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Housing: Statistics

Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate, +1 more … Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing

This page brings together the latest official statistics relating to housing published by the Scottish Government.

Introduction

This page brings together the latest official statistics relating to housing published by the Scottish Government. Previous publications can be found using the search bar function on our website.

If you have any questions or feedback about these statistics, please contact housingstatistics@gov.scot.

New Builds and the Affordable Housing Supply Programme

These statistics are published every quarter (usually in March, June, September and December). They include information on:

Affordable Housing Supply Programme approvals, starts and completions
New homes started and completed across all sectors
Private sector and social sector housebuilding activity
Rates of new housebuilding and affordable housing supply per head of population in Scotland

The March, September and December quarterly publications will include key summary points only. A full commentary will be provided in the June publication, which focuses on the financial year. This change will help us update the publication process to be more efficient and improve accuracy. All data tables will continue to be published, to ensure users can still access the information they need.

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Empty Properties and Second Homes

These annual statistics are based on council tax information collected from local authorities. They provide information on empty properties, properties with unoccupied exemptions and second homes.

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Short-term Lets Licensing

These statistics are currently published twice a year and report on Scotland's short-term lets licensing scheme. They include information on:

Licence applications received

Licences granted

Applications awaiting a decision

Types of short-term lets and properties

Accommodation characteristics

The frequency of publication has reduced from quarterly when the series began in 2023 to annual in 2026. The latest change in frequency was in consideration of data needs as well as resources within the local area that collect this data.

Latest statistics:

Short Term Lets Licensing Statistics Scotland to 31 December 2025

Housing Statistics Annual Key Trends

These annual statistics provide information on:

Housing stock by tenure

New housing supply

Housing conversions and demolitions

Local authority housing stock

Local authority housing management (lettings, evictions, waiting lists and vacant stock)

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)

Scheme of Assistance

To publish the 2025/26 statistics sooner, we will provide key summary points alongside the data tables only. This means users will be able to access the data in autumn 2026 rather than spring 2027.

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Private Sector Rent Statistics

These statistics provide information on private sector rents across Scotland's 18 Broad Rental Market Areas. Please note that these figures are mainly based on advertised rents and do not show rent changes for existing tenants.

Latest statistics:

Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2025

Scottish Landlord Register

Data tables are available showing the number of registered landlords and registered rental properties across Scotland.

Household Characteristics by Housing Tenure

These annual statistics are based on data from the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) and show how household characteristics vary by housing tenure. A data explorer containing historic data can be found here: SHS Data Explorer.

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