Rent Setting Options 2026/27

Your Home – Your Voice

Have Your Say: Angus Council Launches Rent Review Consultation for 2026/27

Angus Council is inviting all council tenants to take part in its annual rent consultation for 2026/27, giving tenants the opportunity to help shape future rent levels and housing investment.

Like other areas in Scotland, Angus faces increasing pressure on housing services, including rising demand for affordable homes and growing costs to maintain and improve existing properties.

Long-term financial modelling shows a significant funding shortfall over the next 30 years. Without sufficient rent income, the Council would be unable to continue investing in homes to the standard required. This would affect essential upgrades such as new kitchens and bathrooms, window and door replacements, and improvements to make homes warmer and more energy-efficient. It would also limit the Council’s ability to meet future energy-efficiency and net-zero targets.

Rent funds the majority of housing services, including:

Essential repairs and maintenance

Improvements to existing homes

Energy-efficiency measures

New council housing

Neighbourhood and estate enhancements

In 2025/26, the Council plans to invest around:

£1m in new homes

£18m in improvements to existing homes and planned maintenance

£10m in responsive and empty-home repairs

£1m in home adaptations to support people with health and mobility needs

Angus Council rents remain among the most affordable in Scotland - currently the 7th lowest among Scottish local authorities, and the lowest social rent level in Angus.

Tenants are being asked to consider three proposed rent options for 2026/27:

8.25%

8.5%

These options aim to balance affordability with the investment needed to protect homes and services.

Please read the attached booklet. It explains the proposals and what they could mean for you before you share your views. Click Here.

Please complete the 2026/27 Rent Setting Options Survey Below.

The survey closes midnight 19 December 2025.

Please let us know what you think the annual rent increase should be for next year (from 1 April 2026) by selecting one option below:

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8.25%

8.5%

Where do you think we should be prioritising investment? Please rank your options from 1 to 6, with 1 being your top priority

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Increase resources to improve housing management services (e.g. managing allocations, empty properties, rent arrears, anti-social behaviour)

Select

Improvements to repairs and maintenance services

Select

Build more new social rented homes

Select

Improve energy efficiency standards of existing homes and meet net zero carbon targets

Select

Invest in improvements to existing homes to ensure they are warm, modern, safe and secure.

Select

Deliver improvements to the wider estates i.e. the areas surrounding your home.

Select

If you have any additional comments on the investment priorities please add them here

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Have you found it more difficult to pay your rent over the last 12 months?

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Yes

prefer not to say

What more could we do to help tenants with financial advice and support?

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Are you satisfied with the level of consultation and information we provided about the annual rent setting options?

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Yes

If no, please tell us why:

If you would like to enter the draw for the £50 Shopping Voucher, please add your name, email and/or contact number below:

The Council uses this information to ensure responses to consultations are genuine and that each person is submitting only one response. We will also use the contact details provided to get in touch with the winner of the £50 shopping voucher prize draw.

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How did you find out about this consultation?

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Council social media posts

Housing E Newsletter

Housing Blog

The Council’s Engage Angus website

An email sent by the Council

A poster or leaflet

Other (please specify)

A Bit About You

Managing your personal information for a survey such as this is part of our public task. Please be assured that your personal details and any views you share with us will be kept confidential and not passed on to any third parties without your agreement. We will also make sure that you cannot be identified by any of the views or comments you provide.

The information gathered through this survey will be used by Angus Council to help shape services, ensuring that we keep citizens at the heart of our work. More information about your rights and Angus Council’s Privacy Notice can be viewed online at https://www.angus.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/data_and_privacy/angus_council_full_privacy_statement

Which of the following best describes how you think of yourself:

Female

Male

In an other way

10.

What age group are you in?

16-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75+

11.

What is your ethnic group?

White Scottish

White other British

White Irish

White Polish

White Gypsy / Traveller

Other white ethnic group

Pakistani, Scottish Pakistani or British Pakistani

Indian, Scottish Indian or British Indian

Bangladeshi, Scottish Bangladeshi or British Bangladeshi

Chinese, Scottish Chinese or British Chinese

African, Scottish African or British African

Caribbean or Black

Prefer not to answer

Other (please specify)

12.

What is your current employment status?

Select option

13.

Do you get help from government to pay your rent through Housing Benefit or Universal Credit?

Yes

14.

Do you have any long-term illness, health problems or disabilities which limits you daily activities or the work you can do (including problems due to old age)?

Yes

15.

How long have you been a tenant with Angus Council?

Select option

16.

Tenant Participation is where our tenants work in partnership with Angus Council to share ideas, information and influence decisions to improve Services. It allows you to:

Voice your opinions, share ideas, and help us identify improvements.
Be able to influence our decisions about our housing and related services
Work with us to make changes and improve housing services

If you would like more information about Tenant Participation, then please provide your name, email and/or contact number below and a member of the team will contact you:

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Any other comments you would like to make?

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