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Glasgow Shawlands Arcade plan for 600 flats recommended for approval 'in principle'

Hundreds of people have objected to the plan, which will go in front of councillors next week.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow letting agency 'will carry out repairs in a week' for mouldy family home after protest

Housing action union Living Rent staged a protest outside the Dennistoun-based letting agency yesterday and have since had assurances from police that repairs will be carried out in a week

Glasgow Live

Scots letting agents 'promise repairs in a week' for mouldy house mum after protest

Members of housing action union Living Rent gathered outside the offices of 1-2-Let to demand action on behalf of Pierette Tchialu yesterday afternoon.

Daily Record

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Glasgow family facing eviction after complaining about home covered in black mould

A mum and her four kids have been told to leave their home of 11 years after they raised concerns about the condition of the property including black mould in their bedrooms and the bathroom floor which is caving in.

Glasgow Live

Mum-of-four served with eviction notice after complaining about mouldy Scots home

A tenants union protested outside the offices of 1-2-Let on Saturday afternoon, demanding Pierette Tchialu's notice to leave be withdrawn.

Daily Record

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.

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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.

Edinburgh Live

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…

The National (Scotland)

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…

The National (Scotland)

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,…

The National (Scotland)

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.

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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.

Daily Record

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.

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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…

Daily Record

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

The National (Scotland)

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.

The National (Scotland)

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.

Glasgow Live

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.

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