In a landmark decision, an Edinburgh Landlord has been ordered to pay three times the value of the deposit to his tenants, for a violation of the new Tenancy Deposit Scheme.
Please help us support a tenant claiming their illegally charged fees back! Kerstin recently obtained a decree from the court against Albany Lettings saying they have to pay back illegally charged fees, but they are refusing to pay up, so we are organising a protest at their office to help Kerstin get the money she is owed! Help …
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Another victory for Edinburgh private tenants as criminal landlord banned
February 25th, 2013 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Edinburgh City Council recently ruled that millionaire businessman Mark Fortune be removed from the city’s licensing register as unfit to operate as a landlord. It is the first time that the council has refused a landlord application. It is now illegal for this individual to let out properties and charge rents. The story is covered …
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Fuel Poverty: A choice between “heating and eating” is killing 2000 Scots each year
November 26th, 2012 | Posted by in Uncategorized - (Comments Off)Statistics on fuel poverty make for bleak reading. 28% of homes in Scotland are considered to be in fuel poverty which means they spend over 10% of their income on energy bills. Scottish Government housing condition research states that private tenants are the most likely sector of society to experience “extreme fuel poverty” (defined as …
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