Living Rent
@Living_Rent
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Scotland's tenants and community union, fighting for decent and affordable housing for all. RT's do not imply endorsement.
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Joined October 2014
The tireless work of unions has improved our lives through increased wages, the right to vote, sick pay, holiday pay and weekends - we aren’t going to stop now. Join the fight for stronger rent controls and continue our fight for rents that we can afford. Become a member now👇
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It is the power of ordinary people standing up for what they believe in, working together, and refusing to give up, that has made this happen. And yet, the rent controls proposed are the bare minimum that tenants need.
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💥We won rent controls.💥 Just now, MSPs voted to pass the Housing bill and with it, rent controls. This bill wouldn’t exist without the work of Living Rent members. It caps rent increases between tenancies, clamps down on disrepair, and strengthens joint tenancy rights.
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Build to rent does not exist to solve the housing crisis - it exists to extract value from it. These buildings are not primarily there to shelter people, or even to serve renters. They are there to make money for shareholders and investors. https://t.co/9NQoPf9lcR
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I HAVE a confession to make. One of my favourite pastimes is browsing Rightmove. It started as idle curiosity and now I’ll check regularly. I’ve…
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Yesterday, to mark the 55th anniversary of Acorn International, we delivered a letter to BlackRock, protesting their funding of the Adani Group who are evicting over a million residents of Dharavi to make way for towers and malls. Sign our petition here: https://t.co/J3WZklFxxy
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Strike fear into landlords - go and sign our petition to stop them ruining rent controls! https://t.co/EZD3dShQZz
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Don’t let landlords ruin rent controls - sign our petition✍️ Since the @scotgov announced rent controls, landlords have been doing all they can to water them down. Tell the gov that we need strong rent controls that work for tenants - not landlords! https://t.co/68NGoBj3Ch
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Landlords love to claim that rent controls will lead to a shortage of homes. Here's our member taking apart that argument in 10 seconds flat. Sign our petition now! https://t.co/68NGoBj3Ch
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Don’t let landlords ruin rent controls - sign our petition! ✍️ Since the government announced rent controls, landlords have been doing all they can to water them down. Tell the gov that we need strong rent controls that work for tenants - not landlords! https://t.co/68NGoBj3Ch
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You’re hearing from God more than you think! Listen to these incredible stories of how He speaks.
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Just when we thought landlords couldn't get worse. Here they are celebrating the introduction of exemptions to the housing bill... Don't let them get away with it. Endorse our response to the government's consultation now. ✍ https://t.co/68NGoBj3Ch
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If anyone actually wants to see what a modern day Mary Barbour actually looks like, we have hundreds of them in our union 💪
A mural depicting a Glasgow political firebrand who took on the slum landlords of the early 20th century has been unveiled in the city. The re-imagining of activist Mary Barbour as a modern-day campaigner has been painted onto a building in the area where she made her name.
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Scotgov are consulting on exemptions which if passed could completely undermine rent controls. We need everyone who wants to see fair, affordable housing in this country to sign our petition and push the government to introduce rent controls that work for us - not landlords!
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Sign our petition! ✍️ Since the government announced rent controls in the housing bill, landlords have been doing all they can to water it down - and the government are listening! ✍️ https://t.co/68NGoBj3Ch
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The government is yet again consulting on the housing bill - but this time they are threatening to introduce exemptions to rent controls. 💪We need to fight back💪 - take two minutes to endorse our response to the government's consultation. 👉 https://t.co/68NGoBj3Ch
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❌Things we don’t like❌ 🔄Build to rent exemptions for rent controls 💷Insufficient funding for new social housing ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Anti-misogyny and anti-conversion bills scrapped 🌳‘Open for business’ policies at the expense of our environment and tenants pockets.
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✅Things we like ✅ 🏚️Awaab’s law being introduced in Scotland 🚂Scrapping of peak fares 🩺100,000 more GP appointments 🔥Winter fuel payments restored 🍝Free school meals expanded
Yesterdays programme for government suggests that the Scottish Government is in the pocket of Build to Rent developers. Exempting build to rent and mid market buildings from rent controls will mean that thousands will face completely unaffordable rent.
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For a programme that claims to want to eradicate poverty, Swinney is far too invested with keeping big business happy..
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Exemptions will create a two tier system of housing, those with controls and those stuck paying through the nose for a house over their heads. Exemptions will also leave rent controls for all open to a legal challenge from landlords trying to recoup their profits.
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