{"id":11798,"date":"2016-05-02T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T06:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/would-a-rent-cap-work-for-tenants-facing-1000-a-month-rises\/"},"modified":"2016-05-02T13:03:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T06:03:51","slug":"would-a-rent-cap-work-for-tenants-facing-1000-a-month-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/would-a-rent-cap-work-for-tenants-facing-1000-a-month-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"Would a rent cap work for tenants facing \u00a31,000-a-month rises?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe precarious nature of renting is a growing concern \u2013 but how best to improve the market and limit rising costs divides opinion. Harriet Meyer reportsHayley Miller was initially shocked when she received a letter to say the rent on her London flat was to increase by \u00a31,000 a month. But this soon turned to resignation when she accepted that the unaffordable hike would mean she had to move to another flat \u2013 her eighth move in eight years.\u201cThe contract was coming up for renewal and we were told the rent was increasing to \u00a32,800 a month [from \u00a31,800],\u201d says the 34-year-old, who shares a two-bedroom flat in Camden with a couple. \u201cIt\u2019s really sad as I loved it, and the landlord let us get two cats only a few months ago. I\u2019ve only been there around a year, and the last rise was only about \u00a370, so this was a total shock.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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