Scotmid this week withdrew their application for a student housing and retail project following over a hundred objections from local residents

Grassroots group demands action against unlawful short term lets in the capital ahead of council report

Local campaigners argue new Edinburgh student development could be “dangerous”

Rise in AirBNBs contributed to the housing crisis in tourist hotspots like Edinburgh and the Highlands

Legislation for Rent Pressure Zones was passed in 2016, but have been described as unworkable and have not been introduced in any Council area yet

‘Citizen’ brings together Edinburgh-based campaign organisations in the hope of transforming the capital into “a place for people rather than profit”

Climate protest attracts hundreds and brings the capital’s city centre to a standstill

Suzy Cargill from Edinburgh’s experience at the sharp end of ‘welfare reform’ and the housing crisis has left her homeless, and considering moving away from a city she has no desire to leave

SUZY CARGILL, 46, a musician based in Leith, Edinburgh, got a call out of the blue on 10 January.

It was someone from the DWP. They said that her Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) payments were stopping immediately, as of that phone call. 

“When she said that I froze - I didn’t think that could happen,” Suzy says.