Scots 'hell hotel' tycoons received more than £25m while 40 homeless residents died
The owners of two hotel groups pocketed more than £25million in five years from taxpayers while more than 40 homeless residents died. Now calls have been made for a major revamp of homeless services across Scotland to stop millions being poured into the pockets of “hell hotel” tycoons.
They told of the “nightmare” of losing their sons and said they believed Yousaf was “genuinely moved” by their ordeal. Linda, 54, lost son Frankie, 30, in May this year after a suspected overdose of street Valium at the Queens Park Hotel on Glasgow’s southside. Linda said she understands many problems are being caused by a chronic shortage of rental properties in Scotland. She said: “I hope the First Minister can now move towards giving guidance to all Scottish councils about minimum levels of care to be applied as a right top all homeless people who are accommodated in temporary accommodation.Bosses of the Queens Park Hotel also run the Chez Nous Guest House, Hillhead Hotel and St Enoch Hotel in the city.
We then revealed a spike in overdoses in May, with two victims at the Rennie Mackintosh Station Hotel and three at the Queens Park Hotel, including Frankie McVean. Sean Clerkin, of the Scottish Tenants Association, has called for a public inquiry into the number of deaths in temporary accommodation in the city.
The Daily Record’s Freedom of Information request to Glasgow City Council revealed that the seven hotels received £2.5million in 2019 but that had risen to £8.2 million in 2022 and looks set to top £9million in 2023.
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