单身母亲提出房租上限申请,因为调查显示,61%的租户面临房租上涨。 Single mother launches petition for rent caps as survey shows 61% of renters faced increases.

来自达灵顿的单身母亲布里奇特·查普曼 （Bridget Chapman） 在房租上涨 20% 后发起了租金上限请愿书。 Single mother Bridget Chapman, from Darlington, launched a petition for rent caps after her rent increased by 20%. 《世代租金调查》显示,去年,61%的租房者面临房租上涨,24%的租房者涨幅超过100英镑。 A survey by Generation Rent shows 61% of renters faced a rent increase in the past year, with 24% seeing hikes over £100. Chapman的请愿书有超过45 000个签名, 要求租金和水电费上限, Chapman's petition, which has over 45,000 signatures, calls for rent and utility bill caps, arguing the Renters' Rights Bill does not address extreme rent hikes.