Council rent for properties in West Dunbartonshire set to increase

During Wednesday’s budget meeting it was agreed to increase the housing rent for 2026/27 at an average of £6.88 per week on a 52-week basis.

The proposals include the Gypsy Traveller site at Dennystoun Forge.

Elected members also agreed an initial 6.7% lock up and garage site rent increase for 2026/27 and rise in lock-up rents to £6.96 per week on a 52-week basis as well as a 6.7% rent increase for properties that the HRA (Housing Revenue Account) rents for homeless temporary accommodation.

This increase will be reflected in temporary accommodation charges from 1st April 2026. 

During the meeting councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal thanked tenants who had taken part in the consultation and moved the recommendations.

He said: “I want to take the opportunity to thank the tenants who did take the opportunity to vote for the options that were put in front of them.

“It hasn’t been easy to put these options in the rent increases but officers have done a tremendous job to try and keep it as minimum as possible.

“The tenants have spoken and said which option they wanted to go with and I am happy to move the recommendations in respect of that and put my thanks to the officers for the work that they have put into this and the tenants who did vote and I would open it up to tenants in future consultations to please get your views in and get as many votes as possible.”