GHA is a staff led body with only token tenant involvement on its board.   To some extent this is inevitable with such a large and complex organisation.   A similar situation exists with the huge housing associations in England.   By contrast, smaller housing associations in Scotland are actually controlled by their tenants.   Several of the LHOs (Local Housing Organisations) in Glasgow have the potential to become fully tenant led stand alone housing associations.   For example, in the Baillieston area, Tenant Controlled Housing is completely tenant led and has been preparing for second stage transfer for months.   But GHA has been delaying and delaying and neither Communities Scotland nor the Scottish Government has stepped in.   One of the key reasons for this appears to be that a second transfer will cost money to set up and no one is willing to write the cheque.   Of course, if the original transfer had been to tenant bodies, GHA would never have been required!

The SNP in Glasgow City Council calls on the Scottish Government and Communities Scotland to:

• force GHA towards a speedy transfer of housing to local tenant controlled organisations;
• provide the cash needed to make these transfers happen;
• abolish GHA at the earliest possible opportunity.