HC Deb 19 February 1986 vol 92 cc220-58W
Mr. Maples

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he proposes to provide the detailed breakdown of gross rent arrears owed to each local authority, referred to in the reply given by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment on Monday 9 December, Official Report, column 468, to the hon. Member for Dorset, North (Mr. Baker); and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John Patten

I have put this information in the Library today. The hon. Member will be aware from my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State's reply to the hon. Member for Dorset, North (Mr. Baker) on 2 December—column59—that rent arrears owed to local authorities in England have shown an appalling and unacceptable increase: Figures provided by local authorities to my Department indicate that on 1 April 1985, rent arrears totalled about £200 million, or 5.7 per cent. of the collectable rent in 1984–85. The figures excludes rates and service charges arrears.

Of the £200 million, £49 million was owed by former tenants and £149 million by current tenants. The situation is particularly alarming in inner London where arrears amount to over £57 million, or 16 per cent. Nationally performance varies enormously between comparable authorities as the figures given below demonstrate. Many authorities have commendably low arrears figures, often less tha 1 per cent. of collectable rent.

My Department and the Audit Commission are continuing to provide advice on good management

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Isles of Scilly 122 105,416 825 0 825 0.78 1
Greater Manchester
Bolton 26,298 17,371,460 282,386 122,089 404,475 2.33 1
Bury 11,778 8,032,342 172,582 27,239 199,821 2.49 1
Manchester 99,814 63,614,421 3,201,993 1,372,232 4,574,275 7.19 1
Oldham 25,964 20,706,218 795,800 n.a. 795,800 3.84 1
Rochdale 22,026 16,807,242 397,622 337,518 735,140 4.37 1
Salford 42,995 31,276,124 836,026 647,476 1,483,502 4.74 1
Stockport 16,767 12,534,352 240,300 111,462 351,762 2.81 1
Tameside 21,353 16,302,549 680,250 506,444 1,186,694 7.28 1
Trafford 14,345 10,543,300 300,124 224,700 524,824 4.98 1
Wigan 34,339 25,204,159 254,283 263,010 517,293 2.05 1
Total of Districts 315,679 222,392,167 7,161,366 3,612,220 10,773,586
Merseyside
Knowsley 26,697 21,072,013 986,266 530,863 1,517,129 7.20 1
Liverpool 68,959 57,935,100 4,466,000 2,500,000 6,966,000 12.02 2
St. Helens 20,562 13,116,585 724,576 252,596 977,172 7.45 1
Sefton 18,322 14,498,598 469,049 152,610 621,659 4.29 1
Wirral 25,089 22,635,153 1,002,726 531,520 1,534,246 6.78 1
Total of Districts 159,629 129,257,449 7,648,617 3,967,589 11,616,206
South Yorkshire
Barnsley 31,763 20,907,106 465,316 187,259 652,575 3.12 1
Doncaster 34,387 23,895,086 393,866 244,242 638,108 2.67 1
Rotherham 34,921 26,037,679 841,494 162,980 1,004,474 3.86 1

practice and on training staff, but it is the local authorities which must act urgently to tackle this problem. As the Audit Commission has pointed out †good management can affect a local situation even in the most difficult circumstances. More successful authorities can often have arrears 50 per cent. or more below the level of authorities facing similar socio-economic conditions". I will be meeting the local authority associations to discuss what urgent steps can be taken to bring rent arrears under proper control. My Department is exploring the scope for more frequent and up to date monitoring of rent arrears.

The total arrears as at 1 April 1985 represented a £20 million increase on 1 April 1984 and a £38 million increase on 1 April 1983. Proportionally arrears have risen from 4.8 per cent. to 5.7 per cent. collectable rent over the same period.

Local Authority Rent Arrears (England) at April 1985 The tables below give details of the numbers of local authority dwellings at 1 April 1985, the total rent collectable between 1 April 1984 and 31 March 1985 (in £'s) and the rent owed by former and current tenants at 1 April 1985 (in £'s) by authority and class of authority. Except where noted, the figures are taken from the Department of Environment's housing subsidy claim forms returned by individual local authorities. They will be published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in the series "Housing Revenue Account Statistics —Actuals". To facilitate comparisons between authorities, the ratio of the total rent arrears to the total rent collectable (expressed as a percentage) is also given. The right-hand column on each table (headed "form used") indicates the source of the information ie. 0— No information given on the 1985–86 Claim Form. The figures are estimates given by the authority on 1984–85 Form. 1— Figures from the 1985–86 Form. 2— No information or incorrect information given on the 1985–86 Form. Figures provided subsequently by the local authority.

Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Sheffield 91,344 66,755,846 8,637,084 1,014,217 9,651,301 14.46 1
Total of Districts 192,415 137,595,717 10,337,760 1,608,698 11,946,458

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Tyne and Wear
Gateshead 36,242 24,862,036 590,925 212,842 803,767 3.23 1
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 47,167 35,141,877 1,586,460 347,051 1,933,511 5.50 1
North Tyneside 29,303 21,815,238 606,132 227,299 833,431 3.82 1
South Tyneside 30,879 23,284,723 586,951 178,366 765,317 3.29 1
Sunderland 46,106 28,409,824 960,905 89,309 1,050,214 3.70 2
Total of Districts 189,697 133,513,698 4,331,373 1,054,867 5,386,240
West Midlands
Birmingham 124,616 105,742,237 5,350,602 133,391 5,483,993 5.19 1
Coventry 25,891 20,777,331 1,221,181 16,920 1,238,101 5.96 1
Dudley 37,121 25,652,000 833,000 n/a 833,000 3.25 1
Sandwell 56,232 39,805,048 1,573,113 1,632,531 3,205,644 8.05 1
Solihull 16,758 13,837,384 340,096 138,359 478,455 3.46 1
Walsall 38,929 28,084,234 3,485,047 556,669 4,041,716 14.39 1
Wolverhampton 40,582 34,541,686 1,986,666 800,000 2,786,666 8.07 2
Total of Districts 340,129 268,439,920 14,789,705 3,277,870 18,067,575
West Yorkshire
Bradford 37,084 25,344,373 946,759 702,814 1,649,573 6.51 1
Calderdale 15,898 11,133,737 255,812 78,000 333,812 3.00 1
Kirklees 35,749 21,835,848 617,530 313,366 930,896 4.26 1
Leeds 94,298 58,383,656 1,225,923 1,870,849 3,096,772 5.30 1
Wakefield 45,234 30,244,863 803,247 355,030 1,158,277 3.83 1
Total of Districts 228,263 146,942,477 3,849,271 3,320,059 7,169,330

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Greater London C1 41,500 34,237,294 1,445,838 1,484,978 2,930,816 8.56 1
City of London 2,307 2,356,970 53,990 23,821 77,811 3.30 1
Camden 35,331 27,868,403 2,261,705 855,799 3,117,504 11.19 1
Greenwich 37,159 27,575,680 796,520 1,089,830 1,886,350 6.84 2
Hackney 45,202 33,908,000 8,340,000 888,000 9,228,000 27.21 1
Hammersmith and Fulham 19,530 20,195,495 1,241,827 267,908 1,509,735 7.48 1
Islington 41,260 32,708,937 3,822,493 1,111,265 4,933,758 15.08 1
Kensington and Chelsea 8,825 13,421,299 905,642 191,061 1,096,703 8.17 1
Lambeth 49,156 39,210,188 6,169,743 3,231,896 9,401,639 23.98 2
Lewisham 43,045 32,893,498 5,246,546 2,095,519 7,342,065 22.32 1
Southwark 61,951 53,489,808 8,093,409 2,871,807 10,965,216 20.50 1
Tower Hamlets 17,800 13,935,000 788,136 66,414 854,550 6.13 2
Wandsworth 36,881 44,177,574 3,386,247 2,044,935 5,431,182 12.29 1
Westminster 23,581 25,754,045 1,160,000 601,000 1,761,000 6.84 1

