There were 19,903 all sector new build starts in the 12 months to end June 2018, a figure which is 1,121 homes (6%) higher than the number of completions in the same period, but which is a decrease of 1,231 homes (6%) on the 20,534 starts in the previous year. Scotland saw a 4% rise in the number of completed new build homes to 18,182 over the year to June 2018, according to the Scottish government’s Quarterly Housing Statistics. The figures included a 25% increase for new builds by housing associations and local authorities, against a 2% fall for private completions. As for construction starts during the year, the numbers were ahead of completions by 6% but down by the same amount compared to 2017. In Scotland, there are now more than one million people living in social rented accommodation, up from just under two million at the end of 2016.
Scotland saw a 4% rise in the number of completed new build homes to 18,182 over the year to June 2018, according to the Scottish government’s Quarterly Housing Statistics. The figures included a 25% increase for new builds by housing associations and local authorities, against a 2% fall for private completions. As for construction starts during the year, the numbers were ahead of completions by 6% but down by the same amount compared to 2017. In Scotland, there are now more than one million people living in social rented accommodation, up from just under two million at the end of 2016.