HC Deb 19 March 1998 vol 308 cc699-701W
Mr. Heppell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he will publish the names of the local authorities to be included in the programme for housing transfers by councils in 1998-99; and if he will make a statement. [35690]

Ms Armstrong

I am today announcing the names of the twenty three authorities which will be able to proceed, on a voluntary basis and subject to the approval of their tenants, with proposals to carry out 28 transfers of all or part of their housing stock to Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in 1998/99. The programme will involve over 85,000 dwellings in large scale voluntary transfers, generating capital receipts of over £482 million. Sixteen of the transfers will be supported by Estates Renewal Challenge Funding.

This reflects the Government's commitment to a continuing programme of transfers as a means of generating private finance to repair and improve the condition of social housing.

The authorities who have successfully gained a place on the programme, together with the intended recipient RSL, are as follows:

  1. (a) disposals by Allerdale Borough Council of not more than 3,899 dwelling-houses to Derwent and Solway Housing Association and not more than 1,002 dwelling-houses on the Salterbeck estate to Impact Housing Association;
  2. (b) a disposal by Bath and North East Somerset Council of not more than 10,200 dwelling-houses to a registered social landlord;
  3. (c) a disposal by Birmingham City Council of not more than 2,643 dwelling-houses on the Central Area estate to a registered social landlord;
  4. (d) a disposal by Bradford City Council of not more than 598 dwelling-houses on the Thorpe Edge estate to a registered social landlord;
  5. (e) a disposal by East Lindsey District Council of not more than 5,179 dwelling-houses to a registered social landlord;
  6. (f) a disposal by London Borough of Greenwich of not more than 1,246 dwelling-houses on the Charlton Triangle estate to a registered social landlord;
  7. (g) disposals by London Borough of Hackney of not more than 1,157 dwelling-houses on the Morningside estate to Sanctuary Housing, not more than 661 dwelling-houses on the Haggerston estate to Metropolitan Housing Trust and Community Housing Association and not more than 1,000 dwelling-houses on the Upper Clapton estate to Clapton Community Consortium;
  8. (h) a disposal by London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham of not more than 703 dwelling-houses on the Old Oak estate to Family Housing Association;
  9. (i) a disposal by London Borough of Lambeth of not more than 681 dwellings on the Lansdowne Green estate to South London Family Housing Association;
  10. (j) disposals by Liverpool City Council of not more than 800 dwelling-houses on the Pinehurst estate to CDS Housing;
  11. (k) disposals by Manchester City Council of not more than 1,272 dwelling-houses on the Darnhill estate to Guiness Trust and not more than 6,900 dwelling-houses on the East Wythenshawe estate to Willow Part Trust;
  12. (l) a disposal by Rother District Council of not more than 3,180 dwelling-houses to Rother Homes, a subsidiary of South London Family Housing Association;
  13. (m) a disposal by St. Helens Borough Council of not more than 789 dwelling-houses on the Wargrave estate to Wargrave Community Housing Association;
  14. (n) a disposal by South Hams District Council of not more than 3,212 dwelling-houses to a registered social landlord;
  15. (o) a disposal by South Somerset District Council of not more than 9,133 dwelling-houses to a registered social landlord;
  16. (p) a disposal by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council of not more than 904 dwelling-houses on the West Ashton estate to West Ashton Pioneer Homes;
  17. (q) a disposal by Tewkesbury Borough Council of not more than 3,105 dwelling-houses to Severn Vale Housing Society;
  18. (r) a disposal by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets of not more than 2,887 dwelling-houses on the Poplar estates to Poplar Housing and Regeneration Community Association; 701 and not more than 2,322 dwelling-houses on the Cityside estates to Cityside Housing and Regeneration Community Association;
  19. (s) a disposal by West Devon Borough Council of not more than 1,439 dwelling-houses to West Devon Homes;
  20. (t) a disposal by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council of not more than 1,108 dwelling-houses of the Leasowe estate to Leasowe Community Homes, a subsidiary of Liver Housing Association;
  21. (u) a disposal by Wokingham Borough Council of not more than 3,101 dwelling-houses to a registered social landlord;
  22. (v) a disposal by Worthing Borough Council of not more than 2,579 dwelling-houses to a registered social landlord;
  23. (w) a disposal by Wrekin District Council of not more than 13,495 dwelling-houses to a registered social landlord.