HC Deb 02 August 1966 vol 733 cc96-7W
Mr. Abse

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many flats and penthouses are intended to be built by the Cwmbran Development Corporation in the town centre blocks; what will be the minimum and maximum rents and what rates will be attracted to them; what consumer research was made into the demand for the higher rental flats; whether, in view of the empty houses in Cwmbran and the provision of these flats, the proposal to construct 118 houses at prices commencing at £8,500 will now be reviewed in favour of the construction of units at rentals that can be paid by those in Monmouthshire who urgently need rehousing.

Mr. George Thomas

The Corporation are building 137 flats and maisonettes in the town centre at rents from about £3 3s. 6d. to £6 7s. 6d. per week. The rates cannot be assessed until the dwellings are completed and valued. Specific consumer research into demand for higher-rental flats was not commissioned but the Corporation were guided by their experience of new town development and the need to provide a wide range of dwelling? available for letting. The proposal to build 29 houses in the range referred to (as a first instalment of a possible 118) is still under consideration.

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