Current status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 14 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications from (a) registered social landlords and (b) local authorities have been (i) received and (ii) approved for the National Acquisition Plan in total, also broken down by the types of purchase applied for, including (i) open market purchases with vacant possession, (ii) off-market purchases with vacant possession, (iii) purchases where an owner-occupier cannot afford the required maintenance or refurbishment of their home and wishes to sell and remain in the home as a tenant in the social rented sector, (iv) off-the-shelf purchases from developers and (v) properties from landlords leaving the private rented sector with a tenant in situ.
The following table provides a breakdown of how many applications from (a) registered social landlords and (b) local authorities have been (i) received and (ii) approved for the National Acquisition Plan in total for 2023-2024. The table also provides a breakdown of whether approvals were for second hand acquisitions or new build off the shelf purchases from developers.
The Scottish Government does not hold information on whether purchases were (i) open market purchases with vacant possession, (ii) off-market purchases with vacant possession, (iii) purchases where an owner-occupier cannot afford the required maintenance or refurbishment of their home and wishes to sell and remain in the home as a tenant in the social rented sector and (v) properties from landlords leaving the private rented sector with a tenant in situ. This level of detail would not necessarily be known at approval stage given many of the homes would not yet have come to market or been identified.
Applicant | No. of Applications Received | No. of Applications Approved | No. of Second Hand Acquisition Applications Approved | No. of New Build Off the Shelf Purchases from Developer Applications Approved | Total No. of Homes Approved |
Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) | 85 | 84 | 69 | 15 | 466 |
Local Authority | 78 | 76 | 68 | 8 | 1,156 |
Total | 163 | 160 | 137 | 23 | 1,622 |