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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Glasgow arts hub tenants condemn ‘unsustainable’ rent rises by landlord

Group of six people holding signs reading 'Save T103' with the zeros made to look like hearts. A banner on the building behind them reads: 'GCC don't break our arts'
Tenants protesting outside the Trongate 103 building. Photograph: Kirsty Anderson

Tenants at one of Glasgow’s leading cultural hubs are battling what they describe as “unsustainable” rent increases, with critics describing the landlord responsible as a “rogue agency” imposing similar rises on vulnerable organisations across the city.

With tenants expected to sign new leases or receive notices to quit last week, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the offices of City Property last Friday. The demonstration reflects growing concern about the conduct and accountability of the arm’s-length organisation that manages hundreds of buildings on behalf of Glasgow city council.

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