News and achievements
Dundee members object to purpose-built student accommodation!
July 22, 2026
The council want to turn the Keiller Centre into student flats. Purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) is wrecking our city centre. Developers know they can make a killing building exclusive student flats, so they...
Read More 1 Reaction Share£6600 won back for Areej in Partick
July 17, 2026
Through coming together with other members of Living Rent, Areej won back £6600 after an illegal rent increase. Areej first came into contact with Living Rent when we knocked on her door and asked...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareLead pipes repair WIN in Shawlands!
July 17, 2026
Scottish Water found unsafe levels of lead present in our drinking water in October 2024. Unfortunately, the affected pipes were on our side of the property boundary, which makes it the property owners’ responsibility...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareWhy we need bus franchising
July 17, 2026
We’ve all been there - the bus is late, there’s a queue of 20 people, it’s raining. Once we’re on, the bus crawls through town, constantly stuck in traffic. Despite the poor quality of...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareCompensation won after sketchy lodger agreement
July 17, 2026
Felix and Oscar came to Living Rent with concerns about their tenancy. Their landlords had given them a lodging agreement despite living full-time in Inverness, meaning they gave our members the wrong terms of...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMarionville Fire Station SAVED! for now...
July 07, 2026
Marionville Fire Station has been saved from imminent closure! This is a massive win for our community and wouldn't have happened without the hard fought campaign by the Fire Brigades Union and Living Rent...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMark's oven fixed in Partick!
July 03, 2026
Our member Mark recently won repairs through the union. Here's his story: In February my oven door shattered, scattering glass all over the floor. I removed the, correctly oriented, tray to inspect the damage...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAntony's hot water fixed in Partick!
July 03, 2026
Antony joined Living Rent after being left with no hot tap water in his bathroom for 3 years by Glasgow West Housing Association. Repairs were booked multiple times but no one showed up, which...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareLiving Rent, Get Glasgow Moving, and Common Weal publish report on Glasgow's Buses
June 26, 2026
Today, Living Rent are publishing a report on Glasgow's bus system, alongside Get Glasgow Moving and Common Weal. We are calling on the Scottish Government to properly fund bus franchising and simplify the legal...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareArya and Giulia won £2400!
June 02, 2026
£2,400 win for Shawlands Members! Two of our Shawlands members, Arya and Giulia, were facing eviction last year because their landlord wanted to sell the property. They’d asked him repeatedly about whether he would...
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