Nus Scotland

The National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland have welcomed the passing of the Scottish Housing Bill through Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 28th November, with the support of the majority of MSPs. NUS Scotland had previously called for all MSPs to vote for the bill, recognising it as

The National Union of Students UK (NUS UK) has today released the results of a survey into students' and apprentices’ experience of the housing system. 

Students and apprentices from across Scotland are due to rally outside the Scottish Parliament this week to call on the Scottish Government to amend the upcoming Housing Bill and fix loopholes and blind spots which they argue unfairly exclude student renters.

Scotland’s trade union leaders and Living Rent have urged the Scottish Government to reaffirm its commitment to introducing rent controls.

More organisations have made their housing pitches to John Swinney following his appointment as Scotland's new First Minister. Yesterday, Shelter Scotland called on the new SNP leader to create a cabinet-level post dedicated to housing, declare a national housing emergency and commit

The National Union of Students in Scotland has followed CIH Scotland's declaration of a housing emergency by reiterating its call for the Scottish Government to act urgently to support student renters. CIH Scotland used its national conference this week to declare that Scotland has mo

The Scottish Government has been urged to “act now” to prevent “disastrous consequences” for private tenants after the current cap on rents comes to an end next month.

Student body NUS Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to act to support students amidst this housing crisis.

The City of Edinburgh Council has pledged to reduce the number of empty council homes after a new study revealed that almost 7,000 homes in the capital are lying unused.

International students are almost twice as likely to experience homelessness than home students in Scotland, with 21% of international students having experienced homelessness since starting their studies compared to 12% of home students, a study has found.

Following the government’s decision to suspend the rent freeze on student accommodation, a new report has revealed what it claims is the "depth of the dysfunction of the student housing market".

Tenants' rights minister Patrick Harvie has announced that he intends to cap private sector rents at 3% and that evictions will continue to be prevented for all tenants except in a number of specified circumstances from April.

NUS Scotland has warned of yet another year of student housing shortages, with a “broken housing system” driving up student homelessness. Student activists in St Andrews have highlighted the difficulties students are having finding housing for the coming year and first-year students at t

A student housing shortage has left hundreds of students in Scotland with nowhere to live for the first few weeks of their degree. The National Union of Students (NUS) for Scotland has highlighted that students are being forced to pay sky-high rents, experience homelessness, drop out or defer b

Over two-thirds of student renters (71%) in Scotland are concerned about their ability to pay rent with a quarter having been unable to pay rent (25%) and a third unable to pay bills (33%) during the pandemic, a new survey from NUS Scotland has found. These problems are likely to be exacerbated with