vacant land

The Welsh Government has announced that it will proceed with plans to impose a tax on landowners who fail to develop sites that are ripe for development.

Giving local councils the power to tax vacant and derelict land in Scotland could generate £200 million a year to build affordable homes and tackle the housing crisis, according to research by the Scottish Greens.

The Social Democrat Party has published new legislation that would see owners of vacant sites who fail to develop them facing increased financial penalties.