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Tag Archives: GHA
Action Group Escalates Campaign
Having publicised their situation throughout and beyond Glasgow, Hamiltonhill Action Group have now gained the support of the Scottish Tenants Organisation as well as neighbouring estates giving further signs of solidarity and support. The Action Group are holding a weekly … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Network Events, Participation, Society
Tagged Campaign, GHA, Hamiltonhill, Housing, Local Residents Group, Network Events, Participation, Residents, Services, Society
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Apology demanded after housing group charges fees totalling up to £21m
[From the Sunday Herald] HUNDREDS OF furious homeowners are demanding a full refund and “unqualified” apology from Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) this weekend after it emerged the landlord had been charging them undisclosed fees for home improvements. The Glasgow Homeowners … Continue reading
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Tagged GHA, GHA (m), Homeowners, Housing, Right to buy, Society
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Why do we call the GHA a ‘social landlord’?
GLASGOW RESIDENTS LIVING IN FUEL POVERTY RISING DRAMATICALLY http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.2464399.0.105_000_city_families_in_fuel_poverty.php AROUND 105,000 Glasgow families face a miserable winter because they cannot afford to heat their homes, a report says. Earlier this year city councillors were told around 72,000 families did not … Continue reading
Fountainwell
Reposted from a comment made on this blog:- I attended the demolition of 2-4 [Eagle Heights] & 16-18 [Barony Heights] Fountainwell Place, in the wee small hours of the morning on Sunday 13th July 2008. Huntingdon Square had camera crews … Continue reading
Concierge Pay Fight – GHA Response
As ever, I must stress that GHA hugely values the commitment and dedication shown by our concierge staff to working in partnership with us to serve tenants. [Liz McFarlane, GHA HR Boss, in a memo circulated to the Evening Times] … Continue reading
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Tagged Concierge, GHA, Housing, Industrial Action, Society, Tenants, Wage
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Concierge Industrial Action
Concierge pay offer forces staff out on strike. ET Today GHA chiefs are said to rely heavily on staff working extra hours to provide cover at a time when the union says almost 100 workers have left during the past … Continue reading
Lifts Out in Maryhill
From the ET today… A YOUNG mum forced to struggle up six flights of stairs with a toddler and baby to get to her flat today told how she’s been made a prisoner in her own home. The lift in … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, media, Society
Tagged GHA, Housing, Maryhill, media, Repairs and maintenance, Society
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