§ 17. Sir WILLIAM DAVISONasked the Minister of Agriculture if he will inform the House as to the dates of the building agreements relating to the recently rebuilt properties in Regent
| Premises. | Date of Building Agreement. | Area in sq. ft. | Ground Rent per sq. foot. | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 1 and 3, Regent Street (Corner Site) | Lower Regent Street. | 10th November, 1913 | 5,670 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 13, Regent Street | 22nd December, 1921 | 1,402 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| * Plaza Theatre, Regent Street (Corner Site). | 21st August, 1922 | 11,770 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 27, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | 9th November, 1927 | 3,371 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |
| 29 and 31, Regent Street | 25th October, 1927 | 1,958 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
| 33–37, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site). | 1st April, 1927 | 1,867 | 1 | 16 | 0 | |
| 49–63, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 12th December, 1918 | 14,961 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 83–89, Regent Street, etc. | … | 10th July, 1924 | 4,382 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 91, Regent Street, etc. | … | 28th June, 1924 | 2,022 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| *93–97, Regent Street, etc. | … | 24th September, 1924 | 4,129 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 99 and 101, Regent Street, etc. | … | 14th August, 1924 | 5,072 | 1 | 5 | 2¾ |
| 103 and 105, Regent Street | … | 16th October, 1924 | 3,450 | 1 | 9 | 8¾ |
| 107, Regent Street | … | 29th October, 1924 | 1,453 | 1 | 11 | 7¾ |
| 109–113, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 19th January, 1925 | 3,725 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| *115, Regent Street, etc. (Part of) (Corner Site). | 22nd March, 1923 | 2,570 | 1 | 17 | 0 | |
| do. (Remainder) | … | 8th September, 1924 | 600 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 117–121, Regent Street | … | 25th August, 1924 | 1,286 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 121A and 123, Regent Street | … | 23rd July, 1924 | 2,167 | 1 | 15 | 2¾ |
| 125, Regent Street | … | 23rd July, 1924 | 618 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 127 and 131, Regent Street (Corner Site) | … | 16th December, 1924 | 2,360 | 1 | 11 | 4¼ |
| 137–141, Regent Street | … | 9th August, 1923 | 2,656 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 143–147, Regent Street, etc. | … | 16th June, 1924 | 2,937 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 149 and 151, Regent Street | … | 2nd April, 1924 | 2,311 | 1 | 5 | 11½ |
| 153 and 155, Regent Street | … | 23rd February, 1920 | 2,240 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| 157–161, Regent Street | … | 2nd February, 1920 | 2,800 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| 163 and 165, Regent Street, etc. | … | 1st August, 1922 | 2,183 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 167, Regent Street (Corner Site) | … | 3rd August, 1922 | 740 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 169–173, Regent Street (Corner Site) | … | 23rd August, 1923 | 3,134 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 175, Regent Street | … | 20th November, 1924 | 1,373 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 177–183, Regent Street | … | 31st December, 1925 | 3,863 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 185, Regent Street | … | 4th January, 1923 | 1,444 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 187, Regent Street | … | 10th October, 1922 | 1,080 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 189 and 191, Regent Street | … | 4th July, 1922 | 2,729 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 199 and 201, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | 20th November, 1922 | 2,575 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
| 203, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 5th September, 1922 | 2,070 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 206, Regent Street | … | 19th September, 1922 | 1,007 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 207 and 209, Regent Street, etc. | … | 6th March, 1925 | 960 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 211 and 213, Regent Street | … | 26th February, 1913 | 2,590 | 9 | 7½ | |
| 215–221, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 28th July, 1922 | 3,761 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 223, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 31st January, 1922 | 1,513 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
§ Street; the approximate area of the sites comprised in these agreements; and the rate per foot charged as ground rent in each case?
§ Mr. ELLIOTAs the answer involves a long tabular statement, I propose, with my hon. Friend's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. MACQUISTENCan my right hon. Friend give Regent Street as an exhibition of the beneficial results of the nationalisation of land, in view of the enormous rents exacted from these people?
