租户赢得了8%的房租涨价上限,但苏格兰的房租控制定于4月1日结束,使租户处于弱势。
Tenant wins rent hike cap at 8%, but Scottish rent controls set to end April 1, leaving tenants vulnerable.
Georgia Dodsworth, 爱丁堡租户, 成功质疑提高租金,
Georgia Dodsworth, an Edinburgh tenant, successfully challenged a rent increase, capping it at 8% through the rent adjudication process, which ends April 1.
由于房东试图提高超过这一限额的租金,有些房东要求提高100%以上,因此,这一程序将房租涨幅限制在12%,但终止这一程序引起了关切。
This process caps rent hikes at 12%, but its termination raises concerns as landlords attempted to raise rents beyond this limit, with some seeking increases of over 100%.
苏格兰政府计划到2027年控制房租,使租户两年得不到保护。
The Scottish Government plans rent controls by 2027, leaving tenants unprotected for two years.