6.6% Rent Hike at Derwentside Homes
Tenants of Derwentside Homes are receiving the frightening news that their rents are to rise by 6.6% this April. Justifying the rises Derwentside Homes issued a staement saying “The Housing Corporation will assess Derwentside Homes to ensure that they comply with the guideline limit specified”.
That will be no comfort to hard-pressed tenants wondering how to make ends meet. I have notified the Press about this apalling situation and very much hope they will publish our condemnation.
Under the heading “Lib Dems slam Rent Rises” my statement reads, “Whichever way you look at it, this inflation-busting rent hike is an unbearable burden for households, many of whom have seen their wages pegged back below inflation. It confirms the worst fears of tenants who only a year ago were persuaded to sack their council landlords on the promise of a brighter future. At least when their homes were in the hands of the council they knew who to blame - and how to punish them.”
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