§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment which bodies he has now approved to make lettings under the assured tenancies scheme; and whether he will make a statement about the progress of this scheme.
§ Mr. StanleyApproval has now been given to 38 bodies to carry out new building for rent for letting as assured tenancies under section 56 of the Housing Act 247W 1980. Orders for the approval of a further 19 bodies have been, or will shortly be, laid before the House. A further 22 applications for approval are currently under consideration.
The bodies approved to date range from major builders and financial institutions to smaller local builders and development companies. Although most of the approved bodies are companies, they include one housing association and one partnership. The introduction of capital allowances for assured tenancies under the Finance Act 1982 has resulted in a significant increase in the number of applications for approval. The 57 bodies that have already been approved, or that are, or shortly will be, the subject of orders for approval before the House, are as on the following list.
- Abbey Housing Association Ltd.
- Wates Ltd.
- Rushey Development Company Ltd.
- Prudential Assurance Company Ltd.
- Prudential Pensions Ltd.
- Prudential Nominees Ltd.
- Edger Investments Ltd.
- Vanbrugh Life Assurance Ltd.
- J & D Davies Investments Ltd.
- Barran Developments PLC
- Snowmountain Investments Ltd.
- L J Developments Ltd.
- Pearce Homes Ltd.
- Oakmead Estates Ltd.
- Tay Developments (Airedale) Ltd.
- Seddon Properties Ltd.
- Eaton Square Properties Ltd.
- Sorrec Ltd.
- Pattinson Estates Ltd.
- Pattinsons (Windermere) Ltd.
- Pullwoods Estates Company
- Thos. Swift Holdings Ltd.
- Lancaster Court (Hove) Ltd.
- Watkin, Starbuck and Jones Ltd.
- Glynbridge Developments Ltd.
- C A Goymour & Son Ltd.
- Albert Brothers Ltd.
- J S Bloor Ltd.
- Poco Properties Ltd.
- A H Wilson Group Ltd.
- Asda Property Holdings Ltd.
- Greenwood Homes Ltd.
- Longfeld Investment Company Ltd.
- The Tilt Estate Company
- Yelcon Ltd.
- The Bradford Property Trust PLC
- IBC (Civil Engineering, Wakefield) Ltd.
- V Wykes (Builders) Ltd.
- F Goulden and Sons Ltd.
- Norwich Union Life Insurance Society
248 - Ryefield Properties Ltd.
- J S Bloor (Investments) Ltd.
- S Byron Ltd.
- Grimwood Properties Ltd.
- Jamon Construction Ltd.
- New Ideal Holdings PLC
- New Ideal Homes Ltd.
- Northern Ideal Homes Ltd.
- P B Property Company (Romford) Ltd.
- Scruton & Co (Builders) Ltd.
- Sherwood Property Company Ltd.
- Simons Construction Group Ltd.
- Southern Ideal Homes Ltd.
- C J Housing
- Ellis Campbell Housing Ltd.
- Inner Town Homes Ltd.
- John Street & Co (Surrey) Ltd.