Glasgow City Council is urging owners of over 2,500 vacant properties to sell or rent them out to address the city's severe housing shortage. Councillor Ruairi Kelly emphasizes the urgency of the situation, with thousands facing homelessness and temporary accommodation. The council is offering support to owners, including information on investors and resources for repairs and renovations.
Glasgow City Council is urging the owners of thousands of empty homes in the city to sell or rent out their properties to help combat the city’s housing crisis.
Kelly said: “The supply of new housing has not kept pace with demand for decades, with the result that we currently have around 7,000 homeless applications and in excess of 4,000 households living in temporary accommodation. Glasgow declared a housing emergency in 2023 during what it described as “unprecedented pressures”. Rents in the city have skyrocketed in recent years while thousands of homeless cases remain open.
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