The report provides the main findings of the information provided to the Regulator by RSLs.

The Regulator had asked RSLs to provide this information to allow the Scottish Government to better understand the potential contribution of bringing empty homes/voids back into use in tackling the national housing emergency.

The report also includes a chart detailing the number of empty homes at 28 February, broken down by local authority area and provides further insights into the reasons for the vacancies. 

The Regulator has also made the full dataset available.

Michael Cameron, chief executive of the Regulator, said: “We want to thank RSLs for providing this data to help inform the Scottish Government’s proposed response to the housing emergency. We will next collect information on the number of empty homes/ voids as part of the Annual Return on the Charter to be submitted by all social landlords from April 2026.”