Today we released a report that found that Glasgow City Council are systematically failing to implement the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) that requires a minimum requirement of 25% affordable housing in new developments....

Tenants from the Water Row development in Govan recently celebrated a massive win after fighting against their second rent increase in just 13 months.The initial rent increase was served just weeks before the majority...

Leith branch wins PBSA campaign at Dalton Scrapyard - again! For the past two years Leith members have been campaigning for better housing options in Leith and against unaffordable developments, with a recent win...

With rents across Scotland getting more and more extortionate, a lot of tenants are being forced to rely on Housing Benefit, or the Universal Credit Housing Element that is slowly replacing it. This includes...

On 12 May, Dundee’s City Square was buzzing as Living Rent Dundee rolled out our ‘Unfair Funfair’ outside Dundee City Council, calling loud and clear for rent controls.

Today, we delivered an open letter calling for Glasgow City Council to invest in housing, infrastructure and public services using money from their proposed tourist tax.   Read our letter in full below:  ...

Today, we delivered an open letter calling for Dundee City Council to commit to implementing rent controls when the Housing Bill comes into law.   Read our letter in full below:   Dear Councillors,...

Today, we delivered an open letter calling for Highland Council to implement a visitor levy that sees funds go towards the housing crisis. Read our letter in full below:

We have launched a report that includes analysis of rent increase decisions between April 2024 and February 2025 as well as a survey of private tenants conducted between January and February 2025. Together they...

Today we released a report that finds that three quarters of tenants have been in a joint tenancy agreement. And of those three quarters, nearly half (48.8%) of them have had a rent increase...