Scottish tenants who are unhappy with their landlords are not using courts set up to support the dispute, a new analysis reveals.
Additionally, housing and property courts are not generally approached by renters facing home problems. 
A new study by the SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust shows that only a small number of tenants had their case in court. That study may be of interest to the UK Labour Housing Minister. There, the plan for the renter's rights bill will view the court as an important board for resolving rent disputes.
Only 4%
A survey of 1,000 private renters from trusts working to advance housing rights education in the private rental sector found that only 4% of troubled tenants use courtrooms.
According to the data, 88% of tenants facing property issues report it to their landlords or rent an agent, most of which (85%) are fully or partially It has been addressed. However, 15% say they are unacceptable to responding to landlords and agents.
And of all tenants responding to the survey, 45% said they didn't know where to turn such a situation.
It's a concern that so many tenants don't know where to head. ”
“We are pleased to announce that SafeDeposits is a policy leader, and we are pleased to announce that Jennifer Harris is a key player in policy at SafeDeposits.
“But it is a concern that many tenants don't know where to head when the landlord fails to properly address their concerns.
“Tenants need to be empowered to challenge bad practices in the sector. This can only be achieved by fully understanding where they have complaints and where they have this important thing. We need to do more to ensure that we have information.”
The court's website reads the following message: “The court administration is currently receiving a large number of applications and communications that could extend waiting times.
“We work as quickly as possible to ensure that our applications are processed in time.”
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