Up to 100 former council houses have been left abandoned and derelict by a Scots council in a “scandalous” failure to tackle the housing emergency, it’s been claimed. A street in Ferguslie, Paisley, nearby to St Mirren’s stadium, now looks like “a set from a war movie” after years of neglect, locals said.
Up to 100 former council houses have been left abandoned and derelict by a Scots council in a “scandalous” failure to tackle the housing emergency , it’s been claimed. A street in Ferguslie, Paisley, nearby to St Mirren’s stadium, now looks like “a set from a war movie” after years of neglect, locals said. Images published today by the Record show blackened, board-up and crumbling buildings throughout the area - where Scots desperately needing homes could be housed.
Labour MSP Katy Clark hit out: “This is a particularly shocking example of homes being left to decay at a time when we face a homelessness crisis in this country.” Renfrewshire Council said plans to demolish the blocks and rebuild on the land are well in hand. However, a source who used to work for the local authority’s housing department claimed some houses had now lain vacant for “many years”, becoming an increasing eyesore while the redevelopment process has dragged o
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