§ LORD MITCHISONasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the latest information in regard to rent increases and decreases under the Rent Act 1965 related to rateable value.
§ LORD KENNETThe average figures for England and Wales up to the end of September, 1967, for different ranges of gross annual value, broken down for houses, for flats, and for rooms, are as follows:—
Houses Flats Rooms Gross Annual Value £ Number of cases per cent. Change Number of cases per cent. Change Number of cases per cent. Change Less than 25 72 -22 49 -32 136 -42 25 and less than 50 2,360 -17 913 -21 905 -37 50 and less than 75 3,086 -2 1,824 -12 1,783 -29 75 and less than 100 1,782 +13 2,657 -5 1,023 -16 100 and less than 125 1,565 +26 2,530 +3 390 -12 125 and less than 150 1,326 +36 2,383 +4 155 -10 150 and less than 200 1,696 +41 3,067 +11 102 +3 200 and less than 250 377 +35 1,575 +13 250 and less than 300 62 +39 861 +14 300 and less than 350 517 +14 350 and less than 400 288 +14 400 and less than 450 193 +19 450 and less than 500 103 +25 500 and greater For houses of gross annual value above £300, flats above £500 and rooms above £200, cases have been too few to form a basis for reliable figures.
House adjourned at nineteen minutes before four o'clock.