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Gender rent gap: housing affordability crisis worse for women

September 2025 - Rents are now so unaffordable 51% of flatsharers have relied on some form of loan, credit, advance or a second income stream to help pay their rent in the past year, but it’s women who are more likely to be ‘rent burdened’ than men.

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Scotland rents: Steepest rises in Stirling; demand highest in Glasgow city

September 2025 - At £823 per month, Edinburgh is now the second most expensive UK city in which to rent a room, beaten only by London.

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