§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of homes were (a) rented from
THE PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR IN THE ENGLISH REGIONS, END-1977* Percentage of all households Percentage of private renting households (furnished and unfurnished) where the landlord does not reside in the same buildings† Region Renting privately unfurnished Renting privately furnished North 11.2 1.2 96.4 Yorkshire and Humberside 11.3 2.5 95.4 East Midlands 11.4 1.5 97.2 East Anglia 11.1 3.7 90.0 South East 11.8 5.5 88.3 South West 10.1 4.0 87.0 West Midlands 8.7 1.9 93.7 North West 9.8 2.2 94.6 Source: National dwelling and housing survey 1977.
* The estimates are based on sample survey information and are therefore subject to sampling error. The estimates exclude households in housing association dwellings.
†This information is not readily available for furnished or unfurnished accommodation separately