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Latest figures on housing
15/02/2005
Information on housing is published today in the
statistical bulletin Housing trends in Scotland: quarter
ending 30 September 2004. The bulletin presents quarterly
information on public sector house sales, new house
building and local authority lettings and evictions.
The main points to emerge from the bulletin are as
follows:
New house building: 5,826 new dwellings were started
during the period July to September 2004, 693 (11 per cent)
less than during the same period in the previous year 6,364
dwellings were completed during July to September 2004, 222
(4 per cent) more than during the same period in 2003.
Sales of public authority dwellings: A total 3,006
public authority dwellings were sold to sitting tenants in
the period July to September, a decrease of 649 (18 per
cent) on the same period in 2003. Figures do not include
those authorities with total stock transfers in 2003
Lettings and evictions: During the quarter July to
September 2004, there were 8,723 permanent lettings of
local authority dwellings, 1,455 (14 per cent) less than
during the same quarter in the previous year. There were
339 evictions of local authority tenants this quarter, 31
(10 per cent) more than during July to September 2003.
Figures do not include those authorities with total stock
transfers in 2003.