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West Lothian councillors asked to back 3.5% rent increase

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Councillors will be asked to approve a 3.5% rent increase when they meet to discuss the budget next week. The majority of responses to a recent consultation exercise supported the increase which will take the average rent to £89.14 a week, a rise of £3.01 a week, from April, if agreed on Monday morning. Coupled […] The post West Lothian councillors asked to back 3.5% rent increase appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.

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West Lothian councillors asked to back 3.5% rent increase

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Above-inflation rent increases won’t resolve the council housing financial crisis

Instead, councils should seek the support of tenants in a campaign for the Government to fund Housing Revenue Accounts sufficiently to maintain and improve existing homes, argues Martin Wicks. Support for the Government’s proposal for five years of above-inflation rent increases for council and housing association tenants is almost universal among housing associations and even […]

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