Social Housing Lettings Down Again

Latest figures from the MHCLG show that social housing lettings by local authorities decreased by 9% in 2016/17, a continuation of the long-term trend in the decline in the number of lettings. Lettings by private registered providers also decreased in the same period by 11%. Total new lettings by private registered providers and local authorities in 2016/17 was 334,602 - the lowest total in the last 10 years and down from a high of 394,484 in 2011/12. In the 2007/08 the number of lettings by local authorities was 145,403 compared to 103,122 in 2016/17. Download the figures from the MHCLG website.

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