Call for compulsory sales orders to tackle the blight of empty homes
(WorldNews Environment)

A Holyrood Committee has called on the Scottish Government to fulfil its commitment and introduce compulsory sales orders to tackle the blight of empty homes. The call is part of a series of recommendations made in the Local Government and Communities Committee`s report into Scotland`s empty homes. Recent figures have shown that over 3% of Scotland`s 2.62 million dwellings are empty and the report highlights the hugely negative impact that empty homes have on Scotland`s communities. The Committee has also said it is unacceptable that...