Row after tenant told to remove ‘vote SNP’ sign from building

Residents in Dunkeld are in disagreement on whether a tenant in a 17th century A-listed building should be allowed to display an SNP banner in the run-up to Thursday’s general election.

Christine Claydon, who rents the upper floors of a property in the historic town centre, was told to take down a “Vote SNP” sign by her landlord yesterday.

The antiques dealer lives in a flat owned by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS). 0 The house in Dunkeld complete with sign

“The Trust was gifted one side of the street at the same time as the council was gifted the other,” she said.

“So you have a situation where tenants across the road are free to display banners if they so wish.” She said that villagers were “divided” on whether it was appropriate. “Some customers had complained to a neighbouring shop,” she added. “But I’ve since been contacted by other NTS members who have told me they will not be renewing their membership in response to the way this has been handled.”

When the Trust contacted her to explain the banner was against the terms in her tenancy, she agreed to take it down.