§ Mr. Patrick ThompsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give figures showing the proportion of occasions on which Norwich city council's housing committee has quoted prices to tenants seeking the right to buy above the figure estimated by its own estates surveyor.
§ Mr. ChopeA landlord is required to state its opinion of the value of a property to be sold under the right to buy on the assumptions specified in section 127 of the Housing Act 1985. This opinion, and the basis on which it is formed, are the responsibility of the landlord, and the Department does not collect information of the kind requested. A tenant who disagrees with the landlord's opinion has the right to an independent determination of value by the district valuer. Twenty-two such determinations were made on the application of tenants of Norwich city council in the three months ending 30 June, the value determined being lower than the council's opinion in all 22 cases by an average of £2,966 or 6.32 per cent.