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Derelict Buildings
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Concerns raised after refugee family housed in derelict estate
A charity is raising fears about asylum accommodation after a traumatised refugee family was housed on the edge of a notoriously derelict and abandoned estate in Port Glasgow.
Taxable derelict land increase in most council areas sparks calls for tax reform
The number of taxable vacant and derelict land plots grew in most council areas in recent years, prompting calls for an end to “perverse incentives” for owners.
Island depopulation: The battle on Bute
In the first instalment of our island depopulation series, The Ferret visits Bute to find out why nearly 1 in 5 people left the island over the last two decades.
NHS Tayside stalls community plans for abandoned infirmary
NHS Tayside stalls community plans for abandoned infirmary
Scotland losing ‘substantial revenue’ over derelict land
New research shows that Scotland is losing out on “substantial" tax revenue from derelict land owners, says land reform campaigner and MSP, Andy Wightman.
Legal overhaul urged to tackle Scotland’s derelict land and buildings
Experts have called for “radical change” and an overhaul of Scotland’s laws to tackle thousands of vacant and derelict sites.
‘An awful way to welcome visitors’: Dumfries and Galloway’s derelict buildings
We investigate the derelict buildings that have blighted Dumfries and Galloway - and what's being done about them.
‘Left behind and ignored’ – Glasgow’s derelict buildings
We investigate why two derelict buildings in Glasgow - the former Talisman pub in Springburn and St Margaret’s in Polmadie - have been left to rot.
