The Economic Times

Bengaluru rent making survival 'very difficult': What's causing house rent prices to increase? Woman exposes the expectation vs reality gap

A Bengaluru woman has sparked an online debate about the city's rising rental costs after claiming that many landlords assume every tenant works in the IT sector and earns a high salary. Sharing her experience of negotiating rent with a landlord, she argued that increasing rents and security deposits are making it difficult for people from different professions to afford housing.