Scots private rent rises by 11% as fourth council to declare housing emergency

Housing campaigners have reacted with fury after private rents in Scotland spiked by nearly 11 per cent in the space of a year.

Fife councillors will meet in Glenrothes today amid “extreme pressures on housing and homelessness” and are expected to follow Edinburgh, Glasgow and Argyll and Bute by formally announcing an emergency. Campaigners warned the latest data showed the cuts will “make an already desperate situation even worse”.

“That is why we were so dismayed at the recent cut to the housing budget. Meanwhile, housing benefit hasn’t even come close to keeping pace with the actual cost of renting.” Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Ruth Boyle of the Poverty Alliance added: “Rents in Scotland have been running ahead of inflation for years, and this latest increase just adds to that growing problem.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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