§ 51. Mr. Blenkinsopasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what has been the average reduction of rent of lower-rated properties following determinations by rent officers and assessment committees up to the latest available date.
§ Mr. MacCollFor dwellings with a gross annual value for rating purposes of less than £25, determinations by rent officers and rent assessment committees in England and Wales in 1966 have on average represented a reduction of 28 per cent. on the previous rent in the case of houses, 25 per cent. in the case of flats, and 44 per cent. in the case of rooms in multi-occupied houses.
For dwellings with a gross value of £25 and less than £50 the determinations have on average represented a reduction of 24 per cent. on the previous rent in the case of houses, 27 per cent. in the case of flats, and 37 per cent. in the case of rooms.
For dwellings with a gross value of £50 and less than £75 the determinations have on average represented a reduction of 10 per cent. on the previous rent in the case of houses, 11 per cent. in the case of flats, and 31 per cent. in the case of rooms.
209WThe three bands of gross values given account for nearly half of all determinations in the case of houses, nearly one-fifth in the case of flats, and about three-fifths in the case of rooms.