boarded up if tenants purchased? These are definitely council houses, I heard yesterday that they are boarded up because no body wants them!! I'd happily take one! ðŸ˜႒