Rent: ‘We’ve got £1,750 a month and can’t find anywhere’
Tenants are spending 28% of their earnings on rent, the biggest proportion for a decade, new figures show. …
A freeze in rents and evictions was introduced last September and lasted until March. Also to help households facing rising costs, there’s now a 3% cap on rent increases until next March. Further and more permanent rent controls are expected in Holyrood legislation later this year, being drawn up by Green MSP and minister for tenants’ rights Patrick Harvie.
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