Rents in Scotland have seen a significant increase despite the implementation of a 3% rent cap imposed by the Scottish government earlier this year. Catherine Sheldon, a young Scot struggling with the cost of living crisis, found herself facing a 35% rent increase when one of her flatmates gave notice to move out, invoking a “loophole” in the rent cap rules. This loophole allows landlords to increase rent as much as they want when one person leaves a shared tenancy.

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