Housing Trends in Scotland: Quarter Ending 31 December 2006

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Sales of social sector dwellings

Table 11 Applications to buy social sector dwellings: 1998-99 to 31 December 2006

Period

Applications by sitting tenants 1

Tenants choice applications

Total applications

Local authority

Scottish Homes

Housing association

Total

1998-99

20,048

603

1,322

21,973

-

21,973

1999-00

21,670

458

1,224

23,352

58

23,410

2000-01

18,869

302

1,276

20,447

252

20,699

2001-02

21,605

160

1,507

23,272

56

23,328

2002-03

28,203

107

1,972

30,282

14

30,296

2003-04

19,229

68

3,539

22,836

18

22,854

2004-05 2

19,882

39

4,364

24,285

13

24,298

2005-06 2

16,328

3

3,670

20,001

-

20,001

2005 Q2 2

5,047

3

-

2005 Q3 2

4,318

-

2005 Q4 2

3,105

-

2006 Q1 2

3,858

-

2006 Q2 2

3,836

-

2006 Q3 2

4,019

-

2006 Q4 2,3

3,169

-

Source: Sales 1 returns by local authorities to the Scottish Executive Development Department: Analytical Services Division (Housing Statistics), Scottish Homes data provided by Communities Scotland.
Notes: Publications prior to November 2006 contained figures for public authorities only. Housing association data are collected annually, and therefore total sales for individual quarters are not shown. Please see explanatory notes on page 3 for details of transferred housing stock.
1. Includes right to buy (old term), right to buy (modernised terms from 2003 Q4 onwards), rent to mortgage (discontinued from January 2003) and voluntary sales.
2. Includes estimates for Inverclyde due to outstanding returns.
3. Includes estimates for Dundee due to outstanding returns.

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