Lanarkshire renters paying the least rent in Scotland

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South Lanarkshire renters are in the top five in Scotland for spending the least on rent.The area is the third lowest in Scotland for rent, with people paying 24.8 per cent of their income on rent and a median weekly rent of £137.31.The local authority comes behind North Lanarkshire, which is the cheapest in Scotland with people paying 22.83 per cent of their income on rent, and Dumfries and Galloway which is the second lowest with 22.93 per cent of renters spending their income on rent.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The figures were uncovered by Alan Boswell Landlord Building Insurance experts who used official government statistics to investigate which UK regions are spending the least on rent by calculating the proportion of income spent on rent across regions.

Scottish residents are spending less of their income on rent at 32.1 per cent than England at 34.1 per cent. * Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire.