Glasgow City Council

More than 2,000 new affordable homes were either built, started, refurbishment or given approval in Glasgow during the 2021/22 financial year, a council report on its allocation of Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) funds has revealed.

Glasgow City Council has accepted the award of £6.437million in funding for 2022/23 from the Scottish Government to deliver energy-efficient improvements in homes in Glasgow. The funding comes from the Energy Efficient Scotland Area Based Schemes (ABS) programme, which takes an area-based appr

The strategic development framework for North Glasgow is to be submitted to the Scottish Government for adoption in the Glasgow City Development Plan. The North Glasgow SDF is is one of six such initiatives which guide future planning in the city.

Glasgow City Council has published its financial forecast for 2023/24 which predicts a budget shortfall of £119.4 million. Prepared by executive director of finance Martin Booth, the forecast will allow political groups in the council to prepare budgets to be considered in February or Mar

An ambitious five-year plan that puts the challenges and aspirations of Glasgow's people and communities at the heart of every council decision has been approved. The Glasgow City Council Strategic Plan will shape the authority's response to the cost-of-living crisis, the climate emergency and press

The transformative experience of the Glasgow housing stock transfer of the 2000s can provide a template for a future 'Place Stock Transfer' and the development of Place Associations in the city, a new independent report has concluded. The Place Commission for Glasgow, an expert group led by Gla

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has opened Glasgow’s latest housing development of 49 affordable homes in a multi-million pound boost for Govan. The stylish £10.2 million development at Cromdale Square by Linthouse Housing Association offers much-needed homes for affordable social rent.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has started construction of Scotland’s largest Passivhaus development which will see 90 highly energy efficient homes created for mid-market rent.  The £21 million project, located in Dundashill in Glasgow, is the first development on-site

Work to develop a second set of Liveable Neighbourhoods in Glasgow will start soon after the appointment of two consultants to deliver early-stage work aimed at transforming communities into safer, more attractive spaces where everyday needs can be met locally. Funded by a Connecting Communities gra

Glasgow City Council has approved the beginning of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for three flats and a mid-terrace house in three different areas in the city which have been long-term empty homes, which would then be transferred to housing associations for use as affordable housing. The homes -

Homeless Project Scotland (HPS), the charity which operates Scotland's busiest outdoor soup kitchen, has called for help to find a building as winter approaches. The charity runs a soup kitchen under a bridge in central Glasgow three nights a week, serving hundreds of meals to people experiencing ho

A £1 million fuel support programme to help hard-pressed households in Glasgow was launched yesterday. The Glasgow Fuel Support Project will help individuals and families with top-up payments, advice and assistance.

The findings and recommendations of Glasgow's Tenant-Led Housing Commission for the city's private rented sector have been unveiled. Established in response to a council motion in December 2020 that stated that 'Glasgow has a rent crisis for many in the private rented sector', Glasgow City Council w

Partick Housing Association (PHA) has completed its latest development of 60 new affordable homes at Mansfield Gate. Chief executive, Stewart MacKenzie, said: “We’re delighted to complete these new affordable flats in the heart of Partick, and welcome tenants to their wonderful new homes

Residents of two developing Liveable Neighbourhoods in the north and south of Glasgow are being invited to comment on visualisations which show how their area could look in the future. Glasgow City Council is seeking feedback from communities within the Ruchill to Cowlairs and Langside to Toryglen L