Single mother landed with 20% rent increase calls for rent controls

Bridget Chapman has launched a petition to cap private rent increases (Bridget Chapman/PA) -

A single mother whose landlord has increased her rent by 20% is campaigning for a cap on how much landlords can raise rent in the UK.

Bridget Chapman, 56, from Darlington in County Durham, who has been a private renter her entire adult life, was given just a month’s notice by her landlord when they increased her rent by £100.