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Article: RENTS TO RISE BY 4.9 PER CENT.
- Article from:
- The Arbroath Herald Guide and Gazette (Arbroath, Scotland)
- Article date:
- February 15, 2008
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RENT rises averaging 4.9 per cent were unanimously approved on Tuesday for council houses, sheltered dwellings run by Angus Council, lock-up garages and other council-owned rentals.
Residents' representatives were present and also indicated approval.
The average rental for a council house, including homeless rents, would be [pounds sterling]44.02, and garage rents would rise to [pounds sterling]197.84 per year.
Councillors were told that the proposed rise would maintain ...