Challenge Poverty Week runs from 15-21 October 2017. Challenge Poverty in Scotland? Aye, we can. At Shelter Scotland we believe that poverty in Scotland can be solved by boosting incomes...
Author: Lisa Borthwick
We rented, we vented – now we want change
On Saturday 23rd September, we hosted our first community event for private tenants: ‘Renting, Venting and Change’. The event brought together private tenants from around...
How statistics help us understand Scotland’s housing crisis
Statistics can help us better understand the social problems that we face. When we look at housing in Scotland, we tend to focus on the figures that show evidence of a housing crisis, such...
Energy efficiency in privately rented homes: you talked, we listened
In June 2017 we gathered the views of over 200 private tenants on the Scottish Government’s proposal to introduce a minimum energy efficiency standard for private rented homes, after...
Private tenants: Have your say on rent, housing conditions and energy efficiency!
Are you a private tenant? Do you feel heating your home and any other fuel use costs you too much? Do you wish your home was better insulated/had a better central heating system/was less...