Local Authority Lettings And Evictions
Table 13: Vacancies, lettings and evictions for local authority dwellings: quarters ending 31 March 2004 to 30 June 2005
Period | Lettings | Evictions |
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Dwellings falling vacant | Permanent lettings made | Vacancies for which nominations invited from other social landlords | Lettings made as a result of nominations from other social landlords | Total evictions | Evictions for anti-social behaviour | Eviction cases resulting in an abandoned dwelling |
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2004 1st Qtr | 10,572 | 9,599 | 1,496 | 783 | 251 | 7 | 324 |
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2004 2nd Qtr | 10,051 | 9,109 | 1,367 | 589 | 242 | 5 | 273 |
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2004 3rd Qtr | 9,281 | 8,557 | 1,227 | 686 | 260 | 5 | 305 |
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2004 4th Qtr | 9,564 | 8,553 | 1,068 | 560 | 213 | 9 | 233 |
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2005 1st Qtr | 9,457 | 8,239 | 1,257 | 640 | 254 | 6 | 296 |
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2005 2nd Qtr | 8,710 | 7,951 | 1,181 | 576 | 253 | 8 | 220 |
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Source: Lettings and Evictions returns by local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development Department: Analytical Services Division (Housing Statistics).
Notes: Lettings and evictions figures include estimates based on previous data due to outstanding returns. Due to housing stock transfers, figures for Dumfries & Galloway, Glasgow and Scottish Borders are not included in the Scotland totals.
Table14: Local authority lettings by type of dwelling and source of tenant: quarter ending 30 June 2005
Local authority lettings | Type of dwelling | Total (includes unknown types) |
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Special needs | General needs |
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Total dwellings falling vacant | 590 | 8,120 | 8,710 |
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Total permanent lettings made: | 536 | 7,415 | 7,951 |
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Transfers (existing tenants) | 207 | 1,637 | 1,844 |
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Homeless households | 32 | 2,453 | 2,485 |
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Care in the community | 6 | 7 | 13 |
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Housing waiting list | 288 | 3,194 | 3,482 |
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Incoming mobility scheme | - | 14 | 14 |
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Other | 3 | 110 | 113 |
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Total tenancy changes within the LA Stock: | 28 | 1,309 | 1,337 |
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Mutual exchange | 3 | 450 | 453 |
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Tenancy change: succession | 17 | 454 | 471 |
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Assignment | 8 | 405 | 413 |
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Source: Lettings returns by local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development Department: Analytical Services Division (Housing Statistics)
Notes: Total figures may not equal the sum of the special needs and general needs columns because some local authorities are unable to breakdown totals into these two areas. Figures include estimates for Angus, Eilean Siar, Inverclyde and Perth and Kinross, based on 2004 Qtr 2 figures. Following housing stock transfers, figures for Dumfries & Galloway, Glasgow and Scottish Borders councils are not included in the Scotland totals.
Table 15: Social landlord lettings resulting from local authority nominations: quarter ending 30 June 2005
Nominations | Type of dwelling | Total (includes unknown types) |
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Special needs | General needs |
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Total vacancies for which nominations invited: | 204 | 977 | 1,181 |
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Registered housing association dwellings | 201 | 976 | 1,177 |
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Other social landlord dwellings | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Total lettings made as a result of nominations: | 96 | 480 | 576 |
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Registered housing association dwellings | 93 | 459 | 552 |
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Other social landlords dwellings | 3 | 21 | 24 |
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Source: Lettings returns by local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development Department: Analytical Services Division (Housing Statistics)
Notes: Total figures may not equal the sum of the special needs and general needs columns because some local authorities are unable to breakdown totals into these two areas. Figures include estimates for Angus, Eilean Siar, Inverclyde and Perth and Kinross, based on 2004 Qtr 2 figures. Following housing stock transfers, figures for Dumfries and Galloway, Glasgow and Scottish Borders councils are not included in the Scotland totals
Table 16: Vacancies and lettings by local authority: quarter ending 30 June 2005
Area | Local authority lettings | Nominations from other social landlords |
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Vacancies arising | Permanent lettings made | Vacancies for which nominations invited | Lettings made as a result of nominations |
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SCOTLAND | 8,710 | 7,951 | 1,181 | 576 |
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Aberdeen City | 689 | 677 | 6 | 2 |
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Aberdeenshire | 298 | 313 | 90 | 45 |
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Angus 1 | 250 | 233 | 31 | 3 |
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Argyll & Bute | 126 | 147 | - | 21 |
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Clackmannanshire | 70 | 122 | 69 | 1 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | na | na | na | na |
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Dundee City | 532 | 410 | 43 | 15 |
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East Ayrshire | 313 | 305 | 30 | 7 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 64 | 74 | 15 | 10 |
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East Lothian | 131 | 115 | 54 | 103 |
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East Renfrewshire | 69 | 75 | 33 | 14 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 691 | 605 | 135 | 67 |
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Eilean Siar 1 | 37 | 36 | - | 2 |
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Falkirk | 374 | 377 | 19 | 1 |
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Fife | 1,090 | 725 | 88 | 16 |
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Glasgow City | na | na | na | na |
