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Glasgow arts hub tenants condemn ‘unsustainable’ rent rises by landlord

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Glasgow arts hub tenants condemn ‘unsustainable’ rent rises by landlord
City Property, which manages buildings for council, accused of ‘coercive and unfair’ increases and issuing eviction noticesTenants at one of Glasgow’s leading cultural hubs are battling what
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City Property, which manages buildings for council, accused of ‘coercive and unfair’ increases and issuing eviction notices

Tenants at one of Glasgow’s leading cultural hubs are battling what they describe as “unsustainable” rent increases, with critics describing the landlord responsible as a “rogue agency” imposing similar rises on vulnerable organisations across the city.

With tenants expected to sign new leases or receive notices to quit last week, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the offices of City Property last Friday. The demonstration reflects growing concern about the conduct and accountability of the arm’s-length organisation that manages hundreds of buildings on behalf of Glasgow city council.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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