{"id":48741,"date":"2025-04-25T07:07:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T07:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/48741\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T07:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T07:07:17","slug":"the-reason-why-there-is-a-shortage-of-larger-social-rented-homes-in-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/48741\/","title":{"rendered":"The reason why there is a shortage of larger social rented homes in Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LACK\u00a0of sustainable funding, land issues and government regulations have led to a shortage of larger social rented homes for families.<\/p>\n<p>The Glasgow Times has highlighted the length of time people face being stuck on waiting lists for properties with three or more bedrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Analysis showed smaller homes outnumber larger ones by three to one, and thousands are waiting while very few of those that do exist become available each year.<\/p>\n<p>In one housing association, the wait would be 137 years to provide all on the list with a home.<\/p>\n<p>(Image: newsquest)<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25109637.families-stuck-housing-list-100-years-glasgow?rel=cl_mra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Families could be stuck on housing list for more than 100 years in Glasgow;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Families could be stuck on housing list for more than 100 years in Glasgow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We asked social landlords in Glasgow if they faced difficulties providing enough larger homes to meet demand.<\/p>\n<p>Wheatley Homes Glasgow is the largest in the city and has undertaken many projects to replace outdated and undesirable housing with new build communities.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Wheatley Homes Glasgow, said: \u201cThe main issue in Glasgow is the high build-cost and meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/topics\/scottish-government\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Scottish Government;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Scottish Government<\/a> specifications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis includes meeting net zero targets and increasing national and local Government requirements such as sprinklers, zero carbon heating, home working spaces and EV charging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe average cost to build a new home in Glasgow is circa \u00a3250,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city council also seek compliance with the Glasgow Standard which can add to build costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, development sites are typically brownfield which require remediation work arising from previous historic, industrial or commercial use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25111116.homeless-hotel-owners-see-massive-jump-cash-council\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Glasgow homeless hotel owners get massive jump in cash from council;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Glasgow homeless hotel owners get massive jump in cash from council<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Gorbals Housing Association has transformed the area, demolishing poor quality housing and replacing it with new modern homes but it said there is a problem when it comes to larger family homes.<\/p>\n<p>Fraser Stewart, chief Executive, said: \u201cThe barrier to us providing more family homes has been because the additional cost of providing such homes is not generally covered by the funding system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe development of family homes puts costs relative to the grant allowances through the roof.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is particularly the case in inner urban areas where mostly flatted development is needed for density and urban strategy reasons, and the best solution is to maisonette (or duplex) the ground floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This, he said, is expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Stewart added: \u201cAlso, the cost of land is driven by relatively high densities in inner areas, and this adds further to the cost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges the association working with the Scottish Government and City Council, is bringing more new build social housing to inner Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p>It is currently planning homes at the old Coliseum theatre and bingo site on Eglinton Street and for Caledonia Road once it demolishes the tower blocks there.<\/p>\n<p>Groups representing the wider housing association sector in the city recognise the problem with larger homes and the difficulty faced by social landlords.<\/p>\n<p>Carolyn Lochhead of Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, said: \u201cWith 250,000 people across Scotland on a waiting list for a social home, it\u2019s essential that housing associations receive stable and sufficient funding over a number of years to build the homes we desperately need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Bookbinder of Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations: added: \u201cBalancing supply and demand is always tricky \u2013 around 50% of all social lets go to homeless households, and most of these are single-person households.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFewer people are housed through the housing list than used to be the case, as a result of acute homelessness pressures, so ANY household on the list has less chance of being rehoused than was the case a number of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish Government has been contacted for comment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LACK\u00a0of sustainable funding, land issues and government regulations have led to a shortage of larger social rented 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