Tenants' union vows to keep up the fight as Scotland moves towards rent controls
Living Rent rallies protesters outside Holyrood
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TENANTS’ union Living Rent rallied hundreds of protesters outside Holyrood on Wednesday night on the eve of Scotland taking its first step towards permanent rent controls.
The Housing (Scotland) Bill passed its first stage today after years of campaigning from Living Rent to regulate the sector.
Living Rent national campaigns chairwoman Ruth Gilbert said: “Housing costs are the single largest driver of poverty in Scotland — rents are out of control.
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