§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many(a) local authority properties, (b) registered social landlord properties and (c) residential properties were classified unfit for human habitation in (i) December 2001 and (ii) January 2002; [81705]
(2) how many (a) local authority properties, (b) registered social landlord properties and (c) residential properties were classified unfit for human habitation in (i) December 2000 and (ii) January 2001;. [81943]
(3) how many (a) local authority properties, (b) registered social landlord properties and (c) residential properties were classified unfit for human habitation in (i) December 1999 and (ii) January 2000. [82394]
§ Mr. McNultyThe precise information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Local authorities in England report a wide range of housing information on their annual Housing Investment Programme returns, including the number of residential properties which the authority considers likely would be "certifiable as unfit under the legislation as defined in Part XVIII of the Housing Act 1985 as amended by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989". The latest available data on this basis, for the past three years, is presented in the table.
Numbers of unfit1 dwellings in England 1999 2000 2001 Dwellings owned by: Local Authorities 173,490 160,600 151,930 Registered Social Landlords 11,610 14,690 21,660 Other private or public 1,254,320 1,253,750 1,198,730 All unfit residential properties 1,439,420 1,429,040 1,372,320 Notes:
1 Dwellings regarded as failing to meet one or more of the statutory fitness criteria, but not necessarily certified as unfit. All figures as at 1 April.
Source:
ODPM Housing Investment Programme returns (annual)
§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many empty(a) local authority properties, (b) registered social landlord properties and (c) residential properties there were in (i) December 2000 and (ii) January 2001;. [81940]
125W(2) how many empty (a) local authority properties, (b) registered social landlord properties and (c) residential properties there were in (i) December 2001 and (ii) January 2002;. [81707]
(3) how many empty (a) local authority properties, (b) registered social landlord properties and (c) residential properties there were in (i) December 1999 and (ii) January 2000. [82396]
§ Mr. McNultyThe precise information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Local authorities in England report a wide range of housing information on their annual Housing Investment Programme returns, including the number of residential properties vacant as on 1 April. The latest available data for the past three years is presented in the table:
Numbers of vacant dwellings in England Dwellings owned by 1999 2000 2001 Local authorities 83,900 87,200 80,300 Registered social landlords 32,600 37,500 41,300 Other private or public 650,500 635,800 633,500 All vacant residential properties 767,000 760,500 755,100 Note:
All figures are rounded to the nearest 100.
Sources:
Vacant local authority dwellings are taken from ODPM's annual Housing Investment Programme (HIP) returns.
Vacant Registered Social Landlord (RSL) dwellings figures are taken from the Housing Corporation's annual Regulatory and Statistical Return (RSR) completed by RSLs.
Total vacant residential dwellings figures are calculated summing
local authority, "Other public sector" and "Other private sector"
data from ODPM's HIP returns, together with RSL vacant
dwellings from the Housing Corporation's RSR return.