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		<title>Student Association&#8217;s President claims that councillors have &#8220;failed the youth of St Andrews&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 13:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Councillor Brian Thomson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Councillor Linda Holt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMO cap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMO Overprovision policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[locked bedrooms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paloma Paige]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[QV has previously reported on the decision of councillor members of the Community and Housing Services (CHS) committee to cap the number of HMOs in St Andrews at current levels. In today&#8217;s edition of The Saint, officers of the Student Association decry the decision and the Association President, Paloma Paige, goes so far as to &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/04/student-associations-president-claims-that-councillors-have-failed-the-youth-of-st-andrews/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Student Association&#8217;s President claims that councillors have &#8220;failed the youth of St Andrews&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Resident&#8217;s association welcomes HMO cap</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2019 09:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Community and Housing Services Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Councillor Brian Thomson]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Speaking on behalf of the Confederation of St Andrews Resident&#8217;s Associations, David Middleton, chairman, commented: &#8220;The policy approved by the Community and Housing Services Committee on 11th April marks an important milestone in the efforts which have been made by CSARA over the past fifteen years to limit the growth of HMOs. The progressive &#8220;studentification&#8221; &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/04/residents-association-welcomes-hmo-cap/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Resident&#8217;s association welcomes HMO cap"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Students hope to circumvent ban on further HMOs in St Andrews</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/04/students-hope-to-circumvent-ban-on-further-hmos-in-st-andrews/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 09:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Community and Housing Services Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confederation of St Andrews Resident's Associations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation Area]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMO consultation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Overprovision policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Andrews Student Association]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A survey of students renting private accommodation in the town by the University Students Association, with the University&#8217;s support, claims to show that there are 145 &#8216;wasted&#8217; rooms in St Andrews &#8211; either a locked bedroom or what was characterised as an underutilised room, such as a living room, study, spare room or storage room, &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/04/students-hope-to-circumvent-ban-on-further-hmos-in-st-andrews/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Students hope to circumvent ban on further HMOs in St Andrews"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Council&#8217;s survey shows overwhelming preference for no increase in HMOs</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/04/councils-survey-shows-overwhelming-preference-for-no-increase-in-hmos/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 13:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Community and Housing Services Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMO consultation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Overprovision policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fife Council&#8217;s Housing Services has published the results of its consultation on the the introduction of an HMO overprovision policy in St Andrews. At its meeting in August 2018, the Committee considered the two options of a) no increase and b) allowing an additional 180-200 HMOs. It concluded that, on the basis of available evidence, &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/04/councils-survey-shows-overwhelming-preference-for-no-increase-in-hmos/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Council&#8217;s survey shows overwhelming preference for no increase in HMOs"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fife Council to consult on regulating HMO numbers in St Andrews</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/01/fife-council-to-consult-on-hmo-numbers-in-st-andrews/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community and Housing Services Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fife Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Houses in Multiple Occupation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Housing (Scotland) Act 2006]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act (2011)]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fife Council has announced plans to consult on proposals to limit the growth in HMOs in St Andrews [1]. Convenor of the Council&#8217;s Community and Housing Services Committee, Cllr Judy Hamilton explained &#8220;We&#8217;ve previously looked at different ways to reduce pressure on accommodation, particularly in the centre of St Andrews. This included a moratorium on &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/01/fife-council-to-consult-on-hmo-numbers-in-st-andrews/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Fife Council to consult on regulating HMO numbers in St Andrews"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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