| Dundee City and Fife councils were among only eight local authorities to evict tenants for anti-social behaviour in Scotland during the first three months of this year, according to new figures, writes Grant Smith.
A housing trends survey for the Scottish Executive showed that, across the country, 12 troublesome tenants were ordered by the courts to leave their home after councils successfully sought eviction orders.
Fife accounted for two of those cases and Dundee one.
There was also one tenant in the city who left voluntarily before court proceedings were finished.
Ministers have been keen for councils to show they are cracking down on problem behaviour by taking legal action against tenants.
During the quarter new actions were raised in the courts against 29 tenants nationwide, including three in Dundee and one in Fife.
Anti-social behaviour represents only a small proportion of eviction actions, however, with rent arrears and other problems with tenancies accounting for the majority.
During the quarter, a total of 219 tenants were evicted by order of the courts, including eight in Dundee, 17 in Fife, four in Angus and three in Perth and Kinross.
The survey also shows the housebuilding industry locally remains in a fairly healthy state, with construction work starting on 123 homes in Dundee during the quarter, 169 in Angus, 187 in Perth and Kinross and 392 in Fife.
Council tenants also remain keen to buy their homes, with 103 sales in Dundee, 98 in Angus, 115 in Perth and Kinross and 239 in Fife.
One area where Dundee continues to lead the way is in the provision of sheltered or very sheltered housing for the elderly, with 2635 homes. That is almost one seventh of the Scottish total. |
