The Evaluation of Low Cost Initiative for First Time Buyers (LIFT)

This is the final report of an Evaluation of the Low Cost Initiative for First Time Buyers. It evaluates four schemes: Open Market Shared Equity; New Supply Shared Equity; Shared Ownership; and GRO Grants.


APPENDIX 5 - AVERAGE PURCHASE PRICES BY LOCAL AUTHORITY

Table A5.1: NSSE purchase prices against average prices - NSSE 08/09 and 09/10 for all houses

Property price

Purchaser contribution

LA Lower Quartile***

Av contribution as % of LALQ

Av price

Min Price

Max Price

Av contribution

Av stake**%

Min contribution

Max contribution

Aberdeen City

159,975

129,000

192,000

91,448

57

70,950

126,400

105,000

87

Aberdeenshire

156,925

111,000

213,750

95,436

61

65,790

136,800

115,000

83

Angus

114,385

85,000

132,500

63,500

56

43,350

94,250

80,000

79

Argyll and Bute

117,949

91,100

152,000

72,624

62

47,481

114,000

80,000

91

Clackmannanshire

127,000

120,000

135,000

84,690

67

72,000

108,000

75,000

113

Dumfries and Galloway

119,100

110,000

125,000

75,660

64

66,000

96,400

82,000

92

Dundee City

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

73,548

-

East Ayrshire

109,033

90,000

125,000

69,291

64

54,000

93,750

65,000

107

East Dunbartonshire

130,000

105,000

130,000

57,150

44

48,000

66,300

110,293

52

East Lothian

130,475

105,000

160,000

77,654

60

63,000

112,000

120,000

65

East Renfrewshire

119,200

12,000

135,000

79,824

67

67,200

100,800

115,000

69

Edinburgh City

155,652

105,000

185,000

87,947

57

52,000

117,000

125,000

70

Eilean Siar

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

60,625

-

Falkirk

88,067

80,000

98,400

57,667

65

40,800

74,500

74,000

78

Fife

109,231

90,000

125,000

67,456

62

54,000

85,735

76,000

89

Glasgow City

125,441

13,000

160,000

77,464

62

41,250

108,750

80,000

97

Highland

121,536

76,000

106,400

78,373

64

46,920

117,126

93,000

84

Inverclyde

114,429

36,000

121,000

71,414

62

36,000

96,000

67,875

105

Midlothian

129,090

115,000

149,995

76,904

60

67,850

89,997

110,825

69

Moray

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

91,000

-

North Ayrshire

123,129

105,000

132,000

76,663

62

66,000

91,920

67,500

114

North Lanarkshire

103,786

82,000

135,000

50,640

49

25,500

92,000

69,000

73

Orkney Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

69,000

-

Perth and Kinross

116,004

76,000

140,000

72,648

63

58,650

91,800

94,000

77

Renfrewshire

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

71,000

-

Scottish Borders

138,500

132,000

145,000

75,325

54

49,300

87,000

87,500

86

Shetland Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

63,000

-

South Ayrshire

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

83,000

-

South Lanarkshire

121,524

107,000

134,000

72,770

60

59,925

88,125

75,000

97

Stirling

116,000

90,000

155,000

68,232

59

54,000

79,050

96,900

70

West Dunbartonshire

124,200

118,000

127,000

79,461

64

63,750

95,250

68,000

117

West Lothian

122,439

100,000

160,000

72,434

59

49,350

84,600

93,000

78

Scotland

123,722

91,324

142,961

74,106

60

54,522

97,902

85,000

87

* Data collected by SG from Sales Log Forms
**Average mean contribution as %age of mean purchase price
***Data from Register of Scotland - calculated for prices ranging from £20,000 to £1,000,000

Table A5.2: OMSEP purchase prices against average prices - OMSEP 08/09 and 09/10 for all houses

Property price

Purchaser contribution

LA Lower Quartile***

Av contribution as % of LALQ

Av price

Min Price

Max Price

Av contribution

Av stake** %

Min contribution

Max contribution

Aberdeen City

119,739

80,000

185,000

82,150

69

50,020

111,000

105,000

78

Aberdeenshire

130,618

75,000

185,000

83,664

64

50,630

111,000

115,000

73

Angus

97,000

49,500

150,000

66,710

69

39,600

92,000

80,000

83

Argyll and Bute

80,767

70,000

88,000

58,288

72

52,150

65,600

80,000

73

Clackmannanshire

90,417

70,000

130,000

62,133

69

48,000

87,000

75,000

83

Dumfries and Galloway

92,360

68,000

170,000

63,922

69

40,800

103,700

82,000

78

Dundee City

94,361

71,000

185,000

64,162

68

44,709

111,000

73,548

87

East Ayrshire

66,149

56,000

70,000

45,005

68

33,795

51,996

65,000

69

East Dunbartonshire

97,026

60,000

166,000

65,279

67

41,314

99,600

110,293

59

East Lothian

121,206

84,000

249,500

77,944

64

54,045

166,800

120,000

65

East Renfrewshire

106,600

70,000

160,000

71,395

67

50,400

95,970

115,000

62

Edinburgh City

114,686

66,000

235,000

74,315

65

42,000

147,000

125,000

59

Eilean Siar

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

60,625

-

Falkirk

89,810

55,000

160,000

58,890

66

33,000

97,000

74,000

80

Fife

86,841

60,000

185,000

60,629

70

37,780

123,950

76,000

80

Glasgow City

91,839

63,000

260,000

64,068

70

43,800

205,000

80,000

80

Highland

114,195

59,000

180,000

74,523

65

36,000

120,000

93,000

80

Inverclyde

68,985

51,000

87,000

48,788

71

31,800

64,000

67,875

72

Midlothian

119,692

90,000

221,000

78,007

65

58,963

132,600

110,825

70

Moray

81,940

68,760

95,000

59,636

73

47,444

76,000

91,000

66

North Ayrshire

66,388

45,000

80,000

47,124

71

33,000

64,000

67,500

70

North Lanarkshire

92,492

56,000

210,000

62,149

67

34,200

139,040

69,000

90

Orkney Islands

101,667

90,000

115,000

66,677

66

54,100

76,000

69,000

97

Perth and Kinross

108,844

57,000

215,000

70,822

65

25,000

148,771

94,000

75

Renfrewshire

91,409

55,000

209,500

61,486

67

41,735

125,700

71,000

87

Scottish Borders

102,800

65,000

165,000

72,479

71

42,397

131,000

87,500

83

Shetland Islands

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

63,000

-

South Ayrshire

85,778

72,500

127,000

59,303

69

43,500

84,000

83,000

71

South Lanarkshire

76,722

58,500

133,000

53,620

70

39,000

92,000

75,000

71

Stirling

102,006

74,000

180,000

67,806

66

28,250

123,750

96,900

70

West Dunbartonshire

80,947

64,000

140,000

54,287

67

39,405

84,000

68,000

80

West Lothian

111,430

69,995

226,000

72,286

65

41,997

140,000

93,000

78

Scotland

96,157

65,775

165,400

64,918

68

41,961

108,982

85,000

76

* Data collected by SG from Sales Log Forms
**Average mean contribution as %age of mean purchase price
***Data from Register of Scotland - calculated for prices ranging from £20,000 to £1,000,000

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