Gerry Tierney from Ayr Housing Aid said:
My experience of dealing with tenants who face eviction is that it is a significant crisis in their lives… Many have chaotic lives in any event, and to be asked to go to a tribunal and represent themselves, when most of the landlords are represented by lawyers, causes anxiety.”Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/25/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
Joshua Davies from Nationwide similarly told the Committee that:
Renters’ ability to access justice through the tribunal could be dramatically improved, as a lot of our research has shown that the tribunal is difficult to access for renters, and it is worth noting that landlords also find the tribunal difficult to deal with.”Meeting of the Parliament: LGHP/11/06/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website
Lyndsay Clelland from Age Scotland also raised the issue of accessibility to online...