Why are thousands of Scottish homes not fit for human habitation?

Nearly 100,000 privately rented homes are classed as not fit for habitation and will not be covered by new laws to improve housing standards in Scotland, the Herald has revealed.It comes as a survey by Scots tenants rights group Living Rent found that one in three private sector tenants in Scotland were living with mould and damp in what they are describing as a "disrepair endemic". Official surveys carried out for the Scottish Government show that in 2023, the number of privately rented homes that are falling below the 'tolerable standard' in order to be fit for habitation is double that for affordable social rented homes.

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