§ 30. Mr. Heathcoat-Amoryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will estimate the number of shorthold tenancies granted since 1980.
§ Sir George YoungOver 5,000 shorthold tenancies were created in 1981, the first year after shorthold was introduced. Information about shortholds created since 1 December 1981 is not available because the compulsory rent registration requirement for new shortholds was lifted outside London on that date.