§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will provide information for 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 and 1990–91 on the levels of rent increases for rented accommodation for each county in England for(a) local authorities, (b) housing associations and (c) stock transferred from local authorities to housing associations.
§ Mr. Yeo[holding answer 17 December 1991]: The estimated annual percentage changes in average local authority rents and registered rents for unfurnished housing association tenancies, which cover the majority of housing association tenants, are as follows. Comparable information is not available for transferred stock.
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Annual percentage change in local authority rents Average weekly rent 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1990–91 £ Avon 4 7 9 22 24.17 Bedfordshire 4 13 7 19 24.41 Berkshire 3 10 11 18 25.75 Buckinghamshire 4 10 10 40 27.77 Cambridgeshire 5 8 10 19 22.82 Cheshire 6 4 6 9 17.87 Cleveland 4 7 10 6 25.07 Cornwall 5 5 6 16 22.67 Cumbria 7 10 19 12 22.60 Derbyshire 5 7 6 8 19.80 Devon 4 11 8 20 24.20 Dorset 6 12 10 21 28.10 Durham 0 9 12 12 23.02 East Sussex 5 7 10 14 26.34 Essex 4 8 8 22 25.18 Gloucestershire 5 10 7 26 24.43 Greater Manchester 2 11 13 11 22.27 Hampshire 7 8 9 15 26.60 Hereford and Worcester 4 8 9 15 22.16 Hertfordshire 6 5 11 29 25.08 Humberside 6 9 8 10 20.73 Isle of Wight 8 8 15 11 28.45 Kent 6 9 13 27 28.66 Lancashire 6 11 11 13 24.04 Leicestershire 5 10 11 7 22.27 Lincolnshire 9 9 11 9 20.95 London 4 14 9 21 29.05 Merseyside 5 4 6 7 22.13 Norfolk 8 6 6 14 21.70 North Yorkshire 6 9 9 21 21.81 Northamptonshire 3 8 7 13 21.12 Northumberland 2 6 7 6 19.80 Nottinghamshire 3 8 8 10 21.57 Oxfordshire 6 9 10 23 23.92 Shropshire 5 10 8 15 22.72 Somerset 9 8 8 22 23.29 South Yorkshire 9 2 3 5 19.09 Staffordshire 7 9 9 13 21.02 Suffolk 5 5 9 18 22.15 Surrey 5 7 16 26 29.89 Tyne and Wear 6 6 7 3 19.05 Warwickshire 3 10 3 15 21.94 West Midlands 8 8 14 15 25.07 West Sussex 7 8 5 28 27.92 West Yorkshire 5 8 11 8 19.82 Wiltshire 5 8 3 20 23.25 Note: Rent changes shown for 1987–88 relate to the change in average rents between April 1986 and April 1987, but will include most of the increases for 1987–88. Those for later years are derived from estimates of financial year average rents.
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Annual percentage changes in registered rents of unfurnished housing association tenancies Average annual rent 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1990–91 (£) Avon 8 9 10 12 2,010 Bedfordshire 5 6 8 7 1,615 Berkshire 8 7 8 10 2,133 Buckinghamshire 7 7 8 12 1,645 Cambridgeshire 6 6 7 8 1,437 Cheshire 5 6 7 9 1,359 Cleveland 6 6 7 10 1,639 Cornwall 11 10 12 13 2,099 Cumbria 5 6 6 11 1,099 Derbyshire 9 9 8 9 1,751 Devon 9 10 10 11 2,040 Dorset 7 8 11 13 1,957 Durham 6 6 8 8 1,485 East Sussex 8 8 7 10 1,944 Essex 7 7 8 11 1,838 Gloucestershire 10 9 12 13 1,763 Greater Manchester 7 7 9 9 1,355 Hampshire 8 8 9 10 1,848
Average annual rent 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1990–91 (£) Hereford and Worcester 6 7 9 10 1,669 Hertfordshire 6 9 10 11 1,634 Humberside 7 5 9 10 1,642 Isle of Wight 7 11 9 12 1,849 Kent 7 7 8 11 2,130 Lancashire 5 6 7 7 1,404 Leicestershire 6 7 8 9 1,477 Loncolnshire 6 6 7 7 1,582 London 7 8 9 10 1,716 Merseyside 7 7 7 9 1,195 Norfolk 6 7 8 9 1,776 North Yorkshire 7 7 9 10 1,760 Northamptonshire 6 6 8 8 1,575 Northumberland 6 7 8 9 1,655 Nottinghamshire 7 7 8 10 1,646 Oxfordshire 7 7 8 8 1,821 Shropshire 6 6 11 12 1,690 Somerset 6 7 8 8 1,734 South Yorkshire 7 8 10 10 1,566 Staffordshire 6 10 9 8 1,596 Suffolk 6 8 10 9 1,649 Surrey 7 9 7 11 1,969 Tyne and Wear 7 6 7 9 1,419 Warwickshire 5 6 7 9 1,411 West Midlands 6 7 8 10 1,429 West Sussex 7 7 8 11 1,834 West Yorkshire 7 7 8 11 1,535 Wiltshire 7 9 10 10 1,847 Note: Percentage changes are derived by annualising rent increases on tenancies re-registered (most are subject to re-registration every two years) in the financial year. Those for 1987–88 and 1988–89 are based on re-registrations in 1987 and 1988, respectively.