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Mornings: with Laura Maciver

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On the phone-in, Laura Maciver is asking for experiences of tenants and landlords.

On the phone-in, Laura Maciver is asking for experiences of tenants and landlords. Also on the show, motor doping, flat feet and scots language.

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We’re talking about tenants and landlords this morning. There’s a couple of stories in the news, a tenant has told BBC Scotland how he was confronted with a chair during a row over withheld rent payments. Jason Chen took a secret video recording of the incident where a man believes his landlord is seen waving a stool during a dispute over Mr Chen's Edinburgh flat going without hot water for 28 days.

As well as that, with the end of a cap on rents looming in April, the Scottish government has brought forward plans for temporary rent controls. Tenant's rights minister Patrick Harvie has said the new rules would provide a level of protection for private tenants who challenge a rent increase. 

So Laura wants experiences of tenants and landlords this morning. What are the main challenges you’ve faced? And what do you make of the rent controls?

Also on the show…

JANINE THROWS 
We speak to the American athlete competing in Highland Games around the USA.

ASK THE PODIATRIST 
Our weekly health surgery is focused on feet. Podiatrist Emma McConnachie talks hot feet, flat feet and fungal infections. Plus she’ll be answering listener questions.

SCOTS LANGUAGE 
Who was Robert Fergusson and what can we learn from him about Scots Language?

CHILDREN OUTDOOOR SPACES
Are children suffering from a lack of outdoor space?

MOTOR DOPING
Are motors being used in competitive cycling?

FOOD & AGE
Apples in your teens, cheese in your twenties and yogurt in your fifties - we’ll find out what you should be eating when.

HOUSE OF A LION PODCAST
Think Game of Thrones is bad? We’ll hear about the new podcast focused on Scotland’s gruesome history.

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