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Barking and Dagenham 33,555 23,259,836 521,823 206,036 727,859 3.13 1
Barnet 18,713 21,516,094 667,355 303,303 970,658 4.51 1
Bexley 11,403 9,865,676 253,795 15,122 268,917 2.73 1
Brent 21,925 15,765,000 4,539,175 743,230 5,282,405 33.51 2
Bromley 17,214 16,511,984 400,000 125,000 525,000 3.18 1
Croydon 20,305 17,638,643 895,722 169,450 1,065,172 6.04 1
Ealing 21,038 20,595,998 1,232,484 262,058 1,494,542 7.26 1
Enfield 21,580 20,245,675 855,896 414,553 1,270,449 6.28 1
Haringey 25,452 19,421,187 2,942,422 N/A 2,942,422 15.15 2
Harrow 8,652 8,401,349 569,023 135,019 704,042 8.38 1

Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Havering 16,993 15,078,098 375,586 354,705 730,291 4.84 1
Hillingdon 19,687 19,439,478 354,114 96,190 450,304 2.32 1
Hounslow 20,509 17,054,204 1,312,539 279,496 1,592,035 9.34 1
Kingston-upon-Thames 6,787 7,170,948 64,073 40,784 104,857 1.46 1
Merton 14,025 15,047,340 550,000 50,000 600,000 3.99 0
Newham 32,237 25,474,451 1,596,000 729,000 2,325,000 9.13 1
Redbridge 11,516 13,275,011 531,998 106,370 638,368 4.81 1
Richmond-upon-Thames 10,191 9,744,451 154,470 40,920 195,390 2.01 1
Sutton 12,417 13,438,518 238,200 112,200 350,400 2.61 1
Waltham Forest 21,473 17,199,365 2,567,182 498,667 3,065,849 17.83 1

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Avon
Bath 7,581 6,523,303 146,822 34,476 181,298 2.78 1
Bristol 42,827 30,575,995 1,120,683 526,677 1,647,360 5.39 1
Kingswood 5,278 3,736,034 21,595 4,834 26,429 0.71 1
Northavon 6,063 4,586,458 48,062 17,216 65,278 1.42 1
Wansdyke 5,546 3,665,406 13,998 2,042 16,040 0.44 1
Woodspring 9,317 7,559,134 213,445 83,429 296,874 3.93 1
Total of Districts 76,612 56,646,330 1,564,605 668,674 2,233,279
Bedfordshire
North Bedfordshire 8,475 6,729,653 136,982 61,752 198,734 2.95 1
Luton 12,233 10,493,525 224,533 44,460 268,993 2.56 1
Mid Bedforshire 8,374 5,640,469 88,855 18,477 107,332 1.90 1
South Bedforshire 8,298 6,973,636 65,349 N/A 65,349 0.94 1
Total of Districts 37,380 29,837,283 515,719 124,689 640,408
Berkshire
Bracknell 10,730 8,502,543 186,805 45,773 232,578 2.74 1
Newbury 8,056 6,118,027 64,870 26,837 91,707 1.50 1
Reading 10,338 8,807,529 541,424 106,694 648,118 7.36 1
Slough 10,796 8,154,272 303,704 81,374 385,078 4.72 1
Windsor and Maidenhead 7,808 6,963,032 154,135 55,003 209,138 3.00 1
Wokingham 3,659 3,426,882 65,374 12,950 78,324 2.29 1
Total of Districts 51,387 41,972,285 1,316,312 328,631 1,644,943
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury Vale 11,605 9,077,590 111,300 29,200 140,500 1.55 1
Beaconsfield 3,762 2,886,174 29,913 13,798 43,711 1.51 1
Chiltern 5,273 3,861,159 49,567 13,147 62,714 1.62 1
Milton Keynes 7,332 5,859,798 99,973 67,640 167,613 2.86 1
Wycombe 10,592 7,965,519 188,439 38,980 227,419 2.86 1
Total of Districts 38,564 29,650,240 479,192 162,765 641,957

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Cambridgeshire
Cambridge 10,973 7,696,537 486,203 119,860 606,063 7.87 1
East Cambridgeshire 5,001 3,638,339 50,672 7,716 58,388 1.60 1
Fenland 5,511 3,502,984 54,741 15,958 70,699 2.02 1
Huntingdon 9,082 6,228,039 72,747 35,311 108,058 1.74 1
Peterborough 10,044 7,626,351 98,686 81,758 180,444 2.37 1
South Cambridgeshire 7,937 5,690,344 87,925 15,511 103,436 1.82 1
Total of Districts 48,548 34,382,594 850,974 276,114 1,127,085
Cheshire
Chester 8,734 6,109,169 72,779 [...]8,769 131,548 2.15 1
Congleton 5,276 3,420,695 31,339 15,491 46,830 1.37 1
Crewe and Nantwich 8,673 6,225,301 76,542 38,078 114,620 1.84 1
Ellesmere and Neston 9,054 5,166,885 81,210 62,839 144,049 2.79 1

Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Halton 9,878 6,786,078 229,162 70,245 299,407 4.41 1
Macclesfield 8,712 5,784,802 74,118 28,278 102,396 1.77 1
Vale Royal 10,145 6,725,446 103,474 32,566 136,040 2.02 1
Warrington 13,317 7,489,898 17,335 32,000 49,335 0.66 1
Total of Districts 73,794 47,708,274 685,959 338,266 1,024,225
Cleveland
Hartlepool 11,443 8,820,988 113,944 104,493 218,437 2.48 1
Langbaurgh 17,488 13,930,754 86,102 25,335 111,437 0.80 1
Middlesbrough 18,186 16,675,168 690,318 218,480 908,798 5.45 1
Stockton on Tees 19,055 13,865,218 331,737 185,820 517,557 3.73 1
Total of Districts 66,172 53,292,128 1,222,101 534,128 1,756,229

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Cornwall
Caradon 4,616 3,622,174 43,017 17,249 60,266 1.66 1
Carrick 5,288 3,809,158 52,846 n.a. 52,346 1.39 1
Kerrier 4,160 3,206,443 43,341 15,337 58,678 1.83 1
North Cornwall 4,571 3,841,488 79,785 23,927 103,712 2.70 1
Penwith 4,023 3,380,485 37,250 17,060 54,310 1.61 1
Restormel 4,520 2,973,247 n.a. 17,239 17,239 0.58 1
Total of Districts 27,178 20,832,995 256,239 90,812 347,051
Cumbria
Allerdale 6,605 5,292,243 90,950 25,600 116,550 2.20 1
Barrow in Furness 4,877 4,059,790 80,000 80,000 160,000 3.94 0
Carlisle 12,376 6,539,467 300,254 16,172 316,426 4.84 1
Copeland 6,653 4,589,830 88,000 20,000 108,000 2.35 1
Eden 2,615 1,833,808 30,476 4,764 35,240 1.92 1
South Lakeland 6,076 4,416,132 42,011 5,164 47,175 1.07 1
Total of Districts 39,202 26,731,270 631,691 151,700 783,391
Derbyshire
Amber Valley 7,773 5,530,071 104,781 20,000 124,781 2.26 1
Bolsover 8,593 6,360,633 147,500 52,000 199,500 3.14 1
Chesterfield 13,856 9,604,453 110,032 52,050 162,082 1.69 1
Derby 21,230 13,573,172 308,075 24,820 332,895 2.45 1
Erewash 8,696 6,212,655 53,598 15,937 69,535 1.12 1
High Peak 6,301 4,782,352 84,891 40,379 125,270 2.62 1
North East Derbyshire 11,279 8,150,377 219,382 52,709 272,091 3.34 1
South Derbyshire 4,797 3,525,595 72,217 34,900 107,117 3.04 1
West Derbyshire 4,188 3,359,938 39,803 6,541 46,344 1.38 1
Total of Districts 86,713 61,099,246 1,140,279 299,336 1,439,615

