{"id":958367,"date":"2026-05-14T02:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/958367\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T02:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:48:21","slug":"dozens-of-abandoned-glasgow-tenement-flats-to-be-transformed-after-sitting-empty-for-two-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/958367\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of abandoned Glasgow tenement flats to be transformed after sitting empty for two decades"},"content":{"rendered":"

THREE\u00a0abandoned city tenement buildings with 23 boarded-up flats are to undergo major repairs as concerns are raised about them lying empty.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0buildings on Stonyhurst Street in Glasgow\u2019s Possilpark<\/a> \u2013\u00a0 owned by housing association NG Homes \u2013 have been vacant for more than two decades.<\/p>\n

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The homes on Stonyhurst Street have been left abandoned for more than 20 years Credit: James Chapelard<\/p>\n

The homes could soon see new life Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk<\/p>\n

The redbrick-style building once housed dozens of proud homeowners who cared for the southside properties.<\/p>\n

But for over 20 years they have been empty and have been left to rot into a boarded up eyesore.<\/p>\n

Rubbish has also been left piled up in the back gardens of the homes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Outraged locals complained about the properties going to waste amid a housing crisis<\/a> across the city.<\/p>\n

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Business owner Linda Dempster is among those excited to see fresh life brought to the \u201ceyesore\u201d properties Credit: James Chapelard<\/p>\n

The windows of the flats have been boarded up Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk<\/p>\n

The tenement will be refurbished with cash from a grant Credit: James Chapelard<\/p>\n

It is hoped the work refurbishing the abandoned homes can start soon Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk<\/p>\n

Cash to renovate the derelict homes has now been made available from a council grant.<\/p>\n

It is hoped the work<\/a> refurbishing the abandoned homes can start soon.<\/p>\n

Local business<\/a> owner Linda Dempster is among those excited to see fresh life brought to the \u201ceyesore\u201d properties.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cThis building\u2019s been empty for 20 odd years and it\u2019s been in a terrible stat<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019d be nice to see it all done up and people living here. It\u2019s been a long time coming.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to hear it\u2019s going to get work<\/a> done to it now.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cThey were all bought houses<\/a>. It was beautiful, they all had their blinds and that, they all took pride in their house<\/a> and it was lovely.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut now it\u2019s just an eyesore. I\u2019ve complained so many times and nothing\u2019s been happening, but now it\u2019s happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Housing convenor Ruairi Kelly, SNP, said: \u201cWith funding from the Scottish Government for acquisitions we will be supporting NG Homes with up to \u00a32.7 million to bring 23 flats in these traditional tenement buildings back into use.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only will this provide much needed housing in the area, it will also address the dereliction that has blighted this stretch of street for years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reform councillor Audrey Dempsey blasted it as \u201cunacceptable\u201d for homes to be falling into disrepair while local councillor Robert Mooney said the condition of the buildings has been a worry.<\/p>\n

The councillor added: \u201cThe buildings have been a concern for some time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe MSP Paul Sweeney has been lobbying to try and get funding to save it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Councillor Dempsey \u2013 who had been campaigning in the area as part of a Holyrood election bid \u2013 said: \u201cIn the middle of a housing crisis<\/a>, it is simply unacceptable that buildings, homes and properties capable of being lived in are sitting empty and falling into disrepair.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt a time when we are spending close to \u00a355 million of taxpayers\u2019 money<\/a> every 10 months on temporary accommodation like hotels<\/a> and B&Bs, this approach is not just inefficient, it is unsustainable.<\/p>\n

\u201cResponsibility does not sit with councils<\/a> alone. Every housing association and social landlord has a duty to ensure their properties are brought up to standard and used to house people in need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Labour councillor Fiona Higgins said: \u201cI\u2019m pleased to see money being invested in these buildings so they can be brought back into use. We need to bring all buildings back into use to meet the housing needs of the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Glasgow City Council<\/a> spokesman said: \u201cThe three tenement buildings in 106, 110 and 116 Stonyhurst Street (all in NG Homes ownership \u2013 23 flats) are to be the subject of comprehensive repairs. Grant funding has been made available by our Housing team and works are due to commence on site shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n

NG Homes had put out a contract to tender for the repairs in order to bring the homes back into use.<\/p>\n

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