Why are there 43,000 empty homes in scotland? with Shaheena Din - Shelter Scotland
In this episode, Steven and Nick talk to Shaheena Din who is the national project manager for empty homes at Shelter Scotland. They discuss the housing crisis, the amount empty homes in Scotland, how the private sector and the government could solve this issue and where they butt heads on policies.\xa0
We talk about the following:
- 43,000 empty homes in Scotland
- 51% being in 6 of the big council areas
- 1 homes officer to each 2000 empty homes
- 30 councils are charging council tax levy\xa0
- Why landlords are charged to bring properties back into circulation
- The process of bringing empty homes back into use
- Social housing and private rental demand correlation
- Reasons for property being left empty\xa0
- Why are investors being penalised for trying to provide rentals\xa0
To talk about or report an empty property visit:
Website: emptyhomespartnership.scot
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