Tenants of council properties across West Dunbartonshire will see their rent increase by 1.9 percent in a bid to fund 350 new homes.It is the third year in a row that councillors have managed to agree a below-inflation rent increase with 40 percent of residents confirming this was their preferred option.Alternatives included a two per cent and a 2.5 percent increase which received 31.9 percent and 27.5 percent of the vote respectively.Vale of Leven out-of-hours: Join our call to reinstate the unit immediatelyA record number of tenants took part in the consultation, with 845 people having their say this year, up from 250 last year.Councillor Diane Docherty, convener of housing and communities, said: “I want to thank everyone who comes and
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