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Highland | 323 | 376 | 42 | 39 |
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Inverclyde 1 | 387 | 153 | 74 | 12 |
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Midlothian | 69 | 63 | 11 | 9 |
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Moray | 95 | 90 | 11 | 18 |
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North Ayrshire | 294 | 280 | 35 | 20 |
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North Lanarkshire | 855 | 786 | 71 | 49 |
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Orkney | 15 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
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Perth & Kinross 1 | 170 | 164 | 46 | 25 |
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Renfrewshire | 207 | 416 | 59 | 36 |
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Scottish Borders, The | na | na | na | na |
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Shetland | 40 | 44 | 7 | 4 |
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South Ayrshire | 236 | 209 | 6 | 3 |
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South Lanarkshire | 594 | 597 | 52 | 12 |
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Stirling | 170 | 128 | 44 | 8 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 235 | 219 | 22 | 9 |
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West Lothian | 286 | 195 | 84 | 21 |
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Source: Lettings returns by local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development Department: Analytical Services Division (Housing Statistics)
Notes: The figures relate to the number of vacancies that arose during the quarter and the number of lettings made. It is not necessarily the case that the dwellings that became vacant during the quarter were let during the same quarter. Following housing stock transfers, figures for Dumfries & Galloway, Glasgow and Scottish Borders are not included in the Scotland totals.
1. Figures are based on 2004 Qtr 2 due to outstanding returns.
Table 17: Eviction actions against council tenants by local authority: quarter ending 30 June 2005
Area | Number of cases proceeding to court | Number of cases resulting in an eviction order | Number of cases resulting in an abandoned dwelling | Number of cases resulting in an eviction |
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Total | For anti-social behaviour | Total | For anti-social behaviour | Total | For anti-social behaviour | Total | For anti-social behaviour |
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SCOTLAND | 4,578 | 24 | 1,478 | 10 | 220 | 3 | 253 | 8 |
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Aberdeen City | 231 | - | 97 | - | 38 | - | 4 | - |
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Aberdeenshire | 55 | - | 18 | - | 3 | - | 4 | - |
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Angus | 29 | - | 19 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
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Argyll & Bute | 131 | - | 51 | - | - | - | 8 | - |
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Clackmannanshire | 6 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
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Dumfries & Galloway | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
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Dundee City | 412 | - | 134 | - | 34 | - | 17 | - |
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East Ayrshire | 330 | 5 | 86 | 2 | - | - | 35 | 2 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 42 | 1 | 12 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
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East Lothian | 99 | - | 49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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East Renfrewshire | 22 | - | 13 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
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Edinburgh, City of | 274 | 2 | 161 | 1 | 49 | - | 11 | 1 |
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Eilean Siar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Falkirk | 464 | 6 | 93 | 1 | 15 | - | 25 | - |
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Fife | 537 | - | 52 | - | 3 | - | 20 | - |
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Glasgow City | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
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Highland | 240 | - | 67 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - |
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Inverclyde 1 | 46 | - | 15 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
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Midlothian | 19 | - | 13 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
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Moray | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
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North Ayrshire | 207 | 4 | 69 | 3 | - | - | 10 | 2 |
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North Lanarkshire | 475 | - | 199 | - | 62 | - | 20 | - |
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Orkney | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Perth & Kinross | 52 | - | 37 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - |
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Renfrewshire | 187 | 1 | 105 | 1 | - | 3 | 42 | 1 |
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Scottish Borders, The | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
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Shetland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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South Ayrshire | 125 | - | 15 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - |
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South Lanarkshire | 250 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 3 | - | 12 | 1 |
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Stirling | 93 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | 1 |
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West Dunbartonshire | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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West Lothian | 247 | - | 60 | - | 1 | - | 16 | - |
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Source: Evictions returns by local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development Department: Analytical Services Division (Housing Statistics).
Notes: Cases that resulted in more than one action during the quarter are counted against each action. Actions consist of those taking place during the quarter and an eviction may result from a case that proceeded to court during previous quarters. Following housing stock transfers, figures for Dumfries & Galloway, Glasgow and Scottish Borders councils are not included in the Scotland totals.
1. Figures are based on 2003 Q2 due to outstanding returns.