Renfrewshire Council

What council tenant rents are

Our tenants pay a weekly rent charge which is based on the type of property, the number of bedrooms and the heating system.

Rent pays for:

• a safe and secure home
• a responsive and emergency repairs service
• gas and electrical safety checks
• dedicated staff to help you
• home improvements
• maintaining the areas around your home
• 2 bulky waste collections of unwanted items.

How rent is charged

Rent is charged weekly and must be paid in advance.

You can choose how often you make a payment.

It is charged over 48 weeks.

You do not need to pay rent on these weeks when your rent is in credit or at zero balance: week starting 24 March 2025 and week starting 31 March 2025.

If your rent is in arrears, you must continue to pay on these weeks.

Help with your rent

We have information on the ways you can pay your rent and help with paying your rent.

Phone us on 0300 300 0222.

Current rent charges

Our current average weekly rent charges are:

Houses

• 0 bedrooms (a bedsit) - £85.49
• 1 bedroom - £95.43
• 2 bedrooms - £106.37
• 3 bedrooms - £116.31
• 4 or more bedrooms - £124.26

Flats

• 0 bedrooms (a bedsit) - £78.53
• 1 bedroom - £88.47
• 2 bedrooms - £99.41
• 3 bedrooms - £109.35
• 4 or more bedrooms - £117.30

Maisonette

• 2 bedrooms - £102.39
• 3 bedrooms - £112.33
• 4 or more bedrooms - £120.28

4-in-a-block cottage flats

• 0 bedrooms (a bedsit) - £83.50
• 1 bedroom - £93.44
• 2 bedrooms - £104.38
• 3 bedrooms - £114.32
• 4 or more bedrooms - £122.27

Multi-storey flat

• 0 bedrooms (a bedsit) - £77.54
• 1 bedroom - £87.48
• 2 bedrooms - £98.41

Rent charges from April 2025

Rent charges are increasing by 7.5% from April 2025 to March 2026.

This is an average weekly increase of £7.15.

It follows consultation with our tenants and enables us to continue to provide housing services which meet our tenants' needs and cover rising costs and inflation.

The average weekly rent charges from April 2025 to March 2026 are:

Houses

• 0 bedrooms (a bedsit) - £91.90
• 1 bedroom - £102.59
• 2 bedrooms - £114.35
• 3 bedrooms - £125.03
• 4 or more bedrooms - £133.58

Flats

• 0 bedrooms (a bedsit) - £84.42
• 1 bedroom - £95.11
• 2 bedrooms - £106.87
• 3 bedrooms - £117.55
• 4 or more bedrooms - £126.10

Maisonette

• 2 bedrooms - £110.07
• 3 bedrooms - £120.75
• 4 or more bedrooms - £129.30

Four-in-a-block cottage flats

• 0 bedrooms (a bedsit) - £89.76
• 1 bedroom - £100.45
• 2 bedrooms - £112.21
• 3 bedrooms - £122.89
• 4 or more bedrooms - £131.44

Multi-storey flat

• 0 bedrooms (a bedsit) - £83.35
• 1 bedroom - £94.04
• 2 bedrooms - £105.79

Weeks when rent is not charged

You do not need to pay rent on these weeks when your rent is in credit or at zero balance: week starting 30 June 2025, 22 December 2025, 29 December 2025 and 30 March 2026.

If your rent is in arrears, you must continue to pay on these weeks.

Rent levels in 2026 and 2027

A multi-year rent strategy is in place.

This is to provide you with greater certainty to plan your budget and to help us forward plan our services and home improvements.

We plan to increase rent by 7.5% from April 2026 to March 2027 and by 7% from April 2027 to March 2028.

These increases will be reviewed in advance and formally approved by our councillors around February each year.

We will let you know in advance of the amount you will be charged.