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That the Highlands are facing a housing crisis is not in doubt. Holiday lets and second-home purchases are squeezing locals out of the market.
The problem cannot be solved overnight but Highland Council ’s approach of offering to buy up private properties at a sensible price and renting them out as council housing stock is innovative and appeals to the community spirit. Many people who come to inherit a family home cannot use it themselves but do not want to see the community that nurtured them turned inside out by the online rental revolution.
Top news stories today Other councils across Scotland could do well to follow the example of Highland Council. But the real solution is not just appealing to community spirit or making a symbolic gesture. More money has to go into building and keeping housing stock in local authority or housing association control.
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