Waving goodbye to Student Halls and making your first venture into private rented accommodation? Heard some horror stories about rogue landlords and mouldy bathrooms? Help is at hand:...
Author: Shelter Scotland
Why we need to talk more about LGBT rights and housing
When LGBT people make up 24% of the homeless population in the UK – and when 19% of ALL trans people in Scotland have been homeless at some point – questions spring to mind. Is there...
Making the best use of our assets – Scottish Empty Homes conference 2017
This year, the 2017 Scottish Empty Homes Conference is to be held in The Lighthouse in Glasgow, a beautiful repurposed building, which feels so befitting to the cause of derelict buildings...
Homelessness and “Housing First” in Scotland
The recently published programme for government outlined a pledge to renewed leadership, vision and national coordination to tackle homelessness in Scotland. This is a very welcome...
Calling all tenants! Come to our Renting, Venting, Change event
On the 23rd September in Glasgow, we’ll be hosting our first conference for people who rent. We’ve been working with tenants across the country to hear about their experiences of renting...