Winter 2011 (1.9 MB PDF) - Angus Council

Housing news
Rent rise options for 2012
We involve our tenants in reviewing rents every year. This
year the process for 2012/13 started in April, to give tenant
representatives on the rent setting group adequate time
to carefully consider the range of options. This is now your
chance to have your say on the rent rise which you feel to be
most acceptable. To help you consider the options, this year
we are carrying out this consultation in this newsletter, so
that you can clearly see the wide range of services that you
receive for your money
The tenants on the rent setting
group believe that it is important
to avoid cutting services, and at the
same time continue investment in our
homes to ensure they can all meet and
be maintained at the Scottish Housing
Quality Standard. They also strongly
believe that the council should continue
its programme of new house building,
to help alleviate the severe shortage of
homes in Angus.
This has started well, with the first new
council houses to be built in Angus for
15 years already being occupied, and
with success in obtaining an additional
£1.6 million government grant for the
next phase. It has been agreed with the
tenants that part of the rent increase will
be ring-fenced to fund the new-build
programme.
Inflation continues to remain at high
levels and we all face increased pressures
as a result of the economic situation. With
this in mind, the tenants on the rent setting
group feel that the rent rise should
be pegged to the lower inflation measure
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This year’s rent increase will allow us to continue
our investment in your homes while allowing us
to continue to invest in new affordable homes
across Angus
of CPI (Consumer Price Index). Based on
this they have agreed three options
which they feel will bring benefits to
both existing and prospective tenants.
They are recommending that you choose
Option 1 (the lowest option), which will
mean a rent rise of 7.2% (CPI plus 2%).
Keeping rents affordable
If Option 1 is agreed the average weekly
rent during 2012-2013 would rise from
£49.90 to £53.49, and this will, once again,
keep average rents in Angus amongst the
Both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the
Retail Price Index (RPI) have been rising steadily
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