During the most recent full council meeting, housing convenor councillor Ruairi Kelly advised members that 3,407 new affordable homes had been developed in that period compared to Birmingham and Leeds which had delivered 2,500 and 2,579 homes respectively.
It comes after councillor Sean Ferguson asked what lessons could be drawn from contrasting housing markets following recent analysis comparing the major cities.
Earlier this year, Colliers published its tenth edition UK residential investment insights report which considered factors including house price growth, rental yields, purchase and affordability and income to rent ratios.
Councillor Kelly said: “Glasgow took first place in this for the first time and that was down to those factors that have been described, the potential for delivery and development due to some of the policies that have been brought forward as well.
“There’s a mix of economic factors and policy that this looks at.
“Glasgow remains a more affordable city to live in than many of its comparator cities, including Manchester, marking Glasgow as an attractive place for prospective investors and developers but also a help to those who are looking to rent or buy because an increase in availability helps affordability.
“Glasgow has delivered significantly higher numbers of new affordable homes than any comparable city in the UK with 3407 since 2019/20.
“That outstretched Bristol which came in at 1700, Manchester had 2158, Birmingham just over 2500 and Leeds 2579.”
Cities across the UK, including Glasgow, still face the pressures of homelessness and work is being done to prevent and support those who are or are at risk of becoming homeless.
Councillor Kelly added: “In Manchester, figures are 2.6 times as high as Glasgow with around one in every 61 people without a permanent home.
“This illustrates the affordability constraints and the limit of social housing in a number of cities and that not meeting the increased demand we are seeing at the minute.
“Glasgow does face its own challenges and it’s not to shy away from the difficulties we have here. We have declared a housing emergency but we have been advancing supply and support measures throughout the city.
“Where Glasgow maybe has fallen a little bit short, what compares to other places is the delivery of new build private housing.
“There’s an opportunity now for Glasgow to position itself in these islands as the best place to build in while others work through their difficulties.”