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Devon
East Devon 6,039 3,547,080 76,318 n.a. 76,318 2.15 1
Exeter 8,308 5,236,857 66,191 14,086 80,277 1.53 1
North Devon 4,430 3,557,646 45,000 1,500 46,500 1.31 0
Plymouth 22,693 16,625,520 385,928 62,843 448,771 2.70 1
South Hams 4,121 3,530,045 7,054 3,474 10,528 0.30 1
Teignbridge 5,465 4,305,079 75,485 3,000 78,485 1.82 1
Mid Devon 4,970 3,548,825 61,136 10,169 71,305 2.01 1
Torbay 4,650 3,509,201 55,270 10,305 65,575 1.87 1
Torridge 2,594 1,872,455 43,054 15,682 58,736 3.14 1
West Devon 1,950 1,766,652 20,404 7,670 28,074 1.59 1
Total of Districts 65,220 47,499,360 835,840 128,729 964,569
Dorset

Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Bournemouth 6,740 5,943,641 172,448 19,674 192,122 3.23 1
Christchurch 1,305 1,408,062 18,665 3,297 21,962 1.56 1
North Dorset 3,507 2,440,326 42,839 16,248 59,087 2.42 1
Poole 6,790 5,556,414 48,682 13,348 62,030 1.12 1
Purbeck 2,280 1,778,799 17,260 3,343 20,603 1.16 1
West Dorset 6,218 4,722,275 60,771 15,030 75,801 1.61 1
Weymouth & Portland 4,151 3,465,421 46,068 16,507 62,575 1.81 1
Wimborne 2,530 2,292,955 17,957 5,223 23,180 1.01 1
Total of Districts 34,021 27,607,893 424,690 92,670 517,360
Durham
Chester le Street 7,571 6,057,299 39,169 12,639 51,808 0.86 1
Darlington 8,240 5,088,521 74,470 31,030 105,500 2.07 1
Derwentside 12,613 9,060,712 176,655 144,457 321,112 3.54 1
Durham 11,552 7,575,653 24,662 12,840 37,502 0.50 1
Easington 19,274 15,597,921 374,110 10,000 384,110 2.46 1
Sedgefield 15,665 12,766,188 132,897 70,617 203,514 1.59 1
Teesdale 1,329 839,417 6,204 2,901 9,105 1.08 1
Wear Valley 8,270 6,331,526 39,353 28,277 67,630 1.07 1
Total of Districts 84,514 63,317,237 867,520 312,761 1,180 281

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
East Sussex
Brighton 11,935 11,653,500 180,000 50,000 230,000 1.97 0
Eastbourne 5,173 4,959,938 251,563 27,297 278,860 5.62 1
Hastings 4,977 3,760,425 101,397 34,128 135,525 3.60 1
Hove 4,571 3,414,944 55,873 14,328 70,201 2.06 1
Lewes 4,523 3,864,695 76,182 24,284 100,466 2.60 1
Rother 4,180 2,930,260 41,000 22,000 63,000 2.15 0
Wealden 4,460 4,416,460 229,163 75,000 304,163 6.89 1
Total of Districts 39,819 35,000,222 935,178 247,037 1,182,215
Essex
Basildon 5,983 5,180,335 93,176 13,425 106,601 2.06 1
Braintree 12,000 9,488,989 46,623 27,637 74,260 0.78 1
Brentwood 3,789 2,712,000 30,000 n/a 30,000 1.11 0
Castle Point 2,569 2,037,260 32,000 n/a 32,000 1.57 0
Chelmsford 9,997 7,165,301 146,617 57,451 204,068 2.85 1
Colchester 9,348 7,718,659 146,000 25,200 171,200 2.22 1
Epping Forest 9,794 7,933,772 118,398 81,027 199,425 2.51 1
Harlow 18,143 11,722,245 267,600 55,200 322,800 2.75 1
Malden 2,580 2,093,232 16,849 4,242 21,091 1.01 1
Rochford 2,590 2,178,745 11,039 2,704 13,743 0.63 1
Southend on Sea 8,327 8,462,945 107,447 32,666 140,113 1.66 1
Tendring 4,415 3,653,434 24,913 17,018 41,931 1.15 1
Thurrock 15,731 12,804,073 504,000 225,000 729,000 5.69 1
Uttlesford 4,194 3,488,331 88,000 9,000 97,000 2.78 1
Total of Districts 109,460 86,639,321 1,632,662 550,570 2,183,232
Gloucestershire
Cheltenham 7,113 5,089,610 71,378 17,949 89,327 1.76 1
Cotswold 5,342 4,330,833 62,811 15,455 78,266 1.81 1
Forest of Dean 5,517 4,386,680 136,070 29,500 165,570 3.77 1
Gloucester 6,646 4,979,048 137,032 34,693 171,725 3.45 1
Stroud 7,676 5,400,228 47,961 30,465 78,426 1.45 1
Tewkesbury 4,282 3,442,969 142,168 n/a 142,168 4.13 1
Total of Districts 36,576 27,629,368 597,420 128,062 725,482

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Hampshire
Basingstoke & Deane 12,395 10,727,810 139,550 74,020 213,570 1.99 1

Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
East Hampshire 5,083 4,869,389 73,532 17,042 90,574 1.86 1
Eastleigh 5,416 4,439,650 93,325 18,775 112,100 2.52 1
Fareham 3,510 3,127,307 15,666 10,457 26,123 0.84 1
Gosport 5,354 4,716,594 22,947 3,256 26,203 0.56 1
Hart 2,792 2,348,582 54,933 14,110 69,043 2.94 1
Havant 4,104 3,903,453 37,852 13,090 50,942 1.31 1
New Forest 7,162 67,319,980 146,602 51,390 197,992 2.94 1
Portsmouth 23,733 21,505,649 508,214 111,327 619,541 2.88 1
Rushmoor 6,491 6,353,696 225,890 86,870 312,760 4.92 1
Southampton 22,059 16,452,286 325,833 56,387 382,220 2.32 1
Test Valley 7,678 7,174,049 52,176 13,893 66,069 0.92 1
Winchester 6,944 5,431,787 127,949 45,189 173,138 3.19 1
Total of Districts 113,221 97,782,232 1,824,469 515,8506 2,340,275
Hereford & Worcester
Bromsgrove 4,630 3,195,316 21,639 5,373 27,012 0.85 1
Hereford 5,223 3,392,540 42,183 6,684 48,867 1.44 1
Leominster 2,159 1,646,044 37,608 10,749 48,357 2.94 1
Malvern Hills 5,608 5,112,935 164,315 31,402 195,717 3.83 1
Redditch 3,711 2,814,912 67,848 17,538 85,386 3.03 1
South Herefordshire 2,369 1,832,421 11,300 2,130 13,430 0.73 1
Worcester 6,564 4,339,562 113,211 18,091 131,302 3.03 1
Wychavon 8,299 6,074,146 191,421 31,681 223,102 3.67 1
Wyre Forest 7,971 6,365,000 170,000 40,000 210,000 3.30 0
Total of Districts 46,534 34,772,876 819,525 163,648 983,173

