Annual Impact Report 2022

Figures published by the Scottish Government in December showed that the number of homes empty for six months or longer had fallen by 7.5% from 47,333 in 2020 to 43,766. 5 However, this was still 6.5% higher than the 40,963 long term empty homes in 2019.

5 https://www.gov.scot/publications/housing-statistics-empty-properties-and-second-homes/