Concern has been expressed over a report for the Scottish Government on how depopulation can be tackled on Scottish islands
and our existing population is needed if we are to attract the immigration which is mentioned and retain it.”
Meek added that while the report’s reference to Japanese “housing banks” that list unoccupied houses for would-be buyers was a “nice idea”, it wasn’t appropriate for Scottish islands. Unlike Japan, most empty houses on the isles are not abandoned, she pointed out, but owned by people living elsewhere and often deliberately empty.
“What we need is a ferry fleet fit for purpose and good rural broadband connectivity. We need the Government to invest in industry and job creation in the islands, we need them to move high-salaried jobs to the islands and to regulate the housing market.” “The issue of vacant or abandoned properties was certainly an issue on the islands here 40 or 50 years ago but economic growth and a pattern of inward migration has helped address that problem.
“No matter which country we are studying, people are absolutely critical to social cohesion and vibrancy, new business formation, land management, etc in rural and island communities.“We simply highlighted prominent debates in Japan which embed questions about how realistic it would be to achieve repopulation in all rural and island communities, particularly when Japan’s overall population is still in decline – a situation different to Scotland – and in the context of ambitious net-zero targets.
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