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Sean Bell: Extending the eviction ban is the bare minimum of what is required
18.06.21June 20, 2021

“As the necessity of extending the eviction ban grows ever more obvious, we must remember: Your landlord is not your friend. They are not your genial host. They sustain themselves by leeching from you all they can get, in exchange for which they occasionally send someone round to fix the boiler.”

Opinion

Sean Bell: Extending the eviction ban is the bare minimum of what is required


Calls for Eviction Ban to Be Extended as Covid Uncertainty Continues
19.05.21May 19, 2021

As the majority of Scotland moves out of tier 3, the temporary eviction ban has lifted, and campaigners are anticipating a wave of evictions despite not being clear of the pandemic.

Broadcast

Calls for Eviction Ban to Be Extended as Covid Uncertainty Continues


The eviction ban highlights the need for a permanent Scottish ‘winter truce’
04.12.20December 4, 2020

“There is absolutely no good reason why Scotland should not seek to replicate the French ‘winter truce’, or trêve hivernale, which officially prohibits evictions between 1 November and 31 March.”

Analysis

The eviction ban highlights the need for a permanent Scottish ‘winter truce’


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