§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for each council area in Northern Ireland the number of dwellings with(a) controlled and (b) registered rents. [116359]
§ Mr. George HowarthAs there is no requirement on landlords to register controlled rents, this information does not exist.
The number of registered rents is given in the table.
Council area Total number of dwellings with registered rents Antrim 44 Ards 346 Armagh 43 Ballymena 58 Ballymoney 33 Banbridge 34 Belfast 3,499 Carrickfergus 92 Castlereagh 133 Coleraine 77 Cookstown 41 Craigavon 452 Down 55 Dungannon and South Tyrone 69 Fermanagh 46 Larne 133 Limavady 24 Lisburn 244 Derry City 55 Magherafelt 36 Moyle 10 Newry and Mourne 102 Newtownabbey 617 North Down 204 Omagh 35 Strabane 43 Total 6,525