This is what the municipal real estate company writes in a press release.
The increase means an extra cost of SEK 280 a month for a resident in a normal-sized three-room apartment.
- It has been a challenge to negotiate in the middle of an extensive crisis with rampant costs that affect us all, both our tenants and us as a company, says Fredrik Törnqvist, CEO of Stångåstaden.
Tough negotiations
The negotiations have been tough during the strained economic situation in the country, says Benny Andersson, negotiator Hyresgästföreningen region South in a statement.
- Despite that, we have had constructive negotiations, which feels positive.
Everyone is affected by the increased costs in society and it is completely unreasonable if the tenants alone have to bear the burden, says Benny Andersson.