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Hertfordshire
Broxbourne 5,287 4,996,295 152,567 50,249 202,816 4.06 1
Dacorum 16,833 11,380,310 209,269 50,656 259,9925 2.17 1
East Hertfordshire 8,918 7,205,740 119,973 32,939 152,912 2.12 1
Hertsmere 8,077 6,461,295 235,636 104,378 340,014 5.26 0
North Hertfordshire 12,343 9,541,582 52,885 17,600 70,485 0.74 1
St. Albans 8,145 5,249,656 163,445 32,000 195,445 3.72 1
Stevenage 14,348 11,124,604 194,466 75,396 269,862 2.43 1
Three Rivers 6,304 5,293,846 223,377 59,462 282,839 5.34 1
Watford 6,694 5,167,348 196,173 85,370 231,543 5.45 1
Welwyn Hatfield 15,365 11,257,331 101,563 17,923 119,486 1.06 1
Total of Districts 102,369 78,287,007 1,649,354 525,973 2,175,327
Humberside
Beverley 5,526 2,994,569 33,613 950 34,563 1.15 1
Boothferry 4,846 3,610,103 62,064 15,768 77,832 2.16 1
Cleethorpes 3,596 2,707,159 45,474 50,379 95,853 3.54 1
Glanford 3,895 2,926,915 17,598 9,068 26,666 0.91 1
Great Grimsby 8,409 6,715,869 52,817 11,903 64,720 0.96 1
Holderness 2,579 1,792,015 14,304 3,777 18,081 1.01 1
Kingston-upon-Hull 47,068 32,566,048 730,000 85,000 815,000 2.50 1
North Wolds 4,997 3,797,262 35,776 4,125 39,901 1.05 1
Scunthorpe 9,602 8,083,611 208,065 158,648 366,713 4.54 1
Total of Districts 90,518 65,193,551 1,199,711 339,618 1,539,329
Isle of Wight
Medina 3,327 3,100,075 51,294 20,182 71,476 2.31 1
South Wight 2,424 2,009,210 89,247 7,208 96,455 4.80 1
Total of Districts 5,751 5,109,285 140,541 27,390 167,931

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Kent
Ashford 8,896 8,040,422 4,545,000 82,000 536,500 6.67 1

Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Canterbury 7,384 5,360,539 106,143 16,863 123,011 2.10 1
Dartford 6,349 5,716,031 66,839 18,638 15,477 1.50 1
Dover 8,237 6,643,764 96,699 12,401 109,100 1.64 1
Gillingham 4,590 3,645,862 68,434 27,140 95,574 2.62 1
Gravesham 8,416 6,849,055 202,079 12,583 214,662 3.13 1
Maidstone 9,067 6,544,229 157,421 51,609 209,030 3.19 1
Medway 11,369 10,702,233 166,939 52,717 219,656 2.05 1
Sevenoaks 7,764 6,399,312 214,091 42,114 256,205 4.00 1
Shepway 4,685 4,449,057 144,960 34,968 179,928 4.04 1
Swale 8,739 7,455,090 171,105 51,180 222,285 2.98 1
Thanet 7,623 6,173,581 196,895 62,886 259,781 4.21 1
Tonbridge and Malling 7,030 5,702,763 136,002 35,863 171,865 3.01 1
Tunbridge Wells 6,644 4,991,497 120,880 36,468 157,348 3.15 1
Total of Districts 107,293 89,178,435 2,302,992 537,430 2,840,422
Lancashire
Blackburn 14,162 11,180,828 252,954 184,943 437,897 3.92 1
Blackpool 7,484 5,561,829 107,954 26,006 133,960 2.41 1
Burnley 7,360 5,679,830 254,315 126,081 380,396 6.70 1
Chorley 4,412 3,374,880 49,654 23,320 72,974 2.16 1
Fylde 2,623 1,828,822 51,395 15,381 66,776 3.65 1
Hyndburn 4,577 3,865,666 107,558 105,062 212,620 5.50 1
Lancaster 5,536 3,706,345 121,744 63,217 184,961 4.99 1
Pendle 5,273 4,327,344 139,149 48,390 187,539 4.33 1
Preston 11,628 9,234,371 199,379 72,999 272,378 2.95 1
Ribble Valley 1,902 1,571,218 20,538 4,843 25,381 1.62 1
Rossendale 6,076 4,482,000 115,500 90,000 205,500 4.59 0
South Ribble 4,311 3,546,257 51,232 22,361 73,593 2.08 1
West Lancashire 3,796 2,693,319 48,763 16,255 65,018 2.41 1
Wyre 4,076 2,749,317 78,189 428 78,617 2.86 1
Total of Districts 83,216 63,802,026 1,598,324 799,286 2,397,610

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Leicestershire
Blaby 3,354 2,098,113 19,688 3,851 23,539 1.12 1
Charnwood 8,487 5,453,857 133,072 47,681 180,753 3.31 1
Harborough 3,384 2,488,308 33,059 11,640 44,599 1.80 1
Hinckley and Bosworth 5,279 3,783,557 95,011 36,668 131,679 3.48 1
Leicester 34,580 29,366,065 359,649 490,896 850,545 2.90 1
Melton 2,828 2,118,911 6,260 13,970 20,230 0.95 1
North West Leicester 6,142 4,842,974 228,096 65,937 294,033 6.07 1
Oadby and Wigston 1,913 1,168,998 26,769 1,978 28,747 2.46 1
Rutland 1,973 1,279,071 39,441 6,399 45,840 3.58 1
Total of Districts 67,940 52,599,854 941,045 679,020 1,620,065
Lincolnshire
Boston 5,937 3,491,277 33,717 10,457 44,174 1.27 1
East Lindsey 6,031 3,960,408 34,535 13,606 48,141 1.22 1
Lincoln 10,560 6,542,232 102,574 72,290 174,864 2.67 1
North Kesteven 5,311 3,845,770 34,800 5,950 40,750 1.06 0
South Holland 5,650 4,003,123 87,337 44,503 131,840 3.29 1
South Kesteven 9,362 6,672,374 101,976 19,748 121,1724 1.82 1
West Lindsey 5,040 3,949,114 104,009 26,714 130,1723 3.31 1
Total of Districts 47,891 32,464,298 498,948 193,268 692,216
Norfolk
Breckland 7,818 5,382,874 91,195 37,580 128,775 2.39 1
Broadland 4,045 2,931,349 10,800 2,300 13,100 0.45 1
Great Yarmouth 8,019 5,251,714 42,216 7,420 49,636 0.95 1
North Norfolk 6,331 4,518,690 130,984 23,130 154,114 3.41 1
Norwich 23,406 18,359,559 1,128,402 14,205 1,142,607 6.22 1
South Norfolk 6,090 4,949,241 129,389 31,903 161,292 3.26 1
West Norfolk 9,856 6,412,426 110,942 21,339 132,281 2.06 1
Total of Districts 65,565 47,805,853 1,643,928 137,877 1,781,805

