HC Deb 01 February 1971 vol 810 cc231-5W
Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the average rentals in Wales for one-, two- and three-bedroom council houses; and how these compare with national averages.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The Housing Rent Statistics (England and Wales) as at 31st March, 1969, published by the Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants, and available in the Library, contains the most recent available information on council rents.

FAIR RENTS DETERMINED AND CERTIFICATED IN RENT REGISTRATION AREAS IN WALES (14TH MARCH, 1966 TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1970)
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1966–70
Registration Area Det. CFR Det. CFR Det. CFR Det. CFR Det. CFR Totals
Anglesey 1 6 23 4 18 3 25 9 89
Breconshire 5 1 3 4 3 2 4 3 7 14 46
Caernarvonshire 11 1 16 2 52 5 26 1 29 13 156
Cardiganshire 2 5 6 13 4 30
Carmarthenshire 13 1 12 2 12 2 31 4 60 1 138
Denbighshire 16 2 8 2 6 1 116 15 26 17 209
Flintshire 36 16 54 28 54 30 140 30 104 31 523
Glamorgan 107 25 156 42 458 30 463 35 530 50 1,896
Merioneth 3 4 1 2 1 5 7 3 26
Monmouthshire 17 1 28 3 189 14 206 13 183 28 682
Montgomeryshire 2 8 4 6 7 1 2 11 4 55
Pembrokeshire 3 8 9 8 6 25 2 16 16 93
Radnorshire 12 3 15
Cardiff C.B.C 110 12 232 8 151 15 206 8 248 18 1,008
Merthyr Tydfil C.B.C. 4 3 1 11 6 24 49
Newport C.B.C. 9 1 21 8 17 3 35 7 40 19 160
Swansea C.B.C. 57 3 38 10 40 9 49 5 40 5 256
TOTALS 392 63 603 123 1,030 130 1,371 128 1,339 252 5,431
Key:
CFR = Certificate of Fair Rent Issued.
Det. = Fair Rent Determined and Registered.
1966 = 42 weeks.
1967 = 52 weeks.
1968
1969
1970

Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing, for each area covered by a rent officer in Wales, the number of rents that have been determined, and the number that have been increased, together with the size of the average increase, and the number that have been reduced, together with the size of the average reduction.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The following tables relate to the statutory rent registration areas some of which are covered by more than one rent officer or share a rent officer with another area.

Table 1 shows the number of fair rents determined and certificated in each Rent Registration Area in Wales. Table 2 shows the number of cases suitable for analysis in which rents have been increased, decreased, or registered unchanged. The averages of increases and reductions in rent following registration are not available but the table shows the average registered rent for each registration area for each year. Not all cases determined are suitable for computer analysis. This factor, together with the time lapse between determination and analysis means that the number of determinations does not correspond with the number of cases analysed for any one year.

Comparable Cases Only—First Registrations
1966 1967 1968
Av. R.R. Av. R.R. Av. R.R.
Registration Area I. D. N.C. £ p.a. I. D. N.C. £ p.a. I. D. N.C. £ p.a.
Anglesey 2 2 1 85 15 2 1 69
Breconshire 1 2 50 2 1 131
Caernarvonshire 2 2 137 7 7 122 39 6 137
Cardiganshire 1 26 5 118 2 2 128
Carmarthenshire 1 4 1 66 2 13 1 106 1 8 2 107
Denbighshire 6 4 165 1 7 1 137 3 2 74
Flintshire 11 12 105 16 11 108 11 5 2 133
Glamorgan 33 26 3 116 67 53 6 96 65 28 6 97
Merioneth 1 1 38 1 1 149
Monmouthshire 10 4 81 10 13 80 17 4 2 85
Montgomeryshire
Pembrokeshire 3 75 2 2 113 2 3 1 79
Radnorshire
Cardiff C.B. 20 42 9 149 104 103 5 153 52 83 4 154
Merthyr Tydfil C.B. 1 2 1 102
Newport C.B. 3 4 125 4 6 120 2 8 2 165
Swansea C.B. 11 24 3 110 11 33 2 113 17 17 4 131
TOTALS 89 128 16 228 260 18 227 169 24

1969 1970
Av. R.R. Av. R.R.
Registration Area I. D. N.C. £ p.a. I. D. N.C. £ p.a.
Anglesey 10 3 153 13 3 124
Breconshire
Caernarvonshire 13 6 145 8 7 135
Cardiganshire 3 8 123 4 1 134
Carmarthenshire 11 7 1 101 29 5 2 132
Denbighshire 9 5 146 7 3 160
Flintshire 54 8 1 130 55 14 2 139
Glamorgan 124 34 5 108 271 36 4 108
Merioneth 2 83 2 2 1 87
Monmouthshire 43 5 2 90 20 13 1 121
Montgomeryshire 4 2 123
Pembrokeshire 16 2 2 87 4 1 1 153
Radnorshire
Cardiff C.B. 82 82 7 165 95 49 6 203
Merthyr Tydfil C.B. 6 4 75 6 1 79
Newport C.B. 8 12 2 149 10 14 179
Swansea C.B. 20 13 6 141 23 22 1 160
TOTALS 401 189 26 551 173 18

Comparable Cases Only Re-registrations
Anglesey 1 137
Breconshire
Caernarvonshire
Cardiganshire
Carmarthenshire
Denbighshire 2 182
Flintshire 1 176
Glamorgan 1 98
Merioneth
Monmouthshire 1 78
Montgomeryshire
Pembrokeshire
Radnorshire
Cardiff C.B. 5 209 24 1 190
Merthyr Tydfil C.B.
Newport C.B.
Swansea C.B. 1 78 1 218
TOTALS 5 1 31 1
I. = Increases.
D. = Decreases.
N.C. = No change.
Av. R.R.= Average Registered Rent £ p.a.

Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will pubish a table showing for each area covered by a rent officer, in Wales, the number of cases that have gone on appeal to the Rent Assessment Panel, the number in which the panel confirmed the rent officer's decisions, the number in which the panel confirmed the rent officer's decision, and the number of cases in which the panel

TABLE OF OBJECTIONS REFERRED TO THE RENT ASSESSMENT PANEL UP TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1970
Rent Registration Area Objections Determined Reduced Confirmed Increased Withdrawn Not Entertained No Jurisdiction Outstanding at 31.12.70
Anglesey 7 6 3 3 1
Breconshire 2 1 1 1
Caernarvonshire 30 30 9 15 6
Cardiganshire 3 1 1 1 1
Carmarthenshire 21 18 1 5 12 3
Denbighshire 15 11 1 5 5 1 3
Flintshire 18 15 1 8 6 3
Glamorgan 226 223 21 26 176 3
Merioneth 2 2 1 1
Monmouthshire 19 18 1 10 7 1
Montgomeryshire 1 1 1
Pembrokeshire 2 2 1 1
Radnorshire
Cardiff 114 98 14 30 54 12 4
Merthyr
Newport 4 3 1 2 1
Swansea 19 18 2 11 5 1