Yes In My Back Yard

Glasgow needs more homes.
Let's build them.

We're residents, renters, and homeowners who believe Glasgow's housing crisis has a solution: build more homes, in more places, for more people.

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Glasgow builds 2.1 homes per 1,000 residents
Warsaw builds 12.6 homes per 1,000 residents
A one-bed takes 41% of median take-home pay
New homes per 1,000 residents per year, 2021–2023. Sources: Scottish Government housing statistics (Glasgow); Destatis/JLL (Munich); national housing statistics and Eurostat (Berlin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Vienna); GUS Warsaw Statistical Office (Warsaw). One-bed rent vs ASHE 2025 median take-home.
What we believe
The YIMBY case for Glasgow
YIMBY — Yes In My Back Yard — is the belief that building more homes, in more places, is how cities solve housing crises. Here is the argument for Glasgow, step by step.
Our demands
Our demands
How we'd solve Glasgow's housing crisis →
Addressing the pushback
Common myths, real answers
Myth 1
"New builds push up house prices in the area."
The evidence consistently points the other way. More supply means lower prices — at city-wide and neighbourhood level.
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Myth 2
"We should only build social housing."
Social housing is vital. But Scotland's funding gap means public money alone cannot solve the crisis. All types of housing help.
Read the evidence →
Myth 3
"Rent controls are the answer."
Controls protect existing tenants in the short run, but decades of evidence shows they reduce supply and raise rents over time.
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And more...
There are more myths where these came from.
We address the misinformation and misguided ideas that stand in the way of building more homes — with evidence for each one.
See all myths →
Interactive tool
Model what rent controls would do to Glasgow's rental supply — with the evidence behind every number.
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We're a grassroots group of Glaswegians who want our city to be a place where anyone can afford to live. Sign up to hear about events, consultations to respond to, and ways to get involved.