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Northamptonshire
Corby 10,442 7,311,637 172,536 163,844 336,380 4.60 1
Daventry 5,222 3,913,588 n.a. 2,299 2,299 0.06 1
East Northampton 5,450 3,001,714 53,466 12,981 66,447 2.21 1
Kettering 6,179 4,411,699 76,325 13,039 89,364 2.03 1
Northampton 12,207 9,475,021 324,263 143,898 468,161 4.94 1
South Northampton 4,739 2,592,717 10,433 3,885 14,318 0.55 1
Wellingborough 7,141 5,976,183 92,154 43,301 135,455 2.27 1
Total of Districts 51,380 36,682,559 729,177 383,247 1,112,424
Northumberland
Alnwick 3,055 2,570,371 11,000 12,000 23,000 0.89 1
Berwick-upon-Tweed 3,829 2,567,449 58,389 15,319 73,708 2.87 1
Blyth Valley 10,130 7,747,450 131,170 34,324 165,494 2.14 1
Castle Morpeth 4,129 3,078,050 45,000 15,000 60,000 1.95 0
Tynedale 4,818 3,346,803 46,291 8,155 54,446 1.63 1
Wansbeck 9,675 6,612,466 240,235 75,760 315,995
Total of Districts 35,636 25,922,589 532,085 160,558 692,643 4.78 1
North Yorkshire
Craven 2,368 1,550,931 9,068 2,913 11,981 0.77 1
Hambleton 4,971 3,459,193 35,987 14,210 50,197 1.45 1
Harrogate 6,235 4,623,093 32,618 16,427 49,045 1.12 1
Richmondshire 2,848 2,149,795 29,551 8,581 38,132 1.77 1
Ryedale 3,828 2,365,867 22,511 5,365 27,876 1.18 1
Scarborough 7,535 4,954,206 101,102 22,939 124,041 2.50 1
Selby 5,593 4,146,044 90,852 26,368 117,220 2.83 2
York 10,773 6,387,389 76,574 16,350 92,924 1.45 1
Total of Districts 44,151 29,411,518 398,263 113,153 511,416

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Nottinghamshire
Ashfield 11,163 7,725,186 272,600 90,700 363,300 4.70 1
Bassetlaw 10,231 7,603,124 137,000 30,000 167,000 2.20 1
Broxtowe 6,976 5,807,416 90,777 3,810 94,587 1.63 1
Gedling 5,993 4,337,924 50,693 6,752 57,445 1.32 1
Mansfield 10,649 8,868,882 219,515 120,502 340,017 3.83 1
Newark 8,317 6,095,247 65,664 40,195 105,859 1.74 1
Nottingham 47,447 35,390,200 1,111,000 206,000 1,317,000 3.72 1
Rushcliffe 4,681 3,650,078 78,200 90,000 168,200 4.61 1
Total of Districts 105,457 79,478,057 2,025,449 587,959 2,613,408
Oxfordshire
Cherwell 8,600 6,930,450 80,000 20,000 100,000 1.44 0
Oxford 10,263 6,861,667 195,785 50,000 245,785 3.58 1
South Oxfordshire 7,951 6,581,764 147,696 47,222 194,918 2.96 2
Vale of White Horse 6,388 4,850,717 33,386 27,937 61,323 1.26 1
West Oxfordshire 5,764 3,894,877 73,477 5,743 79,220 2.03 1
Total of Districts 38,466 29,119,475 530,344 150,902 681,246
Salop
Bridgnorth 3,767 2,295,044 22,605 10,743 33,348 1.45 1
North Shropshire 3,663 2,608,303 21,406 4,984 26,390 1.01 1
Oswestry 2,851 1,639,709 21,235 8,506 29,741 1.81 1
Shrewsbury & Atcham 7,216 4,881,975 84,500 25,625 110,125 2.26 1
South Shropshire 1,954 1,624,379 19,260 4,984 24,244 1.49 1
The Wrekin 11,458 9,721,283 289,772 106,056 395,828 4.07 1
Total of Districts 30,914 22,770,693 458,778 160,898 619,676

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Somerset
Mendip 6,755 4,775,312 131,077 17,286 148,363 3.11 1
Sedgemoor 6,845 4,786,217 64,835 22,202 87,037 1.82 1
Taunton Deane 8,704 6,544,702 191,799 46,875 238,674 3.65 1
West Somerset 2,150 1,795,786 2,000 3,900 5,900 0.33 1
Yeovil 12,167 6,843,891 80,055 23,389 103,444 1.51 1
Total of Districts 36,621 24,745,908 469,766 113,652 583,418
Staffordshire
Cannock Chase 8,988 6,452,604 188,811 28,716 217,527 3.57 1
East Staffordshire 7,208 4,225,247 18,500 28,646 47,146 1.12 1
Lichfield 6,673 4,370,168 102,400 37,480 139,880 3.20 1
Newcastle under Lyme 12,398 7,562,136 109,519 28,865 138,384 1.83 1
South Staffordshire 6,681 4,802,531 52,991 13,702 56,693 1.39 1
Stafford 8,539 5,238,472 175,430 21,589 197,019 3.76 1
Staffs. Moorlands 4,285 2,210,475 50,000 3,500 53,500 2.42 0
Stoke-on-Trent 29,401 17,582,931 139,574 16,285 155,859 0.89 1
Tamworth 7,999 7,296,238 133,493 73,101 206,594 2.83 1
Total of Districts 92,170 59,740,802 970,718 251,884 1,222,602
Suffolk
Babergh 5,339 4,107,540 30,600 6,100 36,700 0.89 1
Forest Heath 4,794 3,708,752 120,722 28,457 149,179 4.02 1
Ipswich 12,131 8,358,206 597,928 106,243 704,171 8.42 1
Mid Suffolk 4,913 3,843,432 147,116 31,430 178,546 4.65 1
St. Edmundsbury 9,264 6,405,247 129,784 26,014 155,798 2.43 1
Suffolk Coastal 6,122 4,272,359 59,604 29,628 89,232 2.09 1
Waveney 6,498 5,321,088 139,500 20,800 160,300 3.01 1
Total of Districts 49,061 26,016,624 1,225,254 248,672 1,473,926

Rent Arrears 1984–85
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Surrey
Elmbridge 6,082 5,854,120 98,380 9,060 107,440 1.84 1
Epsom and Ewell 2,496 2,510,013 41,328 6,621 47,949 1.91 1
Guildford 7,644 6,848,644 286,440 40,900 327,340 4.78 1
Mole Valley 4,894 3,805,046 158,043 36,731 194,774 5.12 2
Reigate and Banstead 7,483 5,105,739 76,097 51,898 127,995 2.51 1
Runnymede 4,469 3,849,962 156,275 6,804 163,079 4.24 1
Spelthorne 4,633 4,769,000 120,000 20,000 140,000 2.94 0
Surrey Heath 3,837 3,049,564 122,333 30,000 152,333 5.00 1
Tandridge 4,406 3,863,149 98,470 17,169 115,639 2.99 1
Waverley 6,997 5,498,557 176,323 34,611 210,934 3.84 1
Woking 4,951 4,720,000 50,000 20,000 70,000 1.48 0
Total of Districts 57,892 4,987,3,794 1,383,689 27,394 1,657,483
Warwickshire
North Warwickshire 4,851 2,950,170 65,000 200 65,200 2.21 0
Nuneaton 9,559 7,932,051 169,281 91,315 260,596 3.29 1
Rugby 5,680 4,663,863 88,006 19,907 107,903 2.31 2
Stratford-on-Avon 7,604 6,111,400 88,018 0 88,018 1.44 1
Warwick 8,116 6,368,377 108,464 31,205 139,669 2.19 1
Total of Districts 35,810 28,025,861 518,769 142,627 661,386
West Sussex
Adur 4,047 3,145,363 26,108 10,129 36,237 1.15 1
Arun 5,532 5,182,448 119,582 0 119,582 2.31 1
Chichester 7,373 6,399,557 53,817 33,318 87,135 1.36 1
Crawley 13,040 10,545,472 123,687 22,421 146,108 1.39 1
Horsham 6,360 5,293,000 50,000 25,000 750,000 1.42 0
Mid Sussex 5,081 3,756,547 27,981 5,600 33,581 0.89 1

Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Worthing 3,114 2,383,346 10,884 6,331 17,215 0.72 1
Total of Districts 44,547 36,705,733 412,059 102,799 514,858
Wiltshire
Kennet 5,947 4,253,448 36,449 7,769 44,213 1.04 1
North Wiltshire 7,823 5,602,436 90,475 64,466 154,941 2.77 1
Salisbury 8,541 6,347,814 120,000 5,000 125,000 1.97 1
Thamesdown 14,496 11,632,054 328,388 139,150 467,538 4.02 1
West Wiltshire 7,229 5,332,663 168,258 26,404 194,662 3.65 1
Total of Districts 44,036 33,168,415 743,570 242,789 986,359

Rent Arrears 1984–85—Totals by Class
Dwellings Rent roll Current tenants arrears Former tenants arrears Total arrears Total arrears as percentage of rent roll Form used
Isles of Scilly 122 105,416 825 0 825 0.78
Metropolitan Districts 1,425,812 1,038,141,428 48,118,092 16,841,303 64,959,395 6.26
Greater London Council 41,500 34,237,294 1,445,838 1,484,978 2,930,816 8.56
City of London 2,307 2,356,970 53,990 23,821 77,811 3.30
Inner London Boroughs 419,721 365,137,927 42,212,268 15,315,434 57,527,702 15.75
Inner London & City 422,028 367,494,897 42,266,258 15,339,255 57,605,513 15.67
Outer London Boroughs 365,672 326,143,306 20,621,857 4,682,103 25,303,960 7.76
Total all London 829,200 727,875,497 64,333,953 21,506,336 85,821,136 11.79
Districts England 2,311,599 1,748,503,491 36,973,139 11,287,194 48,260,323 2.76
Total all authorities 4,566,733 3,514,625,832 149,426,009 49,634,833 199,060,832 5.66

LOCAL AUTHORITY RENT ARREARS (ENGLAND): 1 APRIL 1983—APRIL 1985

The tables below give details of local authorities' gross rent arrears at 1 April 1983, 1 April 1984 and 1 April 1985. The ratio of gross rent arrears to the total rent collectable for each year (expressed as a percentage) is also given. The right hand-column on each table gives the number of local authority dwellings at 1 April 1985.

The figures have been taken from the Department of the Environment's Housing Subsidy Claim Forms for the respective years. Where no figures were provided by the local authorities, the tables have been marked 'N/A".

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Isles of Scilly 1,053 1.21 1,248 1.34 825 0.78 122
Greater Manchester
Bolton n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 404,475 2.33 26,298
Bury 260,714 3.13 198,202 2.47 199,821 2.49 11,778
Manchester 3,894,113 6.48 4,070,901 6.69 4,574,275 7.19 99,814
Oldham 670,916 3.55 779,000 3.92 795,300 3.84 25,964
Rochdale 1,025,004 7.16 907,703 5.94 735,140 4.37 22,026
Salford 1,328,388 4.69 1,377,045 4.76 1,483,502 4.74 42,995
Stockport 453,220 3.51 333,625 3.00 351,762 2.81 16,767
Tameside 1,038,121 6.40 1,195,290 7.49 1,186,694 7.28 21,353
Trafford 364,473 3.54 486,179 4.78 524,824 4.98 14,345
Wigan 726,483 2.87 479,729 1.94 517,293 2.05 34,339
Total of districts 9,761,432 9,877,674 10,773,586 315,679
Merseyside
Knowsley 1,732,801 6.38 1,720,000 7.90 1,517,129 7.20 26,697
Liverpool 6,405,268 9.65 7,042,999 11.82 6,966,000 12.02 68,959

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
St. Helens n.a. n.a. 705,249 5.43 977,172 7.45 20,562
Sefton 625,032 4.56 579,200 4.35 621,659 4.29 18,322
Wirral 1,410,624 6.70 2,016,991 9.59 1,534,246 6.78 25,089
Total of districts 10,173,725 12,064,439 11,616,206 159,629
South Yorkshire
Barnsley 476,228 2.31 635,780 3.07 652,575 3.12 31,763
Doncaster 950,224 4.49 833,615 3.79 638,108 2.67 34,387
Rotherham 835,083 3.01 891,998 3.39 1,004,474 3.86 34,921
Sheffield 1,939,014 3.83 3,634,210 6.93 9,651,301 14.46 91,344
Total of districts 4,200,549 5,995,603 11,946,458 192,415

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Tyne and Wear
Gateshead 354,534 1.37 773,811 3.07 803,767 3.23 36,242
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1,563,779 4.83 1,815,580 5.53 1,933,511 5.50 47,167
North Tyneside 603,938 2.91 572,521 2.66 833,431 3.82 29,303
South Tyneside 1,115,373 5.65 911,488 4.51 765,317 3.29 30,879
Sunderland 1,673,521 5.49 2,230,554 7.65 1,050,214 3.70 46,106
Total of Districts 5,311,145 6,303,954 5,386,240 189,697
West Midlands
Birmingham 7,290,312 7.45 6,420,000 6.13 5,483,993 5.19 124,616
Coventry 988,622 5.22 980,623 4.85 1,238,101 5.96 25,891
Dudley 590,000 2.54 859,000 3.45 833,000 3.25 37,121
Sandwell 3,125,611 7.58 3,111,668 7.71 3,205,644 8.05 56,232
Solihull 954,605 7.94 442,740 3.37 478,455 3.46 16,758
Walsall 3,301,530 12.07 3,716,397 13.90 4,041,716 14.39 38,929
Wolverhampton 1,789,999 5.69 2,872,666 8.65 2,786,666 8.07 40,582
Total of Districts 18,040,679 18,403,094 18,067,575 340,129
West Yorkshire
Bradford 1,692,046 6.44 2,142,637 8.26 1,649,573 6.51 37,084
Calderdale 257,540 2.51 265,073 2.47 333,812 3.00 15,898
Kirklees 956,210 4.92 899,884 4.79 930,896 4.26 35,749
Leeds 2,559,256 4.55 3,237,227 5.67 3,096,772 5.30 94,298
Wakefield 742,559 2.63 755,051 2.65 1,158,277 3.83 45,234
Total of Districts 6,207,611 7,299,872 7,169,330 228,263

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Greater London Council 6,667,381 18–78 3,242,359 9–66 2,930,816 8–56 41,500
City of London 46,250 2–44 58,218 2–55 77,811 3–30 2,307
Camden 2,496,585 9–59 2,663,260 9–93 3,117,504 11–19 35,331
Greenwich 1,967,945 7–20 1,606,000 5–90 1,886,350 6–84 37,159
Hackney 3,276,330 10–22 3,638,931 10–92 9,228,000 27–21 45,202
Hammersmith and Fulham 1,134,719 6–90 1,126,053 6–05 1,509,735 7–48 19,530
Islington 5,455,410 17–42 4,529,287 14–54 4,933,758 15–08 41,260
Kensington and Chelsea 850,437 7–66 930,701 7–27 1,096,703 8–17 8,825
Lambeth n.a. n.a. 7,863,000 20–80 9,401,639 23–98 49,156
Lewisham 4,284,611 12–88 6,748,272 20–30 7,342,065 22–32 43,045
Southwark 6,797,593 13–49 8,782,029 17–16 10,965,216 20–50 61,951
Tower Hamlets 959,382 7–36 821,109 6–02 854,550 6–13 17,800
Wandsworth 5,692,580 15–06 5,431,185 14–15 5,431,182 12–29 36,881
Westminster 1,623,000 7–56 1,526,000 6–76 1,761,000 6–84 23,581

