§ Mr. Terry Walkerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many rent charges have so far been redeemed through his Department under the provisions of the Rent Charges Act;
(2) how long is the average waiting time for redemption of rent charges as operated by his Department under the provisions of the Rent Charges Act.
§ Mr. ArmstrongIn the 12 months beginning 1 February 1978, when the new procedures for the redemption of rent charges came into operation, 1,627 rent charges and 124 ground rents have been redeemed through the Department under the provisions of the Rent Charges Act 1977. In addition, 204 certificates of redemption in respect of applications made before 1 February 1978 have been issued during the same period.
87WThe average time from the receipt of an application to the issue of a certificate of redemption is 17 weeks.