Glasgow City Council has voted to proceed with the public
consultation exercise towards the transfer of all 82,000 council housing stock
to the Glasgow Housing Association, in
spite of reservations about the viability of current financial plans, writes Reg
McKay.
The city council’s own officials have
questioned the financial plans of GHA and are seeking further information. Charles Gordon, leader of Glasgow City
Council, has said that the consultation
– the first stage in a legal process – is likely to take at least 28
days and the financial plan can be brought up to requirements by then. The second stage of consultation is an
actual ballot of tenants expected to happen in late November.
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Campaign groups have criticised Glasgow City
Council for trying to railroad tenants into voting in favour of the
transfer. Unison, backed by the
Scottish Trades Union Congress, has accused the council of only presenting
favourable information to tenants.
