Industry leaders declare Scotland is in a housing emergency

The Housing Minister was supposed to answer their questions in a Q&A - but he's cancelled

Hundreds of leading figures in Scotland’s Housing sector have declared the country has moved from a housing crisis to an emergency status.

Three local authorities have already said they’re in critical housing need, but there are warnings at least a dozen other local authorities are on the brink of declaring an emergency.

The Scottish Government’s Housing Minister was supposed to be attending a Question and Answer session tomorrow morning at the conference but has now cancelled.

He will address attendees in a scheduled speech instead.

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