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National day of action to protest re-opening of housing tribunal

Living Rent issue landlords and courts ‘notice’ that tenants will fight evictions Continue reading

Three years on: Justice for Grenfell

Three years on since the Grenfell tower fire - we continue to stand in solidarity with all those seeking justice for the victims of Grenfell.    Continue reading

Black Lives Matter

Our statement on the Black Lives Matter protests in the US. Continue reading

Work for Living Rent

Living Rent is looking for two community organisers to join our organisation in Glasgow and Edinburgh and fight for social and economic change. You will work closely with Living Rent’s members in Glasgow and Edinburgh, joining a growing team of Living Rent organisers in Scotland. Hours: FT (35h) or PT (22.5h) Pay: Living wage £9.30 per hour.  Continue reading

Negotiating Rent with your Union by your Side

Maria and Martha, two Member Defence Representatives, report back from their work fighting for rent reductions and suspensions during the Covid-19 outbreak. Continue reading

Edinburgh City Council Flout Fire Safety In Muirhouse High Rise

City of Edinburgh council are putting their tenants’ lives at risk by failing to repair defective fire doors in the Oxcars Court Council high-rise in Muirhouse. The Fire Brigade have stated they are sending officers to investigate.   Continue reading

Open Letter: Protect renters now

Today, three of the UK’s biggest tenants unions - ACORN, Living Rent and London Renters Union - released an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak, and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick. In the letter, backed by academics, civil society and union leaders, the groups make three demands on the UK government: to suspend all rent immediately; to cancel all rent debt; and to put in place stronger protections against eviction. Continue reading

Hygiene - our letter to Kevin Stewart

Our open letter to Kevin Stewart regarding Covid-19 hygeine measures and our report on the lack of compliance among social landlords in Scotland. Continue reading

Tenants left without basic Cleaning Services by leading Housing Associations across Scotland

Since Scotland began lockdown on 23 March we have been repeatedly told we must do everything we can to ‘stop the spread’, so why have leading housing associations left our most vulnerable tenants without basic cleaning services and where does the buck stop? Continue reading