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Local authority evictions
Overall, when examined in relation to stock levels, local authority tenancy terminations (i.e. evictions plus abandoned dwellings) as a result of eviction actions has remained fairly stable over recent years, fluctuating between 0.54% and 0.65% of local authority letting stock (Chart 13). Within this, the number of evictions of local authority tenants has risen slightly, from just over 900 in 2003-04 to 1,200 in 2007-08. This currently represents about 9% of all cases proceeding to court. However, eviction actions resulting in abandoned dwellings have fallen over the same period, from around 1,300 to 900 (currently 6% of cases proceeding to court).
Across local authorities, there is considerable variation in the rate of evictions or abandoned dwellings in relation to normal letting stock levels (Chart 14). In 2007-08, East Ayrshire had the highest eviction/abandoned dwelling rate at just over 13 per 1000 units of letting stock (145 evictions, 34 abandoned dwellings). Perth & Kinross reported only 7 evictions and 3 abandoned dwellings, a rate of just over 1 per 1000 letting stock.
There is also considerable variation between local authorities in the proportions of evictions and abandoned dwellings. For example, eviction actions in urban local authorities tend to result a higher proportion of abandoned properties than in rural areas.
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