Thanks to everyone who took part in our Noticed Served on Bad Landlords campaign and emailed their local councillors to put an end to bad landlords.

We’ve compiled your stories & councillor responses into a new report: Landlord Registration in Scotland: 3 years on.

We found the scheme was failing to protect tenants’ rights & undermined good landlords by not effectively dealing with the minority of bad ones.

The report’s winging its way to the Scottish Gov & local councils now, asking them to take firm action to get rid of the worst landlords.

For more info on the campaign go to: http://scotland.shelter.org.uk/what_...

The Scotsman has listed us in the top 5 Scottish Charities

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Just wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone that gets involved in our campaigns - you're amazing, thanks!

Email your councillor here; http://tinyurl.com/c53tk4 Tell them to serve bad landlords their notice.

Renting property isn’t always easy and most of us have had disagreements with landlords in the past. However for some people the renting experience has been truly horrendous.

Bad Landlord Stories

Leanne, for example, was evicted without warning by her landlord and he kept £2000 of her belongings. See her discuss her worrying story here: http://tinyurl.com/cybr9z

Landlord Registration Scheme

In 2006 the Landlord Registration Scheme was introduced to prevent things like this happening. The point was for councils to register, monitor and improve the practice of all landlords in their local authority.

However...

Three years on and the scheme is not working - there are still landlords (like Leanne’s) who are refusing to register and are indulging in bad practice.

2012- the Clock is Ticking!

Because of a shortage in social housing, private renting will become encouraged more. The presence of unregistered and unscrupulous landlords puts many at risk from poor housing conditions or even homelessness.

Take Action!

If you agree that we need stricter controls on landlords, follow this link http://tinyurl.com/c53tk4 to ask the councillor responsible for Landlord Registration in your area to use their given powers to clamp down on unregistered landlords and ensure bad landlords either improve their practice or leave the sector forever.

Thank you for your support

Don’t forget to send us any responses you get from your councillors, as we will be using them to compile a report on Landlord Registration in April.

Remember to share your own horror landlord stories with us and watch other people’s stories on YouTube.

Thanks again for supporting our campaign!