Glasgow Housing Problems

Question 1

Explain the aging house stock

Answer 1

The Scottish House Condition Survey 2012-2014 estimates that approximately 5% of Glasgow’s Pre 1945 properties are below the tolerable standard.

Question 2

Two key challenges for the aging house stock

Answer 2

• The substantial repair and improvement needs of pre 1919 buildings
• Issues around shared responsibility for repairs and maintenance of communal parts in tenements.

Question 3

Explain overcrowding

Answer 3

Overcrowding has reduced in Glasgow since the 2001 census but the rate for Glasgow at
17.4% (census 2011) of households is still about twice the national average of 9% of households.

Question 4

Explain empty homes

Answer 4

Council Tax records indicate that there were 1857 empty properties within Glasgow as of March 2016. The challenge is to reduce the proportion of vacant properties at a time when housing demand (in all tenures) is high.

Question 5

Explain affordability

Answer 5

The cost of housing is an issue for people trying to gain access to a suitable property.
Private rents increased in cost faster in Glasgow than in Scotland as a whole. Between 2001 and 2011, the private rented sector in Glasgow increased by 124.3%.

Question 6

Explain economic stability

Answer 6

Continued uncertainty and instability created by Brexit has the impacted on developer and house builder confidence, and has reduced the number of new housing developments in the city

Question 7

Explain health

Answer 7

In some deprived areas in Glasgow, over 50% of households contain someone with a limiting long term illness. The challenge for this strategy is to ensure that housing is accessible, there is effective support and barriers are removed to enable people to live independently.