Private Sector Rent Statistics: 2010 - 2015
This publication presents statistics on private sector rent levels in Scotland over the years 2010 to 2015 (years to end-September) using data from the Rent Service Scotland market evidence database. It presents information on rent levels for different property sizes across each of the 18 broad rental market areas in Scotland. It contains information on average rents as well as rents at the higher and lower end of the market.
Annex A: Trends in the Size of the Private Rented Sector in Scotland
The private rented sector in Scotland has more than doubled in size since 1999, and now accounts for more than an eighth of all homes in Scotland[8].
Chart A1 below shows the numbers of dwellings in Scotland by tenure since 1981. The number of private rented properties has increased over the last ten years from an estimated 203,000 in 2004 to 375,000 in 2014. During this time period, the number of owner occupied properties has risen from 1.45m in 2004 to 1.52m in 2009, before falling back to 1.47m in 2014[9].
CHART A1 - Number of Dwelllings by Tenure, Scotland, 1981 to 2014
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