| Comment | Both are happening. People get riled up about student builds, but housing is currently either in planning or already under construction for home for 7,000+ residents too.
The two aren't mutually exclusive, especially when Glasgow city centre has been full of gap sites for decades. We need more housing of all sorts in Glasgow. More student housing means less competition over existing housing stock, increasing costs and decreasing availability for other residents of Glasgow.
An increased population of students and residents is happening in the centre and it's on course to continue for a couple years to come. This is good news, as different demographics support different aspects of the city centre economy. |
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