Glasgow City Council

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Glasgow City Council has approved the sale of the former Golfhill Primary School site for new housing in Dennistoun. Spectrum Properties (Scotland) Limited will purchase the former school buildings, janitor's house and adjacent ground at Firpark Street for £550,000.

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A major new free website designed to help private flat owners carry out repairs to their shared properties has been launched by housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP at an event in Glasgow today. Written by Annie Flint and John Gilbert, the authors of the acclaimed Tenement Handbook originally publishe

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The official opening of Partick Housing Association’s new £6.5 million housing development at Broomhill Gate has been carried out by Councillor Frank McAveety, leader of Glasgow City Council. This 46 unit development in Glasgow’s West End includes 14 three-bedroom social rented town houses, 18

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Elderpark Housing Association is to transform a former Govan school into new offices after the sale of the site was approved by Glasgow City Council. The local authority’s executive committee gave the green light to the £283,743 sale of the former Hill's Trust School in Govan from City Property (

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Glasgow City Council is to draw up a new plan to allow more people to enjoy living in the city centre. The area is already home to 28,000 residents, but it is expected there will be growing demand in future years for more accommodation.

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Glasgow City Council leader Frank McAveety and Cube Chair Liz Ruine welcome new Cube tenant Andrina Dickson into her new home in Bankend Street, Ruchazie A partnership between two housing associations has marked the next stage in the regeneration of a Glasgow community.

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Glasgow residents have joined forces in a bid to spruce up their local area by taking part in a litter pick. Eighteen people including retired locals, students and community councillors took part in the recent event, organised by Friends of Garnethill Green Spaces (FROGGS) with assistance from Glasg

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The next stage of a ten year regeneration strategy for Glasgow city centre was launched yesterday by Councillor Frank McAveety, leader of Glasgow City Council. Focusing on four of the city centre's nine districts: Broomielaw, Blythswood, Central and St. Enoch, the next stage of the Glasgow City Cent

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(from left) Ruth Simpson, chair, WSHA; tenants Jean Bell and Rita Gallagher; Kevin Stewart MSP and Lynne Donnelly, chief executive, WSHA (image credit: Iain McLean Photography) West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) was joined by minister for local government and housing Kevin Stewart MSP and C

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The Scottish Government has given Glasgow City Council permission to compulsorily purchase 14 areas of land on the edge of Glasgow Green to pave the way for Thenue Housing Association to develop new homes. The majority of the sites on London Road, Monteith Row and Monteith Place have been cleared of

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Hawthorn Housing Co-operative is to develop its successful estate caretaking service following a grant of £25,000 from Glasgow City Council’s co-operative development unit. The Co-op will use the grant to purchase a shipping container to provide a base and storage for the team, a van, a trailer,

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Community-minded volunteers are being sought to help Glasgow City Council’s Environmental Task Force keep neighbourhoods looking their best. A recruitment drive has been launched to encourage people to join more than 500 dedicated volunteers across the city who take pride in their communities and

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Work has started on building 52 new affordable homes for rent as part of a regeneration project in the west of Glasgow. Cube Housing Association, part of Wheatley Group, is behind the £5.3 million development in Kelvindale which will consist of three modern, energy-efficient blocks of flats.

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A Common Housing Register (CHR) for Glasgow could be introduced to make it easier for people to find a rented home in the city. Promoted as a tool to simplify and maximise access to social housing, a CHR is made up of a single application form, which allows applicants to apply to multiple Registered

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