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Hit squad set up to root out slum landlords in Glasgow

AN enforcement squad tasked with rooting out slum landlords in one of Scotland’s most deprived areas is being set up with £300,000 of Government funding.

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Catriona Stewart

Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the plan as part of a £1.8 million funding package to revitalise Govanhill in Glasgow’s south side.

The team will be made up of council staff, police and fire officers with the funding to last for two years.