Urban: Issues with Glasgow’s Housing

Question 1

Increasing student population…

Answer 1

Growing Student population puts pressure on renting market

Question 2

Increased single people
households

Answer 2

More single people households, due to an increase of people no longer living together due to higher divorce rates means that less housing is available.

Question 3

Landlords doing a bad job (remember MISS WILKINSON HATES LANDLORDS)

Answer 3

They don’t always make necessary repairs to rented properties, leaving them in disrepair.

Question 4

Tower blocks, damp and antisocial.

Answer 4

Tower blocks built quickly to house large numbers of people suffer from damp and antisocial conditions.

Question 5

Urban manspreading

Answer 5

Houses are being built on the green belt, leading to urban sprawl

Question 6

Increased homelessness (asda’s chocolate peanuts are £1.50 now???)

Answer 6

Homelessness is increasing due to the rising cost of living