Do you rent from a private landlord? Would you like to make your voice heard on the future of renting? Then we’re here to help. My name is James Mullaney and I am the new Private Renter...
Glasgow Protest – one week on
Glasgow City Council’s own figures show that it unlawfully failed to offer temporary accommodation to homeless people 3,025 times last year. It is a scandal and should simply not be...
Glasgow City Council is breaking the law
In Scotland we should be rightly proud of what is often referred to as “our world-leading homelessness legislation”. This is something that Shelter Scotland fought for and worked with MSPs...
Can a chatbot help your charity deliver its service?
Shelter Scotland was commissioned by the Scottish Government at the end of 2017 to raise awareness of Scotland’s new private residential tenancy to landlords and tenants. The private...
It’s time to say ‘yes to DSS’
The message from private renters is clear: ‘No DSS’ adverts or policies are encountered far too often – and it is time something was done about that. ‘No DSS’ means landlords and letting...
A wake-up call on homelessness – enough talking, it’s time for action
Today’s statistics paint a depressing picture. Homelessness applications are on the rise again for the first time in nine years. Temporary accommodation use has increased for the fourth...