There is a real need for new house building in Scotland. Housebuilding levels have remained stubbornly low since the global financial crisis and many thousands of people are still on...
Author: James Battye
Putting it into practice: how to raise standards across Scotland’s private rented sector
The private rented sector’s growth in Scotland is well documented: the most up to date statistics show that the number of households renting in the sector has tripled since 1999. 350,000...
Time to ensure that life at the hard end does not get worse
Two sets of statistics released by the Scottish government this week make for worrying reading, and question whether life for those at the very hard end of poverty in Scotland is getting...
‘Right to Rent’ immigration checks in Scotland: A recipe for confusion and discrimination?
There is fear that the UK government’s latest round of immigration reforms could increase discrimination against some people wanting to rent privately and ride roughshod over Scottish...
A manifesto for homes: raising the game in Scotland’s private rented sector
As we edge closer to the Scottish parliamentary elections on the 5th of May how should political parties deliver tangible change for the 330,000 households renting privately across Scotland?