The average weekly rent charged by Highland Council to its 13,411 council house tenants is set to increase by three per cent for the coming financial year 2019/20, writes Neill Bo Finlayson.
The average weekly rent will rise from £73.22 to £75.42 - an increase of £2.20 per week.
The increase will be applied across the region to residential rents, traveller site pitches, service charges and garage and garage sites. In 2019/20, the council’s proposed budget for housing repairs and maintenance is £17.811 million, an increase of 5.9 per cent on last year’s repairs and maintenance budget.