Shelter has begun a new campaign in Scotland, aimed at reforming the ‘out-dated’ private rented sector.
The lobbying group’s new campaign, called Making Renting Right, was launched in a rally outside the Scottish Parliament.
Shelter Scotland is calling for longer-term tenancies, saying that it is seeing “too many households forced from pillar to post on short-term rental agreements”.
Graeme Brown, director of Shelter Scotland, said: “Short-term tenancy agreements do not provide the stability and security individuals and, in particular, the more than 80,000 families with children need in order to live a settled life.
“Too often we hear of people being moved on, evicted or rents increased unreasonably, forcing people into the disruptive cycle of having to move house – every six months in some cases – preventing them from ever being able to put down strong roots and being part of a community.”
Shelter’s track record in Scotland includes winning a ban on letting agent fees charged to tenants.
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The danger here is that Shelter simply push the private rented sector in Scotland up-market as providing family accommodation becomes less attractive to landlords. Everybody wants to see a sensible balance, however Shelter's well crafted arguments that in "some cases" responsible PRS tenants find themselves moved on every six months is in "some cases" Shelter spin.