They urgently need more rental properties in Cork.

The national housing charity Threshold has called on landlords on Leeside with vacant properties to work with its Access Housing Unit.

The service works by matching landlords with prospective tenants who are at risk of homelessness or living in temporary accommodation. The tenant completes a pre-tenancy programme and is made fully aware of their rights and obligations as tenants.

Once a lease is agreed to, the rented property is visited by a representative from Threshold’s Access Housing Unit on a regular basis for the duration of the tenancy.

Assistant Manager at Threshold’s Access Housing Unit, Mairead O’Sullivan said: “By working with local landlords in both Cork City and County, our dedicated Access Housing Unit has supported 78 families – including 75 children – to move from temporary accommodation into more long-term housing over the last two years. We are appealing to all landlords to come forward and work with us to address the housing needs of families and individuals in our community.”

“If people are to successfully build a future, they need stability, a secure home and other crucial supports,” said Southern Regional Services Manager at Threshold, Edel Conlon.

“Throughout the Covid-19 crisis, we have witnessed a tremendous sense of community with people in almost every town and parish offering assistance in whatever way they can. Today we are appealing to landlords in Cork to work with Threshold so that together we can ensure that people in our communities can remain safe and secure in a home.”

Landlords interested in the service can contact Mairead O’Sullivan on 021 4274164 or email infocork@ahu.ie.