Cornwall Council’s offensive newsletter: ‘pay your rent before it’s spent’
Something pretty disturbing and offensive came through the door of my parents’ council flat on Christmas eve. It was Cornwall Council’s seemingly innocuous winter housing newsletter to all council tenants…
Home to Stay: a campaign for security of tenure
Edinburgh Private Tenants Action Group (EPTAG) has launched a new campaign called Home To Stay. We’re calling on the Scottish Government to abolish the short assured tenancy, which forces thousands…
Bedroom Tax Song: You cannae have a spare room in a pokey cooncil flat
In an updated version of the classic Glaswegian protest piece the 'jeely piece song', 'Citizen Smart' has launched this wonderful Bedroom Tax protest song. The original version was written to…
Success for Campaign Against Letting Agency Fees
The Scottish Government have announced that they will clarify the existing laws against letting agency fees, confirming that the fees which many tenants are forced to pay for referencing, credit…
Letting Agent Fails to Disrupt Tenant Protest
In a farcical move, letting agent DJ Alexander hired contractors to carry out unsafe work outside their offices at noon on Friday 20th July in an attempt to prevent a…
Rent Control for a Living Rent
Guest post by Jon B Rents in the private rented housing market are becoming extortionate, with many tenants falling into 'rent poverty'. The Government's response is making the situation worse.…
Students' union letting agencies – Part of the Solution?
After two long years, the project that has dominated most of my Vice Presidency of Queen's University Belfast Students' Union has come to fruition – the creation of 'SU Lets',…
Can You Trust Your Landlord With Your Personal Details?
If you live in rented housing, then there's a chance that your personal details are being stored and shared without your knowledge. It has recently emerged that landlords have been…
How I Got My Tenancy Fees Back
Euan Kidston explains how he followed the EPTAG guide to getting your illegal tenancy charges back, and won! On the 22nd of February this year, I wrote a letter to…
We need better regulation of Private Landlords
I was delighted to attend the Edinburgh Private Tenants Action Group (EPTAG) campaign launch for tougher enforcement against rogue and criminal landlords. Over 50 people turned out to a public…