Browsing Tag
Derelict Land
6 posts
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.
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.
The largest 10 vacant and derelict sites in Scotland
Five of Scotland’s 10 largest pieces of vacant and derelict land are not being brought back into use despite being deemed suitable for regeneration or development, The Ferret has found.
‘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.
