Letting Agents Glasgow

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My hubby and I have a 10 month old son. All three of us live in a studio flat, which, as you can imagine, is extremely cramped. We found out recently that we are unexpectedly expecting again. This has put us in a bit of a rush to find a bigger flat. Problem is that we are unable to rent privately a flat large enough for a family of 4 due to our financial situation. So, we turned to our local HAs for help. We have pending applications with a few HAs and are turning in other applications this week for other areas. Problem is, the ones we have applied to couldn’t care less about our situation, and pretty much said we’ve got almost no chance of ever getting a place, even when we mentioned the pregnancy situation and are prepared to turn in supporting evidence to that effect. We’re hard-working family people who need a hand – what can I do to try and expedite our claim or get them to see the severity of our situation? We’re not looking for handouts – we just genuinely need help.
Any advece would be greatly appreciated, especially from those who have been in a similar situation.

Thank you very much guys.
Note: Second child was not planned!

Not sure in Scotland but in England the housing don’t have to offer you anything until the child is over 1 years old as technically they can sleep in the same bedroom as their parents.

When the council houses became housing associations in England, local councillors were kept on the housing board to make sure that they gave houses to people who really need them. So I would make an appointment with your local councillor and see it that helps.

My son was living with his girlfriends parents and they had a baby and our large local housing association (used to be the council) were not interested in giving them and their baby a house. They were lucky and got a house of another very small housing association who were a lot more sympathetic to their plight.

I hope you manage to get something soon.

I hope this helps.

If I find anything else out I will come back and edit. I have family in Glasgow so will ring them and see if they have any ideas.

I have recently moved up to Glasgow and I am living in the West End. I am looking to move to a nice area where I can park my car safely and commute to work in the Pollcok Shaws area, are there any new flats or other developments that offer this kind of service for a reasonable ~ £400 rent?

I don’t know but it’s a great question. I mean it. Great stuff.

I am looking to rent a flat or house in Glasgow for no more than 2 months, however, hotels and serviced apartments are too expensive. Do you know anyone that would do a short term let?

have a look on www.gumtree.com go to the glasgow page and the flats offered. they may not be advertised as short term lease but if the number of people who viewed the add is over 300 then the add has been on for a long time and they would take anything they can get

im currently a student, who is planning to move into my own flat with my partner, he is not a student,the rent is £395 a month and the being a student i need to know every single shilling that will be wanted from me so i really dont have a clue what is meant by ”the bills and council tax are low’ – the flat is in glasgow almost city centre, anyone with examples of their own bill paymets would be GREAT!

Your landlord should be able to tell you how much the council tax will be monthly, as far as your electricity, gas , well that will depend on how much you use. You need to work that one out yourself. If it is a card meter then you should be able to judge what you use weekly, and same with the other. If your partner is employed then his wages will be taken into account if asking for a council tax rebate (as you are a student, you may be considered for one) I would ask at the council tax office where you stand. No harm in asking about a rent rebate either. Contact your local DSS they should be able to tell you more. Good Luck.

We want to move from Dublin to the suburbs of Glasgow in the next few years. we might rent at first but hope to buy our first property there. Our budget would be 150,000 for a 3 bedroomed maximum. How much of a deposit would we be needing to pay approx? thanks.
Gosh, I thought that 20% would be the very most they would look for. Thanks. Keep the answers coming.
Have been on the Gspc or whatever it is called and there seems to be houses for that price. I can understand that the westend would be more expensive and we wouldn’t want to be that close to the city. Thinking of Dumbartonshire or Renfrewshire or something. Not ready to move yet but want to know how much we need to be saving.

A lot of mortgage companies today are asking for 25% so on 150,000 that’ll be 37,500. You may find one who only asks for 10% (15,000) if you’re lucky.

I will be moving to Glasgow on a temporary work contract and am looking to find a flat to rent in and around University of Strathclyde. I would really like the names of streets that are considered safe near there. Can anyone help? I’ve searched other questions but haven’t found many street NAMES.
Any suggestions? Much appreciated!
Aimee from Canada!
Thanks for my first answer! I’m looking for closer to the John Anderson campus of University of Strathclyde. Any streets there that are considered ok?

Born in Glasgow, and have lived in US for 17 years, family all live in West End of city, this is definately the safest area. clean plenty of rental properties and near everything you will need. It is also home to Glasgow Uni, the areas are Hillhead, Great Western Road, Byres rd ,Otago st ,park rd, west end park st and west princes st, these are all nice and have plenty of student apts also, there is easy access to buses, and the subway. plenty of shops and a good social scene in byres rd, you will love it. I am jealous………………..

I have a Glasgow housing association flat, 2 bedrooms, been here for 6 months and get housing benefit so rent is always paid on time.
I know someone who is also with GHA, 2 bedroom flat, rent always paid on time, in a different area.
We were wanting to know if we could exchange/swap houses?
And if so, how we go about doing this?
Cheers!!

I did this before (9years ago, things may have changed).

Ring your housing association. Im sure that this wont be a problem as your not up/down grading – Simply moving area.

Give them a ring. Things will become clear.

GoodLuck.

Thanks to every one that answered my Q.I have met great gal on line..I’m just back from LA after spending 5 weeks at her place in long beach.we got quite well..even spoke about getting married…I would like to work in the building game thats what I do in glasgow as well as buying property to fix up then rent out.I have a few property’s in glasgow at the moment…

Are you thinking of marriage because you want a Green Card or because you love the girl? It may make a difference because divorces in California can be draconian for the male.
Also, check out what you need to do building work. As an employee you will need a visa or Green Card (neither easy to get). But if you are planning to set up on your own, then be aware that to be a contract builder in the USA I believe you have to be licensed.

There is a lot of interest in the property and I am keen to make a quick purchase. I do not intend to live in this property for more than a year and wish to rent it out after this.
Do you know of anyone that would work to find me a property and advise on bidding?

go to this web site and enter the post code and you will see what similar properties in that area have sold for recently, this will give you an idea of how much to bid.