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Rent Control Zones for Edinburgh

2,727Signatures
5,000 signatures

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We are asking Edinburgh City Council to Implement a Rent Pressure Zone across the city to stop sky-high rents driving people into poverty.

 

Renters in Edinburgh are struggling. Year in, year out rents go up far faster than wages, and it is reaching a breaking point. Edinburgh City Council has the power to designate areas as so-called ‘rent pressure zones’ and bring in rent controls, to stop landlords ripping tenants off for poor-quality housing. It’s time for them to use these powers.

 

Will you sign?


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  • Selena Georgiou
    signed 2018-02-08 14:03:32 +0000
  • Mhairi Smith
    signed 2018-02-08 14:01:30 +0000
  • Jack Smith
    signed 2018-02-08 13:59:25 +0000
  • Liz Summerfield
    signed 2018-02-08 13:58:01 +0000
    Liz Summerfield
  • Nikita Gaidakov
    signed 2018-02-08 13:52:43 +0000
    3 years ago I was paying £575 for a two-bed flat. The going rate is currently minimum £800. That’s nearly a 150% increase. A toxic combination of Air BnB and Fringe festival is creating a uniquely awful situation for tenants in Edinburgh. Regulation is simply a must.
  • Gabija Pasiunaite
    signed via 2018-02-08 13:35:31 +0000
    Gabija Pasiunaite
  • Liam Dempsey
    signed 2018-02-08 13:34:05 +0000
  • Robert Court
    signed 2018-02-08 13:30:36 +0000
  • Robin Johnson
    signed 2018-02-08 13:24:04 +0000
    Robin Johnson
  • Beth Revuelta
    signed via 2018-02-08 13:19:18 +0000
  • Calum Ferry
    signed 2018-02-08 13:10:04 +0000
  • Amelia Kuch
    signed 2018-02-08 13:02:27 +0000
    Amelia Kuch
  • Dominic Blaikie
    signed 2018-02-08 12:49:38 +0000
  • Paul Gibson
    signed 2018-02-08 12:24:43 +0000
    Paul Gibson
  • Cara Lynch
    signed 2018-02-08 12:09:52 +0000
  • Ben Campbell
    signed 2018-02-08 12:05:33 +0000
  • Rachel Wilson
    signed 2018-02-08 11:54:50 +0000
  • Alexandra Stewart
    signed 2018-02-08 11:53:34 +0000
    I can hardly afford to live well, most of my wage goes on rent, bills and debt accumulated by struggling with them. It is not living!
  • Sophie Marion
    signed via 2018-02-08 11:44:07 +0000
  • Cristina Spiteri
    signed 2018-02-08 11:36:35 +0000
    Cristina Spiteri
  • Niall Macgregor
    @NiallCasson tweeted link to this page. 2018-02-08 11:35:52 +0000
    Sign the petition, Lets get Rent Pressure Zones for Edinburgh! http://www.livingrent.org/edinburgh_rent_controls?recruiter_id=15313
  • Niall Macgregor
    signed via 2018-02-08 11:35:28 +0000
  • Ola Olsinova
    signed 2018-02-08 11:32:56 +0000
    Olga Olsinova
  • Katie Nicoll Baines
    signed via 2018-02-08 11:31:45 +0000
  • Lyndsay Shields
    signed 2018-02-08 11:31:16 +0000
  • Irina Preda
    posted about this on Facebook 2018-02-08 11:28:27 +0000
    Sign the petition, Lets get Rent Pressure Zones for Edinburgh!
  • Jasmeen Kanwal
    signed 2018-02-08 11:26:59 +0000
  • Irina Preda
    signed 2018-02-08 11:26:30 +0000
  • Jessica Clark
    signed 2018-02-08 11:25:51 +0000
  • Ramon Hernandez
    signed 2018-02-08 11:23:11 +0000