Limavady District Housing Plan 2011/12 - Northern Ireland Housing ...

Appendix 1:
Limavady town profile
Limavady town comprises five common landlord areas of Edenmore, Hospital Lane,
Roemill Road, The Glens and Alexander Road. Currently, the majority of social
housing demand in the town is being met by re-lets, and as a result the projected
social housing demand has been retained at 20 for the next five years.
During the past two years the annual number of allocations has surpassed the
number of applicants registered in housing stress. This trend requires careful
monitoring as it has implications not just for the management of our existing stock,
but for our annual new-build projections for the town.
Local estate agents report that new private building activity has virtually stalled due
to current financial conditions. The town also has an active private rented sector
which is offsetting some of the demand for social housing. The number of rented
properties in the Causeway Coast area is currently higher than the Northern Ireland
average.
A large portion of Housing Executive stock has been sold off in the town over the last
two decades under the House Sales Scheme, leaving 1,467 dwellings at March 2011
from an original stock of 3,918.
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