Council rent in Midlothian will increase by 4.8 per cent from next month - raising the average weekly rent by £3.54.
A meeting of Midlothian councillors yesterday approved the new rent rates for its tenants after they failed to reach a consensus during a public consultation.
Council house residents were asked whether they wanted rent to go up by seven different amounts between 4.1 per cent and six per cent, but a report to councillors said while 28 per cent of tenants wanted the lowest rent, 25 per cent wanted the highest so the decision was taken to go down the middle.
