§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what his estimate is of the total number of properties owned by(a) registered social landlords and (b) each of the 20 largest registered social landlords. [148640]
Mr. Robert AinsworthRegistered social landlords in England own an estimated 1,380,000 properties, comprising approximately 1,280,000 units of self-contained stock and approximately 100,000 bedspaces.
The properties owned by the 20 largest registered social landlords are as follows:
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Name of RSL Total self-contained units owned Total bedspaces owned Total self-contained + bedspaces owned North British 36,813 1,986 38,799 Home 26,411 661 27,072 Anchor Trust 23,496 3,322 26,818 Sanctuary 23,600 1,528 25,128
Name of RSL Total self-contained units owned Total bedspaces owned Total self-contained + bedspaces owned Riverside 20,478 894 21,372 London and Quadrant HT 19,036 1,968 21,004 Guinness Trust 18,051 340 18,391 Peabody Trust 16,358 150 16,508 Northern Counties 15,378 845 16,223 William Sutton Trust 15,651 26 15,677 Orbit 13,217 592 13,809 Hyde 11,398 2,251 13,649 Housing 21 12,519 0 12,519 Wrekin Housing 12,513 0 12,513 Broomleigh 11,891 249 12,140 Metropolitan HT 11,153 931 12,084 Focus 11,009 966 11,975 Bradford and Northern 11,465 358 11,823 Samuel Lewis HT Ltd. 11,080 50 11,130 Notting Hill 10,041 641 10,682 Note:
The figures are as at 31 March 2000 and derive from The Housing Corporation's Regulatory and Statistical return.
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness with which registered(a) social landlords and (b) housing authorities manage resources. [148639]
Mr. Robert AinsworthWe want to see a step-change in social landlords' performance. Tenants deserve an effective and high quality service. The best value regime will drive continuous improvement in housing management. Its framework of performance indicators and targets will enable a direct comparison of performance between the registered social landlord and local housing authority sectors. The work of the Housing Inspectorate and the Housing Corporation's inspection regime will underpin the effective delivery of best value.