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17/12/2009
'Protection Call' For Struggling Homeowners
Legal protection to ensure that families across Scotland are only evicted as an "absolute last resort" must be put in place by the Scottish government as a matter of urgency, the charity Shelter Scotland has said.
The call comes as a Shelter report released today shows that social landlords evicted 3,297 tenants during 2008-9. The majority of these were for rent arrears.
The housing charity's 2nd annual report on evictions – Evictions by social landlords in Scotland 2008-09 – shows overall progress has been made on reducing the numbers of people affected by eviction. But it argues more must be done to protect social tenants from the trauma of losing their home.
Shelter Scotland is urging the Scottish government to make sure that families facing eviction from social housing have the same legal protection as struggling home owners. The charity wants to see a pre-court protection for social tenants, as part of a recession-fighting package of legislation aimed at keeping people in their homes.
(BMcC)
The call comes as a Shelter report released today shows that social landlords evicted 3,297 tenants during 2008-9. The majority of these were for rent arrears.
The housing charity's 2nd annual report on evictions – Evictions by social landlords in Scotland 2008-09 – shows overall progress has been made on reducing the numbers of people affected by eviction. But it argues more must be done to protect social tenants from the trauma of losing their home.
Shelter Scotland is urging the Scottish government to make sure that families facing eviction from social housing have the same legal protection as struggling home owners. The charity wants to see a pre-court protection for social tenants, as part of a recession-fighting package of legislation aimed at keeping people in their homes.
(BMcC)
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