Refering to an English housing survey 2021, 23% in the private rented sector did not meet "decent home standard...".
www.irishexaminer.com
I post the link above as a recent example of HAP inspection findings in Cork.
Briefly, it states that there was a 92% failure rate (of 3018 inspected properties) from last quarter 2021 to June 2022.
For me, this begs a number of questions;
1. Are the standards applied excessively high?
2. Are those who legislate and police the standards confident that their own properties would pass one such initial HAP inspection?
3. Is the supply of rental accommodation being squeezed by the onerous standards imposed by HAP inspection?
4. Is HAP inspection just another QUANGO?
5. Is there consistency amongst the various contractors engaged by the county council's in their application of the standards?
6. How many of us, with hand on heart would be confident of passing a HAP inspection on a first visit?

More than 90% of Cork city's Hap properties fail inspections
One councillor said he has noticed that when properties fail on a serious issue, some landlords used it as an excuse to serve a notice to quit on their tenants to facilitate the property upgrades

Briefly, it states that there was a 92% failure rate (of 3018 inspected properties) from last quarter 2021 to June 2022.
For me, this begs a number of questions;
1. Are the standards applied excessively high?
2. Are those who legislate and police the standards confident that their own properties would pass one such initial HAP inspection?
3. Is the supply of rental accommodation being squeezed by the onerous standards imposed by HAP inspection?
4. Is HAP inspection just another QUANGO?
5. Is there consistency amongst the various contractors engaged by the county council's in their application of the standards?
6. How many of us, with hand on heart would be confident of passing a HAP inspection on a first visit?