Episode 207 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast

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This week, Craig talks to Eilidh Keay from Living Rent about the state of the private rented sector in Scotland, what this means for tenants - especially when their rent is too high and/or their home is poorly maintained by their landlord and what the Scottish Government is about to do to bring in effective rent controls, improve tenants rights and conditions in rented homes.

You can read Living Rent/Common Weal's proposal for a quality-based rent control system here: https://commonweal.scot/policies/the-rent-controls-scotland-needs/

You can read Craig's paper on building more social rented homes here: https://commonweal.scot/policies/good-houses-for-all/

You can join or find out more about Living Rent here: https://www.livingrent.org/

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