Rent rise outrage in Ancoats apartment block as tenants face inflation-busting increases

Tenants living in an Ancoats apartment block have been reduced to tears over proposed inflation-busting rent rises.

One said increases 'upwards of 13 per cent' have been emailed out to 'multiple' residents at Flint Glass Wharf, claiming the highest they've seen was more than 15 per cent.

A councillor who has met with tenants over the situation said he was concerned and called the proposed rent hikes 'sudden and substantive'.

Flint Glass Wharf is a 136-flat complex across six floors on Radium Street, near Ancoats Marina and the Rochdale Canal.

One tenant told the Manchester Evening Nes: "It is a bit of a shocking situation.

"All the residents are being emailed different increased rent proposals.

"One resident is going from £965 per month to £1,095 per month, which is a 13.5 per cent rise.

"Another is going from £850 to £950. The highest we have seen is someone who says their rent is going up by 15.5 per cent.

"They are genuinely scared and not able to pay.

"People are in tears about it. They are saying they do not know how they are going to pay.

"We all understand paying an increase because of inflation. Inflation happens.

"But people could be forced out of their flats because of it."

Residents with tenancies due to end have been contacted by developer Northern Group offering them a renewal of their leases.

In an email seen by the M.E.N one tenant is told their rent would rise by more than £100 a month.

Northern Group wrote: "Whilst we appreciate that no customer would welcome an increase, the proposed rent is in line with market values for the area, the building and the type of property."

The tenant claimed there were also issues with the building, highlighting bicycle thefts, a recurring broken front door and lift,