Extending Scotland’s rent freeze would help millions of renters like me who are struggling to pay their billsJazmyn Sadri is a member of the London Renters UnionAt the height of the pandemic, I received a letter from the letting agent that managed the flat I was renting. I opened it, thinking it would be about the broken heating system I’d been complaining about since winter. Instead, the letter stated that my rent would be going up by £50, with no mention of the repairs.I could have just about covered the rent increase, but after the agent continued to ignore my requests for repairs, I decided to cut my losses and find somewhere else to live. I was fed up with having to shower at friends’ houses and couldn’t face another winter living in a flat so cold that frost formed on the inside of the windows.Jazmyn Sadri is a charity sector worker and a member of the London Renters Union Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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