In 2014-15, over 65,000 different households in Scotland approached their local authority for help with housing, either through the housing options service (58,825 approaches) or the...
Author: Lisa Borthwick
Reform for private renting long overdue
Today, 1st September, Nicola Sturgeon announced the new programme for the Scottish Government, which includes a new bill to improve the private rented sector (PRS) that will be published...
Are we moving in the right direction in tackling homelessness in Scotland?
This week, the Scottish Government released their quarterly homeless statistics for September to December 2014. The headline statistics were that over this period homeless applications...
Love is in the air
With Valentine’s day quickly approaching, I thought it was only appropriate to share one of our most romantic services offered through Shelter Scotland, through the Scottish Empty Homes...