← Disclosure · Season 6

The Rent Trap

S6 · E4 · 09 Oct 2023 · 30 min

Investigation into evictions and spiralling rents across Scotland. Reporter Ian Hamilton travels the country hearing from those trapped in a brutal rental market where demand vastly outstrips supply. He finds tenants being forced to choose between paying massive rent increases they can ill-afford or risking being evicted from their homes. Disclosure investigates what’s going wrong with the rental market and asks if the government is doing enough to protect tenants.