Glasgow’s housing shortage, combined with rising rents and Govanhill's growing popularity, has resulted in a highly competitive rental market where it often feels like landlords hold all the power. Having moved flats almost every year for the past five years, here are a few key lessons one renter learned along the way.

This article is a semi-fictionalized attempt to track one Govanhill building over time. None of the people in this story are the real inhabitants of 80 Bankhall street; characters have been created around what would have been ‘typical’ in Govanhill at the time.

We held an inaugural Open House event in the Community Newsroom, alongside The Ferret. Local residents, representatives from community organisations, and industry experts were invited along to hone in on and discuss a pressing issue affecting the local community and what can be done about it. This month we focused on and led a discussion on the housing crisis here in Scotland.

This year Greater Govanhill and The Ferret hosted the final Mind The Health Gap event as the year long project comes to a close. We summarised the key insights from the event below.

Whilst some of us are looking forward to the holiday season, a lot of people will struggle at this time of year, especially when it comes to staying warm. We spoke with an energy advisor at South Seeds to get their top tips staying warm over the winter.

Want to have your voice heard on local issues? There are currently consultations on the council’s South Central Development Framework, which covers Govanhill and lighting in Queen’s Park.

The 133 year old cupolas were pulled down by Sanctuary Housing Association late last week. We delve into this Southside architectural gem’s history.

Tenement living offers some beautiful flats with luxuriously high ceilings in lovely stone buildings. But these homes are not necessarily designed with energy and heat conservation in mind. Retrofitting is a means of making our homes more energy efficient. Taken from Issue 5 of the magazine, Rhiannon Davies spoke to Loco Home Retrofit to find out more.

What are your experiences of renting in Govanhill? How have price rises affected you? Have you ever had a dodgy landlord? Help us to get a picture of how the quality, availability and affordability of housing in our area has changed over time by filling out the survey below