AQW 452/17-22


Mr Keith Buchanan
Democratic Unionist Party
Mid Ulster


Tabled Date: 17/01/2020
Answered On Date: 30/01/2020
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities how many (i) one bedroom: (ii) two bedroom; and (iii) three bedroom houses have been sold to sitting tenants by the Housing Executive in the last three years, broken down by area office.


Answer:
The tables below show the number of houses sold to sitting tenants by the Housing Executive, broken down by number of bedrooms and by area office. This data covers the years 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 up to and including 22nd January 2020.
2016/17
Area Office
1 Bedroom
2 Bedroom
3 Bedroom
4 Bedroom
5 Bedroom
Total
Lisburn & Castlereagh
1
10
14
1
26
North Belfast
5
10
15
South & East Belfast
1
22
19
42
West Belfast
9
21
3
33
Belfast Region
2
46
64
4
116
Mid Ulster
2
12
2
1
17
North Down & Ards
6
14
1
21
South
6
32
8
1
47
South Down
5
23
1
29
South West
1
2
15
2
20
South Region
1
21
96
14
2
134
Causeway
1
8
28
1
38
East
1
6
24
2
33
South Antrim
9
27
2
38
West
1
8
30
4
43
North Region
3
31
109
9
152
TOTAL
6
98
269
27
2
402
2017/18
Area Office
1 Bedroom
2 Bedroom
3 Bedroom
4 Bedroom
5 Bedroom
Total
Lisburn & Castlereagh
1
14
16
1
1
33
North Belfast
11
13
1
25
South & East Belfast
3
17
13
1
34
West Belfast
1
12
29
1
43
Belfast Region
5
54
71
4
1
135
Mid Ulster
8
14
3
25
North Down & Ards
4
15
19
South
1
8
41
7
57
South Down
7
23
3
33
South West
3
23
2
27
South Region
1
30
116
15
162
Causeway
6
25
1
32
East
5
18
1
24
South Antrim
4
10
19
4
37
West
2
10
28
6
46
North Region
6
31
90
11
1
139
TOTAL
12
115
277
30
2
436
2018/19
Area Office
1 Bedroom
2 Bedroom
3 Bedroom
4 Bedroom
5 Bedroom
6 Bedroom
Total
Lisburn & Castlereagh
6
15
21
North Belfast
8
10
3
21
South & East Belfast
1
19
16
36
West Belfast
22
30
52
Belfast Region
1
55
71
3
130
Mid Ulster
1
18
1
20
North Down & Ards
1
10
19
1
1
32
South
13
47
7
67
South Down
7
26
2
1
36
South West
2
19
2
23
South Region
1
33
129
13
1
178
Causeway
8
18
1
1
28
East
7
19
26
South Antrim
5
19
3
27
West
3
9
37
9
58
North Region
3
29
93
13
1
139
TOTAL
2019/2020
Area Office
1 Bedroom
2 Bedroom
3 Bedroom
4 Bedroom
5 Bedroom
Total
Lisburn & Castlereagh
1
4
12
1
18
North Belfast
2
4
11
2
1
20
South & East Belfast
2
11
15
28
West Belfast
8
22
2
32
Belfast Region
5
27
60
5
1
98
Mid Ulster
4
17
21
North Down & Ards
6
17
4
27
South
1
6
35
7
1
50
South Down
3
14
3
20
South West
2
1
10
1
14
South Region
3
20
93
15
1
132
Causeway
4
17
21
East
1
5
17
23
South Antrim
1
7
21
1
30
West
5
42
4
1
52
North Region
2
21
97
5
1
126
TOTAL
10
68
250
25
3
356