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Red tape and legal fees: Call to make community ownership in cities easier

More than a third of properties in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street are vacant

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House builders demand more Help to Buy subsidies from government

Lobbyists acting for the housing industry have demanded continued Help to Buy subsidies from the Scottish Government, despite criticism that the cash simply inflates house prices.

byAlly TibbittandbyJamie Mann

December 16, 2019

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‘Dysfunctional’ Help to Buy subsidy should be scrapped, say critics

The Scottish Government has been urged to drop Help to Buy subsidies for home-buyers after data reveals it mainly benefits big house-builders.

byAlly Tibbitt

December 4, 2017

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