§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the housing associations that have agreed to allow their tenants the option of buying their homes, and the number of tenants who have so far done so;
(2) if he will list the housing associations that have either refused to allow their tenants the opportunity to purchase their homes or have taken no decision on the matter.
§ Mr. AncramAs at 17 November 61 houses have been sold to sitting tenants by six housing associations registered with the Housing Corporation under the voluntary sales code established by my right hon. Friend in November 1980. A total of 20 associations have so far notified the Housing Corporation of their intention to allow their tenants the option of buying their homes. Of the other 79 registered associations which require to consider their position on sales under the code, 46 have either adopted policies which do not allow sales to sitting tenants at present or have deferred a decision because the association has no housing stock or has only recently started its acquisition programme. The list of associations which have notified positive sales policies is as follows:
- Burnbank Gardens Housing Association Ltd.
- Castlehill Housing Association Ltd.
- Castle Rock Housing Association Ltd.
- Cathcart Housing Association Ltd.
- Clyde Housing Association Ltd.
- Glasgow Fair Housing Association Ltd.
- Gorgie-Dairy Housing Association Ltd.
- Grampian Housing Association Ltd.
- Kelvin Housing Association Ltd.
- Link Housing Association Ltd.
- Lowlands Housing Society Ltd.
- New Lanark Housing Association Ltd.
- Philemon Housing Association Ltd.
- Port of Leith Housing Association Ltd.
- Reidvale Housing Association Ltd.
- Rutherglen Housing Association Ltd.
A list of all the associations in Scotland registered with the Housing Corporation is available in the Library. Details of the precise positions of individual associations can be obtained on request from the Housing Corporation's Scottish headquarters.
§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the total number of houses owned by housing associations that have agreed to allow their tenants to purchase their homes, and the number owned by those who have refused or have failed to make a decision on the matter.
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§ Mr. AncramI estimate that the total stock of fair rent houses owned by those housing associations which have adopted policies in favour of sales of sitting tenants is just over 5,000. The number owned by those associations which could in principle adopt such a policy but are at present undecided or are opposed to sales is about 13,000.