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Barking & Dagenham 1,082,541 4–82 1,163,722 5.19 727,859 3.13 33,555
Barnet 891,725 4.31 964,740 4.59 970,658 4.51 18,713
Bexley 432,110 4.27 280,099 2.78 268,917 2.73 11,403
Brent 3,609,100 23.16 4,858,726 31.38 5,282,405 33.51 21,925
Bromley 440,370 2.74 861.983 5.23 525,000 3.18 17,214
Croydon 862,156 5.31 637,615 4.05 1,065,172 6.04 20,305
Ealing 1,067,149 5.50 1,355,036 6.75 1,494,542 7.26 21,038
Enfield 597,800 3.15 705,583 3.53 1,270,449 6.28 21,580
Haringey 3,456,423 18.51 2,509,859 13.19 2,942,422 15.15 25,452
Harrow 447,732 5.08 617,803 6.60 704.042 8.38 8,652
Havering 433,717 3.07 739,554 5.08 730,291 4.84 16,993
Hillingdon 577,573 3.25 540,019 2.74 450,304 2.32 19,687
Hounslow 1,225,058 8.24 1,375,653 8.61 1,592,035 9.34 20,509
Kingston-upon-Thames 196,094 2.76 127,432 1.78 104,857 1.46 6,787
Merton 1,290,182 10.42 1,243,379 8.84 600,000 3.99 14,025
Newham 1,607,000 6.70 1,779,000 7.31 2,325,000 9.13 32,237
Redbridge 581,685 4.70 624,294 4.67 638,368 4.81 11,516
Richmond-upon-Thames 95,691 1.03 125,748 1.33 195.390 2.01 10,191
Sutton 365,925 3.14 371,800 3.04 350,400 2.61 12,417
Waltham Forest 1,228,320 8.13 2,751,700 16.52 3,065,849 17.83 21,473

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Avon
Bath 134,473 2.06 119,765 1.84 181,298 2.78 7,581
Bristol 1,373,391 4.34 1,508,804 4.88 1,647,360 5.39 42,827
Kingswood 40,327 1.03 36,576 1.01 26,429 0.71 5,278
Northavon 68,617 1.45 63,443 1.41 65,278 1.42 6,063
Wansdyke 14,321 0.40 8,548 0.24 16,040 0.44 5,546
Woodspring 259,062 3.75 326,088 4.72 296,874 3.93 9,317
Total of Districts 1,890,191 2,063,224 2,233,279 76,612
Bedfordshire
North Bedfordshire 139,492 2.39 158,143 2.57 198,754 2.95 8,475
Luton 302,891 3.21 263,074 2.58 268,993 2.56 12,233
Mid Bedfordshire 121,454 2.09 95,490 1.70 107,332 1.90 8,374
South Bedfordshire 94,393 1.57 103,736 1.49 65,349 0.94 8,298
Total of Districts 658,230 620,443 640,408 37,380
Berkshire
Bracknell 244,393 2.97 248,177 2.98 232,578 2.74 10,730
Newbury 141,000 2.31 117,500 1.99 91,707 1.50 8,056
Reading 575,138 6.54 557,958 6.03 648,118 7.36 10,338
Slough 370,204 4.44 519,758 6.35 385,078 4.72 10,796
Windsor and Maidenhead 160,321 2.64 158,780 2.48 209,138 3.00 7,808
Wokingham 39,692 1.29 48,163 1.49 78,324 2.29 3,659
Total of Districts 1,530,748 1,650,336 1,644,943 51,387
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury Vale 189,440 2.28 151,346 1.74 140,500 1.55 11,605
Beaconsfield 30,786 1.01 32,240 1.11 43,711 1.51 3,762
Chiltern 48,423 1.33 66,702 1.70 62,714 1.62 5,273
Milton Keynes 146,332 2.73 133,443 2.32 167,613 2.86 7,332
Wycombe 201,066 2.52 251,258 3.16 227,419 2.86 10,592
Total of Districts 616,052 634,989 641,957 38,564

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Cambridgeshire
Cambridge 445,377 6–17 n.a. n.a. 606,063 7–87 10,973
East Cambridgeshire 58,354 1–62 33,814 0–94 58,388 1–60 5,001
Fenland 54,380 1–65 57,956 1–79 70,699 2–02 5,511

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Huntingdon 87,758 1.48 100,062 1.61 108,058 1.74 9,082
Peterborough 153,300 2.08 143,399 1.92 180,444 2.37 10,044
South Cambridgeshire 101,820 1.88 112,600 2.10 103,436 1.82 7,937
Total of Districts 900,989 447,831 1,127,088 48,548
Cheshire
Chester 176,165 3.25 122,824 2.09 131,548 2.15 8,734
Congleton 30,960 0.90 43,779 1.28 46,830 1.37 5,276
Crewe and Nantwich 114,007 1.92 173,615 2.93 114,620 1.84 8,678
Ellesmere and Neston 118,806 2.17 96,136 1.83 144,049 2.79 9,054
Halton 287,716 4.25 269,550 4.10 299,407 4.41 9,878
Macclesfield 70,667 1.32 83,404 1.49 102,396 1.77 8,712
Vale Royal 112,000 1.74 154,610 2.39 136,040 2.02 10,145
Warrington 52,238 0.75 59,759 0.82 49,335 0.66 13,317
Total of Districts 962,559 1,003,677 1,024,225 73,794
Cleveland
Hartlepool 163,478 1.99 186,924 2.20 218,437 2.48 11,443
Langbaurgh 144,540 1.25 108,758 0.89 111,437 0.80 17,488
Middlesbrough 900,489 6.25 835,832 5.85 908,798 5.45 18,186
Stockton on Tees 571,567 3.96 526,852 3.79 517,557 3.73 19,055
Total of Districts 1,780,074 1,658,366 1,756,229 66,172

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Cornwall
Caradon 61,647 1.84 42,439 1.23 60,866 1.66 4,616
Carrick 71,372 2.01 43,096 1.18 52,846 1.39 5,288
Kerrier 81,455 2.54 64,966 2.05 58,678 1.83 4,160
North Cornwall 106,185 3.00 73,040 2.05 103,712 2.70 4,571
Penwith 52,475 1.68 56,575 1.74 54,310 1.61 4,023
Restormel 86,909 2.88 81,962 2.79 17,239 0.58 4,520
Total of Districts 460,043 362,078 347,051 27,178
Cumbria
Allerdale 80,000 1.62 84,000 1.61 116,550 2.20 6,605
Barrow in Furness 147,685 3.74 143,989 3.51 160,000 3.94 4,877
Carlisle 249,000 3.99 122,551 2.00 316,426 4.84 12,376
Copeland 204,522 4.36 121,362 2.67 108,000 2.35 6,653
Eden 54,076 3.43 32,300 2.01 35,240 1.92 2,615
South Lakeland 47,361 1.24 40,158 1.10 47,175 1.07 6,076
Total of Districts 732,644 544,360 783,391 39,202
Derbyshire
Amber Valley 135,440 2.39 116,482 2.09 124,781 2.26 7,773
Bolsover 161,683 2.28 221,326 3.40 199,500 3.14 8,593
Chesterfield 118,231 1.33 179,025 2.13 162,082 1.69 13,856
Derby 353,600 2.66 312,969 2.58 332,895 2.45 21,230
Erewash 72,016 1.22 66,732 1.17 69,535 1.12 8,696
High Peak 84,851 2.33 126,133 2.79 125,270 2.62 6,301
North East Derbyshire 277,783 3.31 199,629 2.45 272,091 3.34 11,279
South Derbyshire 57,736 1.44 148,838 4.08 107,117 3.04 4,797
West Derbyshire 42,653 1.23 31,363 0.98 46,344 1.38 4,188
Total of Districts 1,303,993 1,401,997 1,439,615 86,713

