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Renters survey 2025

Calling all private tenants. At the end of March 2025, the Scottish government is ending emergency protections for tenants. They have committed to passing new permanent legislation in the form of long-term rent controls however in order to ensure these rent controls are as strong as they can be we need to gather as much data as possible to show the government how badly further protections are needed. Fill out our survey now. 

Living Rent Edinburgh 2024 Wrapped 💫🏘️

Living Rent Edinburgh has had huge successes this year, let's see this year in review.    Continue reading

Cassidy Wins Big against DJ Alexander

Gorgie/Dalry member Cassidy had no heating for two years, but after going to her local member defence meeting she decided to take on her case.  Continue reading

WIN! Elfin Square fight their rent hikes

Faced with 30-78% rent increases in January 2024, tenants at Elfin Square decided to get organised and fight back against their corporate landlord MCR.  Continue reading

Insulate Lochend Fairly: Win for private tenants!

This year, Lochend members took the council to task over their unfair property buy-back policy that was seeing private tenants face eviction. By working together, they won a policy change that gives private tenants more security and a right to remain in their home when their landlord decides to sell back to the council.  Continue reading

Rent adjudication win for Paul and Sesilia

Paul and Sesilia tell their story of fighting their rent hike!    Continue reading

Living Rent urges Edinburgh City Council to Support Rent Controls

On Thursday 26th September 2024, our Edinburgh City Chair Eilidh Keay spoke to Edinburgh City Council's full council asking them to back Rent Controls. The council voted in favour. Edinburgh City Council has become the first council in Scotland to formally support the introduction of Rent Controls. A strong commitment to implementation once the Scottish Government passes Rent Controls into law. If you want get involved in fighting for Rent Controls, join Living Rent and come along to a local meeting: livingrent.org/events Continue reading

Living Rent and SNP members launch open letter

Today, Living Rent launched an open letter signed by over 200 SNP members and supporters calling for John Swinney and Paul McLennan to reaffirm their commitment to rent controls. Read it below: Continue reading

Living Rent and trade unions send open letter calling for rent controls

Today (Monday 2 September) we sent an open letter alongside Scotland’s trade union leaders, urging First Minister John Swinney, Housing Minister Paul McLennan, and Cabinet Secretary Shirley Ann Sommerville to reaffirm their commitment to introducing rent controls Read it below:  Continue reading

Eviction resisted in Shawlands

On Saturday 6th July, over 50 members across our Living Rent Southside branches made their way to Martin & Co’s offices to demand a halt to the proposed eviction of two of our members and their 14 year old child. Continue reading