Council Houses, Somerset (Sale)

HC Deb 21 March 1968 vol 761 cc145-6W

Mr. du Cann

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government which local authorities in Somerset have offered council houses for sale; and what is the number offered by each authority, and the number purchased.

Mr. MacColl

In 1967 the following local authorities in Somerset sold one or more council houses:

£'000
				1962–63	1963–64	1964–65	1965–66	1966–67
Trunk Roads	…	…	…	8,381	8,896	10,975	14,310	19,119
Classified Roads	…	…	…	18,226	19,856	19,599	18,743	22,476
Unclassified Roads	…	…	…	4,526	5,371	5,795	6,231	6,915
Total	…	…	…	31,133	34,123	36,369	39,284	48,510

	Number of council houses sold in 1967	Estimated total stock of dwellings owned by the authority
Langport R.D.C.	4	1,020
Shepton Mallet R.D.C.	1	670

It is not known whether these authorities offered all their stock for sale, nor is it known whether any other authorities in Somerset offered council houses for sale but sold none.