For decades housing campaigners, including Shelter Scotland, have insisted that a significant increase in the supply of affordable homes was critical to tackling the housing crisis in...
Category: Policy
Letting agent regulation: important new protections for private renters
For far too many people, the experience of living in the private rented sector has been one of insecurity, poor conditions and powerlessness – but thanks to Shelter Scotland’s campaigning...
It’s now time for action to tackle homelessness
Today the Local Government and Communities Committee, published its report culminating 11 months of inquiry into homelessness in Scotland. The inquiry received 64 written responses to its...
How did we help transform Private Renting? Here’s the story
Over the past month we’ve been shouting about the arrival of the new Private Residential Tenancy, which has seen the world of private renting changed for the better. Open-ended leases...
Are we on the way to finally eradicating fuel poverty?
Today marks the close of the Scottish Government consultation on a strategy to tackle fuel poverty. At Shelter Scotland, we want to make sure everyone has a safe, secure and affordable home...