It’s like I’m living in the Victorian slums era. I have to double pay – I pay for the rent, and then I’m paying for the hotel, because when I get sick, it’s just not safe. “The council ...

He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “I live in squalor. It’s like I’m living in the Victorian slums era. I have to double pay – I pay for the rent, and then I’m paying for the hotel, ...

However, the Victorian housing stock was often in very poor repair, had inadequate sanitation and homes were often over-crowded. As a consequence, these slums became the breeding ground for ...

After World War 2, the mainly Victorian accommodation of Glasgow and ... leading to serious over-crowding. Living in slum conditions led to poor health and in 1950 Glasgow had the highest ...