Step 1
Glasgow has a housing crisis
Rents up 75% since 2010. House prices up 70% since 2015. Glasgow is building only around 75% of its own housing target — itself likely far too low. When prices rise this fast and this persistently, the market is telling us something.
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Building more homes is the solution
Every city that has solved a housing crisis has done so by building significantly more homes. Public funding alone cannot fill the gap. Market rate housebuilding is the primary mechanism by which housing crises get resolved.
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The rules make it too hard to build
Scotland's planning system, Section 75 agreements, energy standards, parking requirements, and affordable housing contributions all make building homes more expensive and more uncertain than it needs to be. The result is fewer homes built than Scotland needs.
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