First Class Concepts On Crumbling Glasgow

First Class Concepts was saddened to learn that Glasgow homes are falling into disrepair in record numbers. The direct marketing company looks at what is being done to combat the problem.
 
Sept. 5, 2012 - PRLog -- First Class Concepts is incredibly proud of their home city of Glasgow. However a shocking study carried out showed that almost half of Glasgow’s privately owned properties are in desperate need of repair.

Glasgow City Council has set aside £8.4 million to ensure that the needs of these homes are met. The survey showed that 45% of private homes in Glasgow are in ‘urgent disrepair’ and this compares to 20% for Scotland as a whole. 'Urgent disrepair' is classified as work which if not carried out will cause the building to deteriorate further and put occupants at risk.

A spokesperson for First Class Concepts said, “These really are very worrying figures. Many parts of Glasgow have beautiful iconic architecture and we need to make sure that the city doesn’t lose some of its incredible heritage. We’ve seen huge improvements in the business districts of Glasgow with some really high quality office space, we need to see the same care and money spent on private properties too.”


Why does First Class Concepts believe that the homes have been allowed to fall into such disrepair? “The cost of repairs on homes has always been expensive but no more so than today. With many people still concerned about job security and their finances they’re reluctant to spend money on their homes. They’re putting off repairs but it’s a false economy because the longer they leave a problem the more difficult and expensive it becomes to fix.” According to the city council around a quarter of Glasgow residents only stay in their properties for two years so are reluctant to spend money on expensive repairs that they’re not going to see the benefit of.

First Class Concepts believes that the fact that Glasgow has become such an attractive city to work in is at the heart of the problem. “The working community in city centres is very transitory. Workers come for short periods of time and then move onto the next city. Companies like ourselves are expanding around the UK and their workforce moves with them. This means that people only stay in their properties for a short amount of time and the essential repair work is not being be done. Rental properties are big business also and landlords aren’t prepared to have the properties empty while they carry out repairs and lose lucrative income.”

It seems however that crunch time has arrived. First Class Concepts is hopeful that repair works are carried out before homes fall into such disrepair that they have to be demolished and replaced with modern buildings, “We’d hate to lose such an important part of the history of our fantastic city.”
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