§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked 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 ThomasThe 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.
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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 Jonesasked 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 ThomasThe 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.
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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 — 234W235W
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 Jonesasked 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 —