HC Deb 28 January 2003 vol 398 cc788-9W
Andrew George

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average turnaround time was for unused housing stock in(a) England and (b) local authorities, defined as rural, by region, in each year since 1978. [90833]

Mr. McNulty

Local authorities in England have been asked to provide estimates of the average time taken to re-let their housing stock on their annual Housing Investment Programme (HIP) returns since 1994. Because of variations in the way local authorities maintain lettings records and compile these estimates, the figures quoted, and any comparisons between authorities, should be treated with caution. Comparable information in respect of re-lettings by registered social landlords is only available from 1996–97.

Average re-let times for local authority dwellings (days)
2001–02 2000–1 1999–2000 1998–99 1997–98 1996–97 1995–96 1994–95 1993–94
South West
All LAs 36 29 28 20 23 28 26 25 30
Rural LAs 25 22 22 19 24 24 22 22 21
England
All LAs 50 47 45 41 40 41 40 39 41
Rural LAs 44 39 40 33 35 31 29 28 27

n/a = not applicable, figures to the nearest day.

Source:

DOE/DETR/DTLR/ODPM annual Housing Investment Programme (HIP) returns.

Average re-let times for registered social landlord dwellings (days)
2001–02 2000–01 1999–2000 1998–99 1997–98 1996–97
North East
All LAs 33 41 41 40 40 33
Rural LAs 33 41 45 39 35 29
North West
All LAs 52 53 41 36 34 30
Rural LAs 44 41 38 29 27 22
Yorkshire and Humberside
All LAs 34 37 37 38 35 26
Rural LAs 22 22 22 27 19 14
East Midlands
All LAs 39 43 39 36 33 29
Rural LAs 38 40 33 29 24 20
West Midlands
All LAs 30 37 31 31 31 27
Rural LAs 30 32 25 26 25 20
East of England
All LAs 26 28 29 26 28 24
Rural LAs 21 24 23 21 21 21
London
All LAs 36 37 40 40 40 41
Rural LAs n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
South East
All LAs 27 29 29 29 31 28
Rural LAs 24 27 27 27 28 26
South West
All LAs 29 32 32 27 24 21
Rural LAs 23 24 27 24 21 16
England
All LAs 36 38 35 33 33 29
Rural LAs 29 30 29 26 24 21

n/a = not applicable, figures to the nearest day.

Source:

Housing Corporation's continuous CORE survey data.