We have got used to hearing over recent years about the problems facing families and households struggling to afford the essentials, the growth of foodbanks and having to choose between...
Author: Nora Uhrig
Private tenants: Have YOUR say on how disputes are settled with your landlord!
At Shelter Scotland, we’re too used to hearing about disputes between tenants and private landlords or letting agents. When these relationships break down often the only thing that can...
The intrinsic link between Housing and Human Rights
When thinking about human rights issues, we tend to imagine the brutal human rights abuses, including torture and massacres, conducted by regimes thousands of miles away from our homes or...
Breaking the cycle of child poverty
How do you break free from a cycle of poverty when you grow up in a home that makes you ill and reduces your chance of going to and finishing school? More than one in five children in...