Two Cork Towns Designated As Rent Pressure Zones

Fermoy and Midleton have been designated as rent pressure zones

The Housing Minister will announce the introduction of 19 new rent-pressure zones today.

It's after rents increased by 8.3 per cent over the past year, with the average bill being nearly €1,200 a month. 

That's according to new figures from the Residential Tenancies Board.

Its director, Rosalind Carroll, says that in the new zones, landlords won't be able to hike rents by more than 4 per cent a year.

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