A draft strategy which proposes how Glasgow’s city centre population will double in size to 40,000 over the next 15 years is to be open for public consultation.
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Between 200-250 empty homes back into use annually over three years if Glasgow councillors approve the next stages of a new strategy.
A campaign to raise public awareness of new safety regulations affecting all homes has been launched by SELECT, Scotland’s leading trade body for the electrical industry.
The condition of Scotland’s private tenements will continue to deteriorate unless the Scottish Government adopts a new funding approach as part of its overall housing investment programme, argues the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).
Glasgow-based contractor and manufacturer CCG has completed its latest phase of renewals with Govanhill Housing Association across various addresses in the south-Glasgow area. Performed by the firm’s specialist planned maintenance division, CCG Asset Management, a total of 82 properties had fu
Property management company Newton Lettings has taken the first step in its expansion plan with the purchase of Glasgow-based Kite Lettings. Three-year-old Kite Lettings has a portfolio of 45 properties owned by over 13 clients, all based in Glasgow’s city centre and West End.
A number of community housing projects and charities are celebrating after successfully securing funding from Nationwide Building Society’s Community Grant Fund. Nationwide is supporting Scottish charities tackling the many issues associated with housing, and therefore made £500,000 avai
Over 160 staff from across The Kingdom Group gathered at The Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline on Friday for the biennial Staff Conference, making it the biggest event of its kind in the Association’s 40-year history. The theme of the conference was ‘Celebrating Success’ an
Landlords in Scotland are committing to continuing to rent private properties signalling confidence in the sector, according to the latest survey results from SafeDeposits Scotland. The not-for-profit tenancy deposit protection scheme surveyed its landlord members last month and found that 88.57% co
A new film from Scottish rapper and anti-poverty campaigner Darren ‘Loki’ McGarvey celebrates 80 years of Citizens Advice in Scotland. The film was screened last night for the first time at a reception in the Scottish Parliament.
Glasgow City Mission has confirmed it is continuing to plan for the opening of the city’s Winter Night Shelter on December 1 after politely declining an offer for funding to open a week early.
Demolition work has begun on a tenement building in Glasgow's Pollokshields area after it partially collapsed in a fire. The fire on Albert Street was believed to have started in Strawberry & Spice Garden grocery below the flats around 11.30pm on Sunday.
A proposed partnership between Glasgow City Council and Govan Housing Association will aim to tackle the condition of pre-1919 housing in the Ibrox and Cessnock areas of the city. Glasgow has 76,000 pre-1919 homes - around 23% of the city's housing stock - and 70,000 of these are tenement flats
Social housing providers in Scotland can apply for funding to help tenants access the benefits of ebikes. The Transport Scotland eBike Grant Fund for 2019/20 has provided over 100 e-bikes to 19 organisations across Scotland with over £273,000 awarded so far.
A former school building in Dennistoun is to be partly demolished and converted into homes after Glasgow City Council gave developers the green light.