There is fear that the UK government’s latest round of immigration reforms could increase discrimination against some people wanting to rent privately and ride roughshod over Scottish...
Category: Policy
Homes must be at the heart of Scotland’s new social security system
Access to a safe, secure and affordable home is a fundamental human right and is critical to people’s health, prosperity and wellbeing. However, many people in Scotland today don’t have a...
Making sure everyone has a say about their home
As the coordinator of the Private Tenants Forum, something that I’m really keen on is how we can find different ways to hear from people about renting. Quite often when we’re talking about...
Success – Housing at the heart of Community Justice
What do you associate with the term ‘Community Justice’? Prison cells, police cars, ASBOs, victims, court rooms? You’re not alone, so do most people. So did I, until recently. Then I spent...
The private tenancies bill: one step closer to genuine security of tenure?
The bill – nearly at stage 3 – is moving at a pace through the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee, and we’re a step closer to seeing how things will change for the 330,000...