About this Report
This report presents details of the rent increases which Scottish social landlords will apply in 2023/24 for social housing tenants.
The Scottish Government’s Social Housing Charter includes the outcomes / standards:
“Social landlords manage all aspects of their businesses so that:
- tenants, owners and other customers receive services that provide continually improving value for the rent and other charges they pay.”
And
“Social landlords set rents and service charges in consultation with their tenants and other customers so that:
- a balance is struck between the level of services provided, the cost of the services, and how far current and prospective tenants and service users can afford them
- tenants get clear information on how rent and other money is spent, including details of any individual items of expenditure above thresholds agreed between landlords and tenants.”
The Standards of Governance and Financial Management for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) include:
“The RSL manages its resources to ensure its financial well-being, while maintaining rents at a level that tenants can afford to pay.”
Under the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Act 2022, the Scottish Government introduced a moratorium on increases in rents for homes provided by social landlords and private landlords running from September 2022 until at least the end of March 2023. Earlier this year, the Scottish Government expired the emergency provisions on rent caps for social landlords following agreements with the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations and CoSLA on how social landlords would proceed with rent increases for 2023/24.
This survey report is based on returns from 136 RSLs and the 29 local authorities that have housing stock; six local authorities have transferred their housing stock to RSLs in the past, but three of them now have homes.
The survey provides a clear picture of rent increases that social landlords will apply in 2023/24.
Key messages
The average increases in weekly rent that social landlords will charge in 2023/24 is 5.07%, with the average for local authorities at 3.80% and for RSLs at 5.34%.
|
Landlord type |
Average weekly rent increase 2023 |
|
Local Authority |
3.80% |
|
RSL |
5.34% |
|
All Landlords |
5.07% |
Average increases range from 0.00% to 8.00% for all social landlords with a median of 5.00%. Local authorities average increases range from 0.00% to 6.42% with a median of 4.00%, and RSLs from 0.00% to 8.00% with a median of 5.00%.
The estimated cash value of the average increase for all social landlords is £4.38, with the cash value for local authorities at £3.07 and for RSLs at £5.05.
Average rent increase for 2023 – Local Authorities
|
Landlord |
Average weekly rent increase 2023 |
|
Aberdeen City Council |
4.00% |
|
Aberdeenshire Council |
2.50% |
|
Angus Council |
4.10% |
|
City of Edinburgh Council |
3.00% |
|
Clackmannanshire Council |
3.00% |
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - Western Isles Council |
0.00% |
|
Dundee City Council |
3.00% |
|
East Ayrshire Council |
4.00% |
|
East Dunbartonshire Council |
4.20% |
|
East Lothian Council |
5.00% |
|
East Renfrewshire Council |
5.00% |
|
Falkirk Council |
2.00% |
|
Fife Council |
5.00% |
|
Glasgow City Council |
5.00% |
|
Highland Council |
4.00% |
|
Inverclyde Council |
5.00% |
|
Midlothian Council |
4.80% |
|
Moray Council |
3.50% |
|
North Ayrshire Council |
6.42% |
|
North Lanarkshire Council |
5.00% |
|
Orkney Islands Council |
3.00% |
|
Perth & Kinross Council |
2.20% |
|
Renfrewshire Council |
5.50% |
|
Shetland Islands Council |
4.50% |
|
South Ayrshire Council |
1.50% |
|
South Lanarkshire Council |
3.50% |
|
Stirling Council |
2.90% |
|
West Dunbartonshire Council |
5.00% |
|
West Lothian Council |
3.50% |
|
Local Authority Average |
3.80% |
Argyll & Bute, Dumfries & Galloway and Scottish Borders Councils have no houses following previous whole stock transfers.
