Scottish Government

Statistical Bulletin HSG/2004/4
Housing Trends in Scotland
quarters ending 31 December 2003 and 31 March 2004

Published August 2004 (Tables 1, 23 and 24 revised)

A Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication

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Introduction

This bulletin presents data on housing activity in Scotland for the period October 2003 to March 2004. It includes information on public sector house sales, new house building, and local authority lettings and evictions. It also contains information on public sector stock and vacancy rates, special needs housing, changes to local authority housing lists, houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and private sector improvement grants. The main points to emerge from the bulletin are as follows:

2. New house building: 14,194 new dwellings were started during the period October 2003-March 2004, 2,111 (17%) more than during the same period in the previous year. 11,509 dwellings were completed during October 2002-March 2003, 263 (2%) more than during the same period in 2002-03.
4. Sales of public authority dwellings: A total of 7,591 public authority dwellings were sold to sitting tenants in the period October 2003 to March 2004, a decrease of 2,424 (24%) on the same period in 2002-2003.
6. Lettings and evictions: During the quarters October-December 2003 and January-March 2004, there were respectively 10,210 and 9,745 permanent lettings of local authority dwellings, 675 (3%) less than during the same six month period in the previous year. There were 247 and 250 evictions of local authority tenants respectively during these quarters, 54 (12%) more in total than during October 2002-March 2003. Figures do not include those authorities with total stock transfers in 2003.
8. Houses in multiple occupation: In the year ending 31 March 2004, 5,202 applications received in respect of the mandatory licensing scheme for houses in multiple occupation. As at 31 March 2004, there were 3,509 licences in force, representing an increase of 1,587 (83%) over the previous year.
10. Housing for older people: Public authorities and housing associations provided 34,156 sheltered and 2,787 very sheltered dwellings for older people as at 31 March 2003, representing 764 (4%) more very sheltered units than at 31 March 2002.

Contents

Notes on contents

Key indicators: 1994 to 2004
Estimated stock of dwellings by tenure: 1991 to 2002
Summary information by local authority
Financial key indicators: 1994-95 to 2003-04
Mortgages at completion stage: 1994 to 31 March 2004

New house building
New dwellings completed: 1995 to 31 March 2004
New dwellings started: 1994 to 31 March 2004
House building progress by local authority and agency responsible: quarter ending 31 December 2003
House building progress by local authority and agency responsible: quarter ending 31 March 2004
House building progress by local authority and agency responsible: 2003
House building progress by local authority and quarter: 2003

Sales of public authority dwellings
Applications to buy public authority dwellings: 1994 to 31 March 2004
Sales of public authority dwellings: 1994 to 31 March 2004
Sales of public authority dwellings by local authority: quarters ending 31 December 2002 to 31 March 2004
Sales of housing association dwellings: 1992-93 to 2002-03

Local authority housing lists
Changes in local authority housing lists: 2003-04
Number of applicants on housing lists as at 31 March 2004

Public sector housing stock
Public sector housing stock as at 31 March 2004
Public sector vacant stock as at 31 March 2004

Houses in multiple occupation
Applications under the mandatory licensing scheme and licenses in force at year end: 2003-04
Applications received by local authority and type of HMO: 2003-04
Applications under the mandatory licensing scheme and licenses in force at year end by local authority: 2003-04

Housing for older people and those with disabilities
Provision by public authorities and housing associations by local authority area: as at 31 March 2003
Provision by public authorities and housing associations by type of landlord as at 31 March 2003
Provision by local authorities and Scottish Homes by local authority area as at 31 March 2004

Local authority lettings and evictions
Vacancies, lettings and evictions for local authority dwellings: quarters ending 30 September 2002 to 31 March 2004
Local authority lettings by type of dwelling and source of tenant: quarters ending 31 December 2003 and 31 March 2004
Social landlord lettings resulting from local authority nominations: quarters ending 31 December 2003 and 31 March 2004
Vacancies and lettings by local authority: quarter ending 31 December 2003
Vacancies and lettings by local authority: quarter ending 31 March 2004
Eviction actions against council tenants by local authority: quarter ending 31 December 2003
Eviction actions against council tenants by local authority: quarter ending 31 March 2004

Improvement of dwellings
Private sector improvement grants receiving final or only payment: 2003-04

Notes and definitions

Contact information and other recent Scottish Executive Development Department
statistical publications on housing

Notes on Contents

Symbols Used

The following symbols are used throughout the bulletin:

Explanatory notes

Figures which have been revised for this issue (as well as all percentages) are shown in italic type.

In some tables, where figures have been rounded, the total shown may not equal the sum of its constituent parts.

Please note there are no Rent Registration tables included in this current bulletin due to data access problems. Homelessness statistics are currently being published separately. More detailed breakdowns of the statistics presented in the tables will, in some cases, be available. Contact the Housing Statistics Branch to find out what further details can be made available (contact details on the back page).

As a result of the transfer of local authority housing stock during 2003 in Dumfries and Galloway, Glasgow and Scottish Borders councils, some local authority tables may not include figures from these local authorities in the Scotland totals. These cases will be indicated in the footnotes.