The Housing Crisis is a political and social problem that
has set the agenda for many a political debate over the last few years, and so
it may surprise some readers in Yorkshire that a survey carried out by Endsleigh
Insurance found that there are nearly 100,000 unoccupied yet perfectly
habitable homes across Yorkshire and the Humber
alone. On a wider scale, the UK
as a whole has an astounding 693,920 habitable yet vacant homes, which amounts
to £115 billion in locked away value, or in more palpable terms, more than 8%
of Britain ’s
£1.4 trillion debt. Read more on the
propertyreporter website.
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Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
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