Councillor calls for action over abandoned 'For Sale' signs
Paul Carey says out-of-date signs left on streets and council land should be treated as fly-posting, with the cost of removal recovered from agents.
A property sale sign. File photo. · Photograph: Rick Obst (CC BY 2.0)
A Glasgow councillor has called for estate agents to be held responsible for 'For Sale' signs left behind on streets and council property.
Councillor Paul Carey said he had seen out-of-date signs on Wilson Street in the city centre, at Anniesland Cross and on Leglen Wood Crescent.
He believes they should be treated as fly-posting because of their impact on the environment, and has asked council officers whether the cost of removing them can be recovered from the companies responsible.
He said that with the council under tight budget pressures, private firms that create costs for the city should pay them.