Private Sector Rent Statistics 2010-2015

Time

2010 - 2015 (Other)

Data charts and tables are provided for 2010, 2014 and 2015 within the dataset. Change over time is also given for the period 2010-2015. The previous year's data tables are also available which detail change 2010-2014. It is not clear whether this publication will continue into the future.

Dataset Quality

The data excludes any rents related to social housing, mid-market rents, halls of residence, and private tenancies known to be the subject of housing benefit and regulated tenancies. The market evidence data on private rents is sourced through a variety of means, including private landlord and letting agent returns, mailshot initiatives, as well as advertised rental information. The rental values in this publication are based on data collected on about 25,000 to 28,000 individual rents each year, representing about 8% to 10% of private rented dwellings. It is important to note that the data collected on individual rents may encompass different property types and addresses for each data collection year, and that this publication is not an attempt at providing a case-matched, tracked-sample or weighted-index approach to monitoring changes to rent levels over time. Caution is advised when considering rent levels and trends for property sizes within broad rental market areas which are based on small sample sizes. More detail on data quality issues are provided in the report which accompanies the data tables

Data are obtained from the Rent Service Scotland market evidence database.

Dataset Access and Use

Freely accessible data tables for both 2010-2014 and 2010-2015 are available via the Scottish Government website

Research is a use of the data acknowledged in the accompanying report.

Geography

Data are disaggregated to 18 broad rental market areas