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Council to push the government over empty homes legislation

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Giving councils the power to force the sale of neglected properties could bring hundreds of empty Glasgow homes back into use, it has been claimed.

will push the Scottish Government to bring in new legislation, as records showed 2,641 homes in the city had been empty for more than six months by the end of February.

Cllr Siddique said the council needs to insist the government acts “by the end of this calendar year.” Cllr Millar said the SNP administration has “in writing and in face to face meetings with various ministers” raised CSOs on “a number of occasions.” A report by officials said the Scottish Government has advised CSOs are “still under consideration” but “no timescales have been provided”. They believe if CSOs are “introduced and give local authorities the necessary powers then this could be the solution for up to 50 per cent of the long-term empty homes in Glasgow.”

 

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