Shetland Islands Council
1,703 homes in Shetland Islands. Council landlord in Scotland. On this page: what their tenants say, how quickly they do repairs, how many homes they own and where, typical rents and how to swap your home.
Size, areas and typical rents
Shetland Islands Council owns about 1,703 social homes across 1 council area (2025/26).
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Rents, Repairs And Tenant Satisfaction
From the Scottish Housing Regulator's 2025/26 report on Shetland Islands Council: it owned 1,703 homes at 31 March 2026 and raised its rents by 7.5% on average that year.
Average Weekly Rents
| Size | Homes | Shetland Islands Council | Scottish average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedsit (1 apartment) | 71 | £62.09 | £91.60 |
| 1 bedroom (2 apartment) | 437 | £81.35 | £98.60 |
| 2 bedrooms (3 apartment) | 538 | £93.72 | £101.42 |
| 3 bedrooms (4 apartment) | 619 | £110.68 | £110.33 |
| 4+ bedrooms (5 apartment) | 38 | £135.49 | £121.71 |
Scottish homes are sized in apartments: every room except the kitchen and bathroom counts, so a 3-apartment home is usually 2 bedrooms and a living room.
Tenant satisfaction
Quality and maintenance of homes
Neighbourhoods
Value for money
Satisfaction figures come from the landlord's own most recent tenant survey, reported to the regulator. The full report is on the Scottish Housing Regulator's website.
Homes to swap from Shetland Islands Council tenants
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Complaints And The Ombudsman
If a complaint to Shetland Islands Council isn't put right through its own complaints process, tenants can take it to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO). It's free and independent, and it publishes its decisions.
The Scottish Housing Regulator publishes a yearly report on every Scottish social landlord, including Shetland Islands Council: tenant satisfaction, repair times, rents and how many homes it owns. The main figures are on this page. Find it in the regulator's landlord reports.
Swapping with a tenant of Shetland Islands Council?
Under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, a Scottish secure tenant needs the landlord's written consent to exchange. The landlord can only refuse on reasonable grounds and must reply within one month, or consent is treated as given. Swapping with someone in another part of the UK? Each landlord follows its own nation's rules. Get the application in early, keep your rent account clear, and ask for the decision in writing.