Glasgow City Council has begun preparing for a compulsory purchase order after years of stalled negotiations. Officers hope a voluntarily sale for the Balgrayhill Road site can still progress and are open to meeting with the owner, Ameen Mirza, who has secured a demolition order for the eyesore building. But, in a letter to councillors, seen by the Glasgow Times, and sent on behalf of Mr Mirza, his representative confirms an interest in “acquiring the adjoining land” owned by the council. “Our client is interested in purchasing the neighbouring land to the immediate south and west of their demise from GCC,” the letter states.