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Edinburgh locals in bid to save state school from turning into student flat development

Members of Living Rent, a tenant and community union, have been campaigning against the development since its proposal. Despite the council rejecting it last year, the plans were approved earlier in January.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh mum says council house mould is putting health of children 'at risk'

Natasha and Rory Blake held the demonstration outside the West Pilton base on Friday.

Daily Record

Desperate Edinburgh mum and family left in damp and mouldy home for five years

An Edinburgh couple fears for their children's health after living in a damp and mouldy property for five years. The City of Edinburgh Council tenants say they reported the problem back in 2017.

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Glasgow council urged to fix Govanhill street lights as residents feel 'unsafe'

Tenants' union Living Rent believes over 40 street lights in the area are currently broken. The council has said there has been recent investment in the area.

Glasgow Live

What must the Edinburgh Fringe do to ensure its survival as world's biggest arts festival?

EARLIER this month, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society – the organisation that coordinates the world’s biggest arts programme – concluded a…

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Millionaire Lord blames rent freeze as he puts brakes on £1bn housing project

A MILLIONAIRE Labour Lord has blamed the introduction of a rent freeze by the Scottish Government for his decision to put “on hold” a £1…

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Rental service is ‘designed with landlords in mind’

ALMOST 80 per cent of tenants who challenged their landlord for raising rental costs have been forced to pay more after using adjudication services,…

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Edinburgh locals say their community has been completely wiped out

Leigh Graven, 30, has said that the current proposals to tackle the existing number of short term lets comes without a guarantee to reduce current properties that are causing issues for communities.

Edinburgh Live

Glasgow talks to stop rising rents suggest 'point based' system of control

Glasgow set up a tenant-led commission on the private rented sector after the council declared a 'rents crisis' in late 2020.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow South Side development of Shawlands Arcade 'must include social housing'

A proposed development of 600 luxury apartments has sparked fears over people being priced out of the community.

Glasgow Live

Shawlands residents hit back at plans to turn shopping centre into 330 flats

Living Rent members believe plans to turn Shawlands Arcade into hundreds of apartments could further push up rents in the area and drive out working-class members of the community.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow single mum will be 'homeless' days before Christmas after 'callous' £200 rent hike

'Terrified' Jemma Maclaren has been handed an 'eviction notice' for the home she shares with her 12-year-old daughter, Skye. The pair have lived in their Partick pad for nine years.

Glasgow Live

Single Scots mum facing homelessness by Christmas after £200 rent hike

Jemma Maclaren has been left 'terrified' after being told to move out her Glasgow home by her landlord, after she challenged their £200 increase in monthly rent.

Daily Record

Scotland's private rented sector is in crisis – solutions must be swift

In 2020, it was estimated only 7 of Scottish 25 to 34-year-olds could meet the earnings and savings requirements to be able to afford a home. So…

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Charity drops threat to evict Perthshire couple

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) served notice on community councillor Chris Claydon and her partner Scott Trotter to quit Castle Cleirach in Dunkeld where Chris has lived for the past 18 years

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National Trust U-turn after threatening Dunkeld tenants with eviction

THE National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has performed a U-turn after threatening to evict tenants in Dunkeld thanks to a major backlash from the…

Glasgow Live

Glasgow tenants' union walks away from 'sham' commission on tackling rising rents

The tenant-led commission was set up after Glasgow City Council declared a 'rents crisis' in late 2020 but Living Rent has said the process has been too slow and too vague.

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Tenants demand Government take action over skyrocketing rents

TENANTS struggling to pay their rent have spoken of their disappointment at the failure of the Scottish Government to introduce a rents freeze.

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Glasgow tenant forced to leave home due to huge 35% rent increase

Matthew Peacock was forced to move from his two-bedroom flat in Dennistoun after his rent was increased £660 to £895 - a soaring 35 per cent hike in his monthly cost.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh students forced to find new home after rent hiked by over £600

Thea Tallack, 21, and her three friends were forced to find a new home after their landlord increased their rent by 36 per cent as they were in the middle of exam season.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Tynecastle High developers face growing opposition to student flats

Two local councillors have joined calls for the 468-bedroom development to be scrapped, as it's argued the area is "in dire need of social and affordable homes".

Glasgow Live

Campaigners threaten to 'stop' Shawlands Arcade development over lack of social housing

Living Rent Glasgow members have accused developers behind the regeneration of the Shawlands Arcade of putting profit over the needs of locals and fear that the working-class will be driven out of the area.

Daily Record

SNP and Greens under pressure to back emergency rent freeze for Scots tenants

Mercedes Villalba, who represents the North East for Labour, is proposing a freeze on increases until a system of national rent controls is in place.

The National (Scotland)

Rent campaigners to keep up pressure on Edinburgh Council after Labour stitch-up

Living Rent has vowed to keep up pressure on Edinburgh City Council to gain the necessary powers to implement rent controls

Edinburgh Live

Points based system sought after Edinburgh rents increase by 10 per cent in last year

Living Rent, a tenancy union specialising in protecting tenants rights, has sent a response to the government consultation on rent controls. They believe a point based system has to be introduced.

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