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Housing
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Mark Fortune: Edinburgh landlord filmed allegedly threatening tenant
Tenant Jason Chen said he was confronted by a man he believed to be his landlord in a row over
Risky RAAC concrete now found in 1150 Scottish homes
1,150 affordable homes in Scotland have now been confirmed to have been built with unreliable concrete dubbed RAAC, we
Homeless crisis sparks call for Scotland to declare ‘national housing emergency’
Charities have called on the Scottish Government to declare a national housing emergency, claiming Scotland’s homeless system is at
Caravan owners report rent hikes, eviction threats and unfair contracts
Static caravan and lodge owners in Scotland have called on the UK Government to give them better protections amid allegations
Former Mark Fortune tenants urged to pursue deposits after tribunal ruling
A former Mark Fortune tenant who is due to have her deposit returned to her after winning a housing tribunal
‘Rotten to the core’: £300m of student housing linked to tax havens
Student accommodation buildings in Scottish cities collectively worth over £300m are directly owned by firms registered in offshore tax havens,
Concerns raised after refugee family housed in derelict estate
A refugee charity is raising fears about asylum accommodation after a traumatised family was placed in a boarded-up block of
Mark Fortune forced to fix flat ‘not fit for human habitation’
An Edinburgh property firm owned by landlord Mark Fortune has been ordered to make one of its flats “fit for
Mapped: Authorised Gypsy/Traveller sites are near sewage plants and rubbish dumps
Authorised Gypsy/Traveller sites in Scotland are likely to be located near sewage plants, recycling and refuse centres, industrial estates
Islanders fight to stop primary school closure on Luing
Parents of children on the Inner Hebridean island of Luing fear the permanent closure of its only primary school, deemed
Scottish GPs call for housing developers to contribute to healthcare
In 2022, a record number of new houses were built in Midlothian, with a total of 822 completed in the
Island Depopulation: Ireland’s offshore islands a footnote in state priorities
Standing at the end of the pier on 20 October 1960, 24 islanders from four families prepared to depart Inishark