This year heralds the biggest change to Scotland’s private rented sector for a generation. From December 2017 anyone signing a new tenancy for a private let will sign the new Private Residential Tenancy, all landlord and tenant...
Category - Policy
Our up-to-the-minute observations and analysis on Scottish housing policy
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...
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...
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...
Progress towards policy participation
Many charities in Scotland will be aware of the value and importance of service user involvement in their work, and we at Shelter Scotland are no different. In recent months, the...