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...

  Ruba, Saif, and their family had lived in overcrowded and mouldy temporary housing for years. The Council had offered them homes that were unsuitable for their disability. First, we contacted George Norval, head...

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...

£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...

Living Rent, Fire Brigades Union and cross-party MSPs and councillors have signed an open letter to Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) to demand Marionville Fire Station stay open.  They say that SFRS’ closure...

Glasgow City Council’s City Administration Committee and Visitor Levy Forum will determine what is funded by the £16m a year in predicted revenue from the ‘tourist tax’. The Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 granted...

What is the Tourist tax and how could it provide our buses a new lifeline?Glasgow right now has the most expensive buses in the UK, wait times are awful, the network is patchy at...

Today, we are launching our manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections. We have set out our six key demands for the next government. The results of this election will determine how the government responds...

Elaine and her daughter had been living for three years in their council flat in Granton with a rat infestation underneath the floor of their home. Living in these conditions took a toll on...

For three years, Wester Hailes member Iatimad and Asem family lived in an overcrowded, Council-subsidised temporary flat leased from a private landlord. From the day they moved in more than three years ago, the...