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Latest housing trends
30/08/2006
The statistical bulletin Housing trends in Scotland: quarter ending March 31, 2006 is published today with quarterly information on public sector house sales, new house building and local authority lettings and evictions.
The main points to emerge are:
New house building
9,460 new dwellings were started during the period January to March 2006, 518 (6 per cent) more than during the same period in the previous year.
6,280 dwellings were completed, 673 (10 per cent) less than during the same period in 2005.
Sales of social sector dwellings
A total of 2,213 public authority dwellings were sold to sitting tenants in the period January to March 2006, a decrease of 512 (19 per cent) on the same period in 2005.
Lettings and evictions
During the quarter January to March 2006, there were 8,374 permanent lettings of local authority dwellings, 409 (5 per cent) more than during the same quarter in the previous year.
There were 274 evictions of local authority tenants this quarter, 26 (10 per cent) more than during January to March 2005.
Houses in multiple occupation
During 2005-06, 2,377 applications were received in respect of the mandatory licensing scheme for houses in multiple occupation.
Housing for older people
Public authorities and housing associations provided 33,212 sheltered, 3,893 very sheltered and 13,413 medium dependency dwellings for older people as at 31 March 2005, representing 1,778 (4 per cent) more units than at March 31, 2004