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July 2012

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Call for end to Right-to-Buy 

30 July 2012

We have issued a response to the Scottish Government's recently launched consultation on right-to-buy, calling for the out-dated policy to be scrapped.

Better protection for deposits 

2 July 2012

The clock has started ticking toward the day when all private tenants’ deposits have to be protected by law under Scotland’s first ever Tenancy Deposit Scheme.

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