need for housing management in glasgow*

Question 1

lack of student accomodation

Answer 1

due to a lack of student accommodation there is pressure put on the domestic rental market that could be available to families

Question 2

Sighthill buildings

Answer 2

Sighthill high rises were built in the 1960s with flat roofs causing dampness - also poorly maintained.

This was caused by a lack of funding from councils due to poverty causing them to not being able to be let.

high crime rates in Sighthill means people don’t feel safe

Question 3

old people

Answer 3

more elderly people are living in their own homes rather than going into care homes reducing the amount of properties available to buy or rent

Question 4

immigration increase

Answer 4

the increase in immigration due to the EU welcoming refugees has placed more of a demand on the housing market

Question 5

property developers

Answer 5

relying on property developers to build affordable housing means that it is done at a time that suits the developers not the council

Question 6

industrial growth at river clyde

Answer 6

the industrial growth at the river clyde has been successful in encouraging people to move back to glasgow.

putting pressure on the housing market as it has driven up house prices and rent due to the influx of people

Question 7

single adult homes

Answer 7

single adult houses increasing (½ of houses in scotland by 2045) as more young people are living alone, people marry later or more people are getting divorced

Question 8

right to buy policy

Answer 8

the ‘right to buy’ policy led to a shortage in social housing