Image from Google Jackets

Housing trends in Scotland quarter ending 31 December 2006 [electronic resource]

By: Language: English Publication details: Edinburgh Scottish Government 2007ISBN:
  • 9780755966172
ISSN:
  • 0264-1143
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 333.33 $2 18
Online resources:
Partial contents:
New house building -- Sales of social sector dwellings -- Local authority lettings and evictions -- Rent registration
Summary: Presents data on housing activity in Scotland for October to December 2006. Includes information on public sector house sales, new house building, and local authority lettings and evictions. The main points to emerge from the bulletin are: new house building - 5,783 new dwellings were started during the period October to December 2006, 23 (under 1%) more than during the same period in the previous year. 6,310 dwellings were completed, 450 (8%) more than during the same period in 2005; sales of social sector dwellings - a total of 1,990 public authority dwellings were sold to sitting tenants in the period October to December 2006, a decrease of 233 (10%) on the same period in 2005; lettings and evictions - during the quarter October to December 2006, there were 7,444 permanent lettings of local authority dwellings, 247 (3%) less than during the same quarter in the previous year. There were 241 evictions of local authority tenants this quarter, 5 (2%) less than during October to December 2005.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Book Virtual Online ONLINE PUBLICATION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 140687-2001

New house building -- Sales of social sector dwellings -- Local authority lettings and evictions -- Rent registration

Presents data on housing activity in Scotland for October to December 2006. Includes information on public sector house sales, new house building, and local authority lettings and evictions. The main points to emerge from the bulletin are: new house building - 5,783 new dwellings were started during the period October to December 2006, 23 (under 1%) more than during the same period in the previous year. 6,310 dwellings were completed, 450 (8%) more than during the same period in 2005; sales of social sector dwellings - a total of 1,990 public authority dwellings were sold to sitting tenants in the period October to December 2006, a decrease of 233 (10%) on the same period in 2005; lettings and evictions - during the quarter October to December 2006, there were 7,444 permanent lettings of local authority dwellings, 247 (3%) less than during the same quarter in the previous year. There were 241 evictions of local authority tenants this quarter, 5 (2%) less than during October to December 2005.