Young Scots woman hit with 35% rent increase due to loophole in rent cap

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A Glasgow woman has been hit with a huge rent rise due to a loophole in the Scottish Government rent cap. Catherine Sheldon is one of thousands of young Scots struggling with the cost of living crisis.Catherine and others thought the rent cap would protected them from price hikes.

But a "loophole" allows her private landlord to charge her over a third more than he was previously because one of her flatmates gave notice to move out.Her friend's departure would mean the tenancy agreement would come to an end.

The 26-year-old shared the three-bedroom flat in Glasgow with two friends for two and a half years.She told BBC Disclosure that she regards the flat as her home but would have had to accept her share of rent rising from £520 per month to £700 to remain in the property. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Her landlord's justification for the increase is that the new price is simply the market rate for the flat and they appear to be correct.

But Catherine said the new rent represents more than half of her monthly income.She said: "I don't see how these price increases can be sustainable for anyone.