We won a rent freeze and an eviction ban!
On September 7th the Scottish government announced an immediate rent freeze and a freeze on evictions.
As skyrocketing rents continue to pile on top of out of control energy bills, this will have a huge impact on tenants across Scotland.
This is a huge win and make no mistake, this would not have been possible without years of organising by members of Living Rent, Scotland’s Tenants Union.
There is only one way to win the changes that we need in this country and that is by joining your local branch of Living Rent.
Petition target smashed for Edinburgh’s homes not holiday lets campaign!
In Edinburgh, members smashed their petition target of 1,700 signatures to put pressure on Edinburgh City council to not only cap short term let numbers but also to bring the numbers down.
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Castlemilk group win their demands against Home Group!
Castlemilk members had a huge win of an:
Area wide 75% service charge rebate over two years negotiated by members
Replacement and repair of rotten fencing underway
Dispute over Land Ownership and Fly-tipping progressed
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Castlemilk group secure funding for park and woodland street lights!
In the run up to the 2022 Local Election, our Castlemilk members ran a campaign demanding that all the lights on key routes in the park and woodlands be fixed as a priority.
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Living Rent is recruiting a campaign officer and an organiser in Edinburgh
Living Rent is continuing to build membership and power across Scotland. And just now, we are recruiting a campaign officer and an Edinburgh-based organiser to support members to build power and win locally and nationally! This position will join and support a team of organisers across Scotland.We are very excited to continue growing Living Rent and hope that this job is for YOU!
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Report your rent hike!
As our bills climb beyond what many of us can afford. Landlords are raising rents, greedily profiting off our basic need for a roof over our heads.
All across Scotland, landlords are hiking up rents. A report by Citylets found that rents across Scotland rose by 8.5% in the last year to average £896 a month; whilst in Edinburgh rents rose by 14.2% to average £1214 and in Glasgow rents rose by 16% to average £972 per month.
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Support Our Communities in Sighthill/ Gorgie- Object to Student Developments
Members in the Gorgie Dalry branch have made a video around the impact of purpose-built student blocks in our local area and to ask council candidates to support our communities.
Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) is taking over Edinburgh. Not only is it unaffordable for the majority of students, but it takes up space we could use for actually affordable housing in our communities. This council election we are asking candidates in Sighthill/Gorgie to pledge to no more PBSA in our communities.
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Shawlands Arcade Development: whose interests does it serve?
The proposed development of Shawlands Arcade represents one of the biggest changes to the area in recent years.
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Gorgie/Dalry Statement on COP26
On Saturday 6 November, Gorgie-Dalry branch members of Living Rent participated in the COP26 Global Day of Action protests alongside other members of Living Rent as well as members from ACORN and London Renters’ Union, forming the Housing Bloc. We marched to assert that housing justice is climate justice, and, alongside tens of dozens of trade unions, community groups, and civic and political organisations, to demand that people and the planet be put before the demands of profit in the face of the climate emergency.
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Living Rent's solidarity statement with the GMB striking workers
Living Rent and the GMB cleansing workers are standing together to demand greater investment in Glasgow’s cleansing services. Years of underinvestment have brought about a waste crisis which impacts daily on residents and workers alike.
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