Asking council tenants for their views on a rent https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/all-about/moneyincrease is like 'asking a turkey about Christmas dinner' it has been claimed.

Midlothian councillors were asked to approve plans to consult current tenants and people on the housing waiting list about proposed annual rent rises of between 4.77 per cent and 5.84 per cent for the next three years.

However Councillor David Virgo questioned the decision to restrict the survey to tenants and future tenants of the council instead of the wider public during a meeting of Midlothian Council this morning.

He told the meeting: "I see that the Scottish housing regulator recommends we consult council tenants on rent increases and I understand why but in my head you are asking a turkey about Christmas di

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