Housing Needs Assessment 2006 - Westminster City Council

4. Current Housing in the City of WestminsterTenureTable 4.15 Households who need or are likely to movein next two years by tenureNumberwhoneed/likelyto moveTotalnumber ofhouseholds%need/likelyto moveOwner-occupied (no mortgage) 300 21,667 1.4%Owner-occupied (with mortgage) 3,335 27,451 12.1%Council 1,707 12,196 14.0%RSL 1,307 12,477 10.5%Private rented 20,788 38,602 53.9%TOTAL 27,437 112,395 24.4%Source: City of Westminster Housing Needs Survey 2006Again we can look at the reasons for households moving. This is shown in the table below. Thedesire to own a home is the main reason for households needing or expecting to move in the future.The most popular reason for a future move is ‘want to get on to the property ladder’. The desire tomove to a larger home is also a commonly cited reason. These reasons can be seen to be the localdrivers for existing households in the City of Westminster that intend to move to a new home in thenext two years.PAGE 47