The following table shows which local authorities have sold the largest number of social homes to sitting tenants over the last five years, the number of properties sold, and the value of these sales:
LA code LA name Number of sales (2004-05 to 2008-09) Market value (£ million) 00DA Leeds 4,270 297.8 00CN Birmingham 4,050 308.5 00BN Manchester 3,950 251.7 00BE Southwark 3,040 383.5 00CG Sheffield 2,890 167.4 00FA Kingston upon Hull 2,340 116.1 00CE Doncaster 2,310 130.5 00BR Salford 2,060 122.6 00CJ Newcastle upon Tyne 1,940 115.3 00FY Nottingham 1,910 131.5 Source: P1B returns to CLG from local authorities
The market value of these properties includes the capital receipts received and the value of any discounts available.
The following table shows which registered social landlords have sold the largest number of social homes to sitting tenants over the last five years, and the number of properties sold:
RSL code RSL name Number of sales (2004-05 to 2008-09) LH4343 Knowsley Housing Trust 1,550 L3076 Home Group Ltd. 1,020 L0715 Derwent Housing Association Ltd. 1,000 L4441 Wakefield and District Housing Ltd. 940 L4431 Erimus Housing Ltd. 910 L0014 Peabody Trust 820 L0659 Places for People 730 L0037 Riverside Housing 700 LH0250 Liverpool Housing Trust Ltd. 690 L4342 Coast and Country Housing Ltd. 690 Source: Regulatory and Statistical Returns (RSR) to the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) from registered social landlords
The RSR returns do not include details on the monetary value of RSL properties sold to sitting tenants. Details on RSL capital receipts are available from continuous recording (CORE) returns to the TSA, but these exclude sales by smaller RSLs and therefore under-record the number of RSL sales and the capital receipts.
These figures include all social housing sales to sitting tenants. They do not include sales of new-build properties through HomeBuy sales, or sales and transfers between local authorities and RSLs.