§ Following is the answer:
1331| Premises. | Date of Building Agreement. | Area in sq. ft. | Ground Rent per sq. foot. | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 225, Regent Street | … | 22nd March, 1922 | 822 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 227, Regent Street (Comer Site) | … | 26th April, 1923 | 1,492 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 229–233, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 10th October, 1922 | 4,478 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 243 and 245 (formerly 235), Regent Street | … | 6th October, 1922 | 2,195 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 247 (formerly 237), Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site). | 6th October, 1922 | 1,025 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 249 (formerly 239 and 241), Regent Street (Corner Site). | 14th November, 1916 | 2,106 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 251–259 (formerly 243–253), Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site). | 11th March, 1915 | 8,154 | 16 | 5 | ||
| 261, 263, Regent Street, etc. (Part of) (Corner Site). | Upper Regent Street | 19th May, 1916 | 2,499 | 16 | 6 | |
| 261, 263, Regent Street, etc. Remainder). | 7th June, 1921 | 1,174 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 265–271, Regent Street (Corner Site) | Upper Regent Street | 15th February, 1922 | 3,830 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 273–277, Regent Street (Corner Site) | 5th December, 1925 | 1,955 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| 279–283, Regent Street | 24th December, 1925 | 2,415 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| 285–287, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Street.) | 31st December, 1925 | 1,694 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| 14, Regent Street (Corner Site) | Lower Regent Street | 8th September, 1922 | 5,090 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 16, Regent Street | 21st April, 1927 | 8,025 | 1 | 0 | 7½ | |
| 18 and 20, Regent Street, etc. | 27th May, 1929 | 11,522 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 24–36, Regent Street (Corner Site)* | 24th July, 1917 | 6,950 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 50 and 52, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 1st November, 1924 | 5,905 | 1 | 13 | 6¼ |
| 54–62, Regent Street, etc. | … | 12th January, 1927 | 1,850 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 64 and 66, Regent Street | … | 25th July, 1923 | 2,788 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 68–72, Regent Street | … | 25th July, 1923 | 2,150 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 74–78, Regent Street, etc. | … | 8th December, 1924 | 4,706 | 1 | 7 | 6½ |
| 80 and 82, Regent Street, etc. | … | 21st February, 1925 | 8,057 | 1 | 6 | 9½ |
| 84 and 86, Regent Street, etc. | … | 5th January, 1925 | 9,466 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 88, Regent Street, etc. | … | 14th March, 1929 | 4,816 | 0 | 19 | 3½ |
| 90, Regent Street, etc. | … | 9th October, 1923 | 2,925 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 92, Regent Street, etc. | … | 20th October, 1923 | 2,652 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 94–98, Regent Street, etc. | … | 7th November, 1923 | 4,375 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 100, Regent Street (Corner Site) | … | 24th March, 1923 | 2,987 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 106–112, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 15th January, 1926 | 8,856 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 114, 116, Regent Street, etc. | … | 25th July, 1911 | 4,110 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 118, 120, Regent Street, etc. | … | 25th July, 1911 | 3,662 | 0 | 11 | 4¾ |
| 122, Regent Street | … | 29th September, 1924 | 1,200 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 124, Regent Street | … | 29th September, 1924 | 1,256 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 126–130, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 31st December, 1925 | 6,342 | 1 | 5 | 4½ |
| 132–136, Regent Street, etc. (Part) (Corner Site). | 7th May, 1923 | 2,232 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| 132–136, Regent Street, etc. (Remainder) | … | 7th May, 1923 | 2,156 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 138–148, Regent Street, etc. | … | 7th May, 1923 | 10,798 | 1 | 6 | 7¼ |
| 150, Regent Street | … | 7th May, 1923 | 2,220 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 152–154, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 7th June, 1923 | 2,705 | 1 | 8 | 2½ |
| 160–170, Regent Street, etc. | … | 2nd September, 1912 | 16,348 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 172, Regent Street | … | 31st December, 1914 | 1,658 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| 174, Regent Street | … | 9th October, 1923 | 1,025 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 176, Regent Street | … | 27th September, 1923 | 1,025 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 178, Regent Street | … | 19th January, 1921 | 1,180 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 188–190, Regent Street, etc. | … | 30th June, 1919 | 4,084 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 192–196, Regent Street, etc. | … | 14th December, 1909 | 8,220 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 198, Regent Street | … | 10th November, 1920 | 1,266 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 200, 202, Regent Street, etc. | … | 10th November. 1920 | 4,030 | 0 | 18 | 6¾ |
| 204, 206, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 22nd February, 1921 | 4,165 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 208–222, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 29th September, 1913 | 12,878 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 224–244, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 27th April, 1916 | 20,016 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| 246, Regent Street (Corner Site) | … | 1st July, 1915 | 1,630 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 248 250, Regent Street, etc. | … | 1st July, 1915 | 4,275 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| 252–260, Regent Street, etc. | … | 31st July, 1924 | 15,590 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 264. Regent Street | … | 21st January, 1914 | 1,365 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 266–270, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site) | … | 3rd August, 1911 | 2,551 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Premises. | Date of Building Agreement. | Area in sq. ft. | Ground Rent per sq. ft. | |||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 272–286, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site). | Upper Regent Street | 15th September, 1915 | 7,977 | 0 | 11 | 8½ |
| 288–292, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site). | 27th January, 1915 | 3,075 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 294–300, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site). | 26th January, 1922 | 5,878 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 302 and 304, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site). | 7th April, 1922 | 3,852 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 306 and 308, Regent Street | 25th July. 1921 | 2,378 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 310 and 312, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site). | 9th November, 1921 | 2,638 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 314, 316, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site).* | 18th December, 1922 | 7,100 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
| 318, 322, Regent Street | 22nd November, 1923 | 2,464 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 324, 326, Regent Street, etc. (Corner Site). | 6th April, 1922 | 3,768 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| NOTE.— It should be remembered that the eases differ, not only as regards total area and date of Agreement, but also as regards position in the street and the proportion of back land to frontage. | ||||||
| In the cases marked * the lettings were by public tender. In the other cases they were by private treaty. |