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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Nan Spowart

Tenants demand Government take action over skyrocketing rents

Dr Andres Ulibarrena’s rent for his Edinburgh flat was increased from £625 per month to £750

TENANTS struggling to pay their rent have spoken of their disappointment at the failure of the Scottish Government to introduce a rents freeze.

Speaking to the Sunday ­National, one revealed his rent for a one-­bedroom flat in poor condition in Edinburgh had jumped by 15% to £750 a month, while a woman living in Glasgow said her landlord tried to increase her rent even though the flat had been judged unfit for human habitation.

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