EPTAG
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Category: Social/Environmental
The Edinburgh Private Tenants Action Group has been formed by community activists and concerned Edinburgh residents to stop the growing incidence of abuses carried out by landlords and letting agents against their tenants e.g. withholding deposits, threatening behaviour, neglect and refusal to carry out repairs, etc...

EPTAG is campaigning for better enforcement of legislation already in place to protect tenants. Regular organising meetings are held and all are welcome.

Afffiliated to the Edinburgh Tenants Federation and Scottish Tenants Organisation.

Links


Official Website:
http://www.eptag.org.uk
http://indymediascotland.org/user/6766

Articles by EPTAG

Albany lettings paid what they owed!

Kerstin’s account of how, with the help of EPTAG, she got Albany Lettings to pay what they owe! 

Read more: http://eptag.org.uk/2013/03/albany-lettings-paid-what-they-owed/

The Right to Stay!

Private tenants and supporters! Our next meeting is to plan our new campaign to get tenants better security of tenure, and we need your help to make it a success!

Read more: http://eptag.org.uk/2013/03/the-right-to-stay/

Albany Lettings – pay what you owe!

Please help us support a tenant claiming their illegally charged fees back!

Kerstin recently obtained a decree from the court against Albany Lettings saying they have to pay back illegally charged fees, but they are refusing to pay up, so we are organising a protest at their office to help Kerstin get the money she is owed!

Read more: http://eptag.org.uk/2013/03/albany-lettings-pay-what-you-owe/

Another victory for Edinburgh private tenants as criminal landlord banned

Edinburgh City Council recently ruled that millionaire businessman Mark Fortune be removed from the city’s licensing register as unfit to operate as a landlord.  It is the first time that the council has re

Read more: http://eptag.org.uk/2013/02/another-victory-for-edinburgh-private-tenants-as-criminal-landlord-banned/

Tackling fuel poverty

EPTAG attended the Edinburgh Tenants Federation protest against fuel poverty on February 15th.

Read more: http://eptag.org.uk/2013/02/tackling-fuel-poverty/

Fuel Poverty: A choice between “heating and eating” is killing 2000 Scots each year

Statistics on fuel poverty make for bleak reading. 28% of homes in Scotland are considered to be in fuel poverty which means they spend over 10% of their income on energy bills. Scottish Government housing condition research states that private tenants are the most likely sector of society to experience “extreme fuel poverty” (defined as spending over 20% of income on energy). 

Read more: http://eptag.org.uk/2012/11/fuel-poverty-a-choice-between-heating-and-eating-is-killing-2000-scots-each-year/

Rip-off letting agency shut down for the day by protest!

Read more: http://eptag.org.uk/2012/10/rip-off-letting-agency-shut-down-for-the-day-by-protest/

Please join us for our first AGM!

Fed up with rising rents, dodgy landlords, and repairs not getting done? This year EPTAG has had many victories, and we hope to have a year of many more – but we need your support. Help us to stand up for tenants rights, by coming along to our AGM, and having your say on the direction of EPTAG in the coming year!

Read more: http://eptag.org.uk/2012/09/please-join-us-for-our-first-agm/

Take action against illegal letting agency fees!

Read more: http://eptag.org.uk/2012/09/take-action-against-illegal-letting-agency-fees/

Tenancy fees defeated – EPTAG declares victory!

Read more: http://eptag.org.uk/2012/08/tenancy-fees-defeated-eptag-declares-victory/

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