A shortage of private rental homes is being made worse by an ‘Airbnb factor’ that is seeing landlords ignore tenants in favour of holiday lets, it has been claimed.
And a Mournes councillor is now calling on the Minister for Communities to help resolve a housing crisis that she says is leaving children homeless.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) passed a motion on Monday to directly ask Minister Deirdre Hargey (SF) to approve grants for ‘Living Over the Shops’ (LOTS) or a similar scheme to create more centre of town homes.
