Three empty homes including a problem flat on Paisley Road West are set to be bought by Glasgow’s council and then repaired for use by homeless people or families.

Councillors have agreed to push ahead with plans to compulsory purchase a property in Cardonald and two flats in Dennistoun.

Families have twice needed to be moved out of home at 1610 Paisley Road West as it fails to meet tolerable standards. Council officials reported there was a “hazardous” electricity meter, deemed an immediate risk to life, which had to be removed.

They also said there is a closing order in place and the flat has been a “source of water ingress damage to commercial properties beneath”.

If the compulsory purchase order [CPO] goes ahead, Southside Housing Association, which owns the majority of flats in

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