Glasgow City Council

Glasgow City Council has been granted additional powers to tackle problems in the private rented sector (PRS) in Govanhill. The local authority became the first in Scotland to be granted powers to designate an Enhanced Enforcement Area (EEA) under Section 28 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 two ye

Kenny McLean More than £350 million is to be invested into Glasgow to fund thousands of affordable homes over the next four years.

Graham Paterson, executive director of City Building City Building has almost grown the amount it returns to Glasgow City Council by more than two thirds with over £9 million set to be reinvested in public services across the city, according to its annual results.

Beggars and rough sleepers in Glasgow city centre are damaging trade and putting shoppers off visiting the city, according to a leading Scottish business figure. Stuart Patrick, chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, said there had been an undeniable rise in begging and the number of rough

The Laurieston Living development delivered by Urban Union in the Gorbals Glasgow’s Pollokshaws is set for its next phase of regeneration after developers Urban Union acquired land in the area.

More than €4 million has been awarded to Glasgow City Council to develop sustainable solutions tackling issues such as fuel poverty, ageing infrastructure and air quality on its new smart street district. The €4.1m EU Horizon 2020 programme grant will be used to develop initiatives, such as inte

A new pilot project is set to reduce the amount of applications social housing applicants have to fill out in the Glasgow area. Eventually encompassing all housing organisations in the city, the Glasgow Housing Register (GHR) has initially started as a pilot in the north west of Glasgow with 13 hous

Wheatley Foundation launch My Money, a new service which will help disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Glasgow manage their money. Glasgow city Council Leader, Councillor Susan Aitken attended the photocall. Thousands of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Scotland’s biggest city wi

Mhairi Hunter Around 70 people took part in the first summit of the new Glasgow City Council administration, which focussed on homelessness and rough sleeping.

The restoration of a former school building to be used by Parkhead Housing Association can now be completed after Glasgow City Council approved over £567,000 of new funding. The B-listed former Parkhead Public School in Westmuir Street is to be revamped to create a local enterprise centre with a mi

A consultation is underway on proposals to assign the homes of a number of Glasgow residents to a different local authority. The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is conducting an administrative area review of the boundary between Glasgow City Council area and North Lanarkshire Counc

Shared services empty homes officer, Barry Sheridan (third from left), receiving a Special Award at last year’s Scottish Empty Homes Champion of the Year Awards on behalf of the Glasgow Empty Homes Shared Service Project Empty homes work in Glasgow has unlocked £1 million in VAT savings and boost

A masterplan of the Sighthill regenration area The £250 million regeneration of Sighthill – the biggest such project in the UK outside of London – is "10 to 20 years" ahead of schedule, Glasgow City Council has said.

An already successful approach towards eradicating rough sleeping on the streets of Glasgow has been awarded a grant of over £400,000 to help maintain its work. The City Ambition Network (CAN) - a partnership involving key, city centre homelessness charities and statutory services - has received £

Plans for 100 Acre Hill A regeneration plan for the north of Glasgow has been granted a £12.6 million investment by the Glasgow City Region committee.