Good news! Private renters are starting to see the impact of the Letting Agent Code of Practice. This was introduced on 31 January 2018 and spells out what standard renters should expect...
Category: Policy
How can we tackle housing-related poverty?
This week is Challenge Poverty Week, when organisations across Scotland speak up against poverty and how it can be tackled. When I tell people that I work for Shelter Scotland, poverty...
Demand for help with bad housing and homelessness higher than ever
This week we have published Shelter Scotland’s annual Impact Report for 2017/18. As Scotland’s national housing and homelessness charity we are proud to provide advice and support to people...
New research reveals there is STILL a stark housing divide in Scotland
At Shelter Scotland we believe there should be a decent and affordable home for everyone. Since our beginnings, 50 years ago, in 1968, it is what we have been fighting for. It is what we...
What’s being done to tackle Scotland’s empty homes problem?
Taken at face value, the story of Scotland’s approximately 37,000 long-term, privately-owned empty homes is a scandal. These properties are undoubtedly a wasted resource and a distasteful...