Thousands of renters across Scotland are bracing for massive rent hikes, with some fearing they could be made homeless within weeks. As landlords regain the power to raise rents without limits from April 1, many tenants are panicking about how they will cope.
University worker Mara Dougall, 39, is one of them. She’s lived in a modest one-bedroom flat in Partick, Glasgow, for ten years but is now terrified her rent could double overnight. “I live alone, and it’s incredibly unsettling not knowing what’s coming. My landlord has never spoken to me, so I have no idea what they’ll do,” she said, reported the Daily Record.
