The Chair of the local authority’s housing committee is calling for a change in Government policy to allow for compulsory inspections of private rental properties.
It comes as the latest figures from the local authority shows almost 90% of private rented homes inspected by Clare County Council last year failed to meet the required standards.
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The council inspected close to 500 houses in 2017 where tenants were on schemes like HAP and found that 434 were not compliant for a variety of reasons.
It represents a slight improvement on 2016 figures but despite this, Shannon Councillor Gerry Flynn says that it’s not enough.