Average rent increase for 2023 – RSLs
|
Landlord |
Average weekly rent increase 2023 |
|
Abertay Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Abronhill Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Albyn Housing Society Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Almond Housing Association Ltd |
6.40% |
|
ANCHO Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Angus Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Ardenglen Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Argyll Community Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Ark Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Atrium Homes |
5.00% |
|
Ayrshire Housing |
5.00% |
|
Barrhead Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Berwickshire Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Bield Housing & Care |
7.00% |
|
Blackwood Homes and Care |
5.00% |
|
Blairtummock Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Blochairn Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Bridgewater Housing Association Ltd |
5.50% |
|
BT Loch Aillse agus an Eilein Sgitheanaich Ltd - Lochalsh and Skye HA Ltd |
8.00% |
|
Cadder Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Cairn Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Caledonia Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Calvay Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Cassiltoun Housing Association Ltd |
6.60% |
|
Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association Ltd/PfPS |
5.71% |
|
Castlehill Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Cathcart & District Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Cernach Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Cloch Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Clyde Valley Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Clydebank Housing Association Ltd |
3.00% |
|
Clydesdale Housing Association Ltd |
7.50% |
|
Copperworks Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Cordale Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Craigdale Housing Association Ltd |
6.50% |
|
Cunninghame Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Dalmuir Park Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Drumchapel Housing Co-operative Ltd |
5.55% |
|
Dunbritton Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
East Kilbride and District Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
East Lothian Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Easthall Park Housing Cooperative Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Eildon Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Elderpark Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Ferguslie Park Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Fife Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Forgewood Housing Co-operative Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Forth Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Fyne Homes |
5.00% |
|
Gardeen Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Garrion Peoples Housing Cooperative Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Glasgow West Housing Association Ltd |
3.75% |
|
Glen Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Glen Oaks Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Govan Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Govanhill Housing Association Ltd |
6.75% |
|
Grampian Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Harbour Homes Scotland Limited |
3.00% |
|
Hawthorn Housing Co-operative Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Hebridean Housing Partnership Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Hillcrest Homes (Scotland) Limited |
5.50% |
|
Hillhead Housing Association 2000 |
7.00% |
|
Hjaltland Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Home in Scotland Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Homes for Life Housing Partnership |
4.00% |
|
Horizon Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Irvine Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Key Housing Association Ltd |
4.50% |
|
Kingdom Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Kingsridge Cleddans Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Knowes Housing Association Ltd |
4.90% |
|
Lanarkshire Housing Association Ltd |
4.00% |
|
Langstane Housing Association Ltd |
5.50% |
|
Larkfield Housing Association Ltd |
4.00% |
|
Link Group Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Linstone Housing Association Ltd |
3.00% |
|
Linthouse Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Lister Housing Co-operative Ltd |
4.12% |
|
Lochaber Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Lochfield Park Housing Association Ltd |
4.00% |
|
Loreburn Housing Association Ltd |
6.50% |
|
Loretto Housing Association Ltd |
3.90% |
|
Manor Estates Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Maryhill Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Melville Housing Association Ltd |
2.00% |
|
Milnbank Housing Association Ltd |
6.90% |
|
Molendinar Park Housing Association |
5.60% |
|
Muirhouse Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
New Gorbals Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
North Glasgow Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
North View Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Oak Tree Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Ochil View Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Ore Valley Housing Association Ltd |
5.35% |
|
Orkney Housing Association Ltd |
4.80% |
|
Osprey Housing Ltd |
4.00% |
|
Paisley Housing Association Ltd |
5.50% |
|
Paragon Housing Association Ltd |
4.00% |
|
Parkhead Housing Association Ltd |
2.50% |
|
Partick Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Pineview Housing Association Ltd |
2.99% |
|
Prospect Community Housing |
4.00% |
|
Provanhall Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Queens Cross Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Reidvale Housing Association |
7.00% |
|
River Clyde Homes |
5.00% |
|
Rosehill Housing Co-operative Limited |
5.00% |
|
Ruchazie Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Rural Stirling Housing Association Ltd |
5.60% |
|
Rutherglen & Cambuslang Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Scottish Borders Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Scottish Veterans Residences |
0.00% |
|
Shettleston Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Shire Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Southside Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
Spire View Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Thenue Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Tollcross Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Trafalgar Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Trust Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Viewpoint Housing Association Ltd |
7.00% |
|
Waverley Housing |
5.00% |
|
Wellhouse Housing Association Ltd |
3.00% |
|
West Granton Housing Co-operative Ltd |
6.00% |
|
West Highland Housing Association Ltd |
5.00% |
|
West of Scotland Housing Association Ltd |
5.90% |
|
West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative Ltd |
5.00% |
|
Wheatley Homes East Limited |
2.50% |
|
Wheatley Homes Glasgow Limited |
3.90% |
|
Wheatley Homes South Limited |
4.40% |
|
Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association Ltd |
3.00% |
|
Williamsburgh Housing Association Ltd |
5.50% |
|
Yoker Housing Association Ltd |
4.90% |
|
Yorkhill Housing Association Ltd |
6.00% |
|
RSL Average |
5.34% |
- Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association Ltd could not provide information on the average rent increase it will apply in 2023 at the time of
- Some RSLs have lower rent increases for some tenants where promises were made at the time of transfers of
- Sanctuary are considering options for lower rent increases to be implemented in July