§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the average level of fair rents registered in Greater London in each year from 1979 to the latest available date for(a) private unfurnished tenancies, (b) private furnished tenancies and (c) housing association tenancies, distinguishing, in each case, between the rent on first registration and that on re-registration and including figures for the percentage increase on an annual and cumulative basis and for the movement of the retail price index over the same period.
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§ Mrs. RoeThe figures on average rents registered by rent officers for private unfurnished, private furnished and housing association tenancies and for movements in the retail prices index up to 1987 are as follows:
Average Fair rents registered by Rent Officers in Greater London (£ per annum) Unfurnished tenancies Furnished tenancies Housing Association tenancies First Registration Re-registration First Registration Re-registration First Registration Re-registration £ £ £ £ £ £ 1979 691 664 897 1,016 609 543 1980 778 761 1,059 1,169 669 649 1981 728 861 1,295 1,165 778 755 1982 895 967 1,301 1,297 890 821 1983 1,048 970 1,433 1,537 974 912 1984 1,080 1,123 1,554 1,605 1,107 999 1985 1,240 1,128 1,771 1,755 1,196 1,069 1986 1,272 1,305 1,900 1,873 1,250 1,150 1987 1,345 1,315 2,057 2,012 1,462 1,266 Notes:
Service charges, if any, are included in fair rents.
The percentage movement of the retail prices index on an annual and cumulative basis since 1979 is as follows:
Retail Prices Index (UK) Annual Percentage increase over year since 1979 1980 18 18 1981 12 32 1982 9 43 1983 5 50 1984 5 57 1985 6 67 1986 3 73 1987 4 80
Unfurnished tenancies Percentage increase Furnished tenancies Percentage increase Housing association tenancies Percentage increase in period annualised in period annualised in period annualised 1979–82 44 13 40 11 46 13 1982–84 19 9 18 8 19 9 1984–86 17 8 17 8 16 8 1985–87 20 9 17 8 16 8