Other Housing Options

Renting a home - Public Sector

The main providers of rented accommodation in Glasgow are Housing Associations. Part-funded by the Government, housing associations and co-ops are generally set up in local communities and are run by a board made up of local residents. There are currently 68 housing associations and co-ops in Glasgow. Below are contact details for housing associations operating within the areas where we also have accommodation.

There are also a number of specialist housing associations which have accommodation throughout Scotland for older people. Their contact details are:

Renting a home - Private Sector

As well as housing associations, there are around 27,000 private rented properties throughout the city and more information on them can be found using Glasgow City Council’s online Housing Options Guide found here:

www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/residents/yourhome/housingoptions

Glasgow Property - to rent or buy

Rightmove provides information on properties to rent or buy in all areas of the UK. More information is available on their website www. rightmove.co.uk.

Glasgow Key Fund - Rent Deposit Guarantee Services

Glasgow City Council supports a scheme operated by Ypeople which helps homeless people or people who are about to become homeless and who are unable to afford a deposit to access housing in the privately rented sector. More information is available from Glasgow City Council’s Housing Options website under “Rents. Deposits and Charges.”

Exchanging your Home

If you are a tenant of a local authority or housing association, it is possible for you to swap your home with another public sector tenant. Your landlord will be able to provide further information on this but you may also wish to find out more by checking https://www.homeswapper.co.uk

Owning a Home

There are various low-cost home ownership schemes available to assist people who wish to buy their home. These include: New Supply Shared Equity; Open Market Shared Equity; Shared Ownership.

If you currently own your home but are facing difficulties with your mortgage payments, there are scheme available to help you stay in your home and these include: Mortgage to Rent (a scheme which allows a local housing provider to buy the property and rent it back to the occupant). There is also an Equity Release Scheme, available to people 55 years or over who wish to release equity from their property.

More information on all of the above is available from Glasgow City Council’s Housing Options Guide found here:

www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/residents/yourhome/housingoptions

Homeless or Roofless

If you are homeless or about to be homeless, you should make an application to Glasgow City Council who, under the law, have a duty to carry out an assessment of your circumstances and, depending on the outcome, provide suitable accommodation. The Council have three Community Casework offices. The offices which cover the Association’s areas are detailed below: 

The Council also provides an out of hours emergency service as follows:

From Monday to Friday the Out of Hours Homelessness Service will be delivered from Glasgow City Mission

On these nights if you are homeless and need a service, then:

between 4.45pm - 11pm

• single males/females should attend Glasgow City Mission, 20 Crimea Street, Glasgow G2 8PW

• women and families with Children should phone the Freephone number 0800838502

  after 11pm

• everyone should phone Out of Hours number: 0800 838502

On a Saturday and Sunday, the service will be delivered from: Hamish Allan Centre, 180 Centre, Street, Glasgow G5 8EE

More information can be found on Glasgow City Council’s website at:

www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/residents/yourhome/housingoptions

General Advice and Information

For general advice on housing, there various other agencies that can provide information including:

The Association’s staff can provide advice and information on how to find the best solution for your housing problem. Please just ask to speak to a member of staff from our Housing Support Team.