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Devon
East Devon 73,415 1.95 65,935 1.80 76,318 2.15 6,039
Exeter 51,043 0.94 90,135 1.69 80,277 1.53 8,308
North Devon 64,219 1.68 46,522 1.26 46,500 1.31 4,430

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Plymouth 297,176 1.69 440,974 2.57 448,771 2.70 22,693
South Hams 28,838 0.87 13,235 0.38 10,528 0.30 4,121
Teignbridge 75,400 1.88 69,000 1.65 78,485 1.82 5,465
Mid Devon 44,262 1.29 63,271 1.90 71,305 2.01 4,970
Torbay 61,266 1.78 64,043 1.90 65,575 1.87 4,650
Torridge 58,226 3.04 56,593 2.99 58,736 3.14 2,594
West Devon 38,959 2.22 37,069 2.12 28,074 1.59 1,950
Total of Districts 792,304 946,777 964,569 65,220
Dorset
Bournemouth 183,978 3.36 179,163 3.12 192,122 3.23 6,740
Christchurch 18,473 1.45 15,904 1.21 21,962 1.56 1,805
North Dorset 87,737 3.60 119,045 4.95 59,087 2.42 3,507
Poole 59,505 1.06 96,623 1.73 62,030 1.12 6,790
Purbeck 51,067 3.27 22,600 1.32 20,603 1.16 2,280
West Dorset 43,694 0.97 49,680 1.09 75,801 1.61 6,218
Weymouth & Portland 61,560 1.88 99,882 2.93 62,575 1.81 4,151
Wimborne 24,180 1.17 20,486 0.94 23,180 1.01 2,530
Total of Districts 530,194 603,383 517,360 34,021
Durham
Chester le Street 76,116 1.23 63,860 1.04 51,808 0.86 7,571
Darlington 169,367 3.42 118,255 2.48 105,500 2.07 8,240
Derwentside 288,195 3.22 313,297 3.65 321,112 3.54 12,613
Durham 28,973 0.38 29,848 0.41 37,502 0.50 11,552
Easington 306,323 2.01 246,715 1.63 384,110 2.46 19,274
Sedgefield 300,629 2.43 209,422 1.70 203,514 1.59 15,665
Teesdale 7,345 0.84 6,887 0.82 9,105 1.08 1,329
Wear Valley 81,253 1.36 56,792 0.95 67,630 1.07 8,270
Total of Districts 1,258,201 1,045,076 1,180,281 84,514

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
East Sussex
Brighton 234,320 1.99 226,749 1.95 230,000 1.97 11,935
Eastbourne 175,669 4.03 216,235 4.63 278,860 5.62 5,173
Hastings 204,296 5.58 151,329 3.95 135,525 3.60 4,977
Hove 30,730 0.94 47,845 1.47 70,201 2.06 4,571
Lewes 118,247 3.16 79,035 2.17 100,466 2.60 4,523
Rother 56,196 1.93 61,750 2.16 63,000 2.15 4,180
Wealden 152,108 3.60 225,695 5.10 304,163 6.89 4,460
Total of Districts 971,566 1,008,638 1,182,215 39,819
Essex
Basildon 197,000 4.26 149,600 3.04 106,601 2.06 5,983
Braintree 135,702 1.59 109,639 1.30 74,260 0.78 12,000
Brentwood 62,000 2.21 28,806 1.04 30,000 1.11 3,789
Castle Point 69,468 3.13 32,315 1.57 32,000 1.57 2,569
Chelmsford 122,721 1.89 190,334 2.76 204,068 2.85 9,997
Colchester 123,489 1.81 173,000 2.32 171,200 2.22 9,348
Epping Forest 178,237 2.18 213,182 2.57 199,425 2.51 9,794
Harlow 258,500 2.17 320,200 2.61 322,800 2.75 18,143
Maldon 30,453 1.33 27,500 1.25 21,091 1.01 2,580
Rochford 10,965 0.52 16,326 0.78 13,743 0.63 2,590
Southend on Sea 102,794 1.32 78,957 0.92 140,113 1.66 8,327
Tendring 43,762 1.31 36,093 1.02 41,931 1.15 4,415
Thurrock 859,775 6.08 745,532 5.78 729,000 5.69 15,731
Uttlesford 74,000 2.26 91,583 2.72 97,000 2.78 4,194
Total of Districts 2,268,873 2,213,067 2,183,232 105,671
Gloucestershire
Cheltenham 111,640 2.10 112,482 2.20 89,327 1.76 7,113
Cotswold 89,348 2.01 86,227 2.02 78,266 1.81 5,342
Forest of Dean 132,143 3.15 158,960 3.74 165,570 3.77 5,517
Gloucester 92,608 1.99 138,206 2.86 171,725 3.45 6,646
Stroud 112,111 2.05 101,669 1.91 78,426 1.45 7,676

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Tewkesbury 128,805 3.87 132,200 3.96 142,168 4.13 4,282
Total of Districts 666,655 729,744 725,482 36,576

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Hampshire
Basingstoke and Deane 256,259 2.42 225,633 2.09 213,570 1.99 12,395
East Hampshire 112,028 2.48 106,725 2.21 90,574 1.86 5,083
Eastleigh 91,208 2.19 144,538 3.42 112,100 2.52 5,416
Fareham 30.928 1.02 31,160 1.02 26,123 0.84 3,510
Gosport 48,494 1.12 47,167 1.02 26,203 0.56 5,854
Hart 68,968 2.97 60,231 2.69 69,043 2.94 2,792
Havant 53,579 1.34 44,370 1.17 50,942 1.31 4,104
New Forest 210,942 3.41 194,904 3.01 197,992 2.94 7,162
Portsmouth 588,112 2.66 504,085 2.37 619,541 2.88 23,733
Rushmoor 370,748 6.32 287,562 4.54 312,760 4.92 6,491
Southampton 360,821 2.34 342,572 2.19 382,220 2.32 22,059
Test Valley 76,831 1.13 60,722 0.89 66,069 0.92 7,678
Winchester 132,189 2.57 161,964 2.97 173,138 3.19 6,944
Total of Districts 2,401,102 2,212,133 2,340,275 113,221
Hereford and Worcester
Bromsgrove 59,349 1.60 24,960 0.72 27,012 0.85 4,630
Hereford 39,866 1.28 59,757 1.86 48,867 1.44 5,223
Leominster 43,555 2.72 42,484 2.76 48,357 2.94 2,159
Malvern Hills 159,068 3.71 166,622 3.59 195,717 3.83 5,608
Redditch 85,230 2.85 74,660 2.69 85,386 3.03 3,711
South Herefordshire 18,500 0.94 15,163 0.84 13,430 0.73 2,369
Worcester 104,469 2.41 124,650 2.92 131,302 3.03 6,564
Wychavon 141,527 2.08 195,813 3.10 223,102 3.67 8,299
Wyre Forest 256,403 3.90 205,960 3.20 210,000 3.30 7,971
Total of Districts 907,967 910,074 983,173 46,534

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Hertfordshire
Broxbourne 156,739 3.32 158,600 3.22 202,816 4.06 5,287
Dacorum 296,088 2.49 412,844 3.36 259,925 2.17 16,888
East Hertfordshire 136,713 1.92 142,320 2.03 152,912 2.12 8,918
Hertsmere 400,924 6.40 340,014 5.44 340,014 5.26 8,077
North Hertfordshire 142,248 1.54 114,710 1.19 70,485 0.74 12,343
St. Albans 189,510 3.49 162,932 3.07 195,445 3.72 8.145
Stevenage 213,229 1.96 313,165 2.79 269,862 2.43 14,348
Three Rivers 83,670 1.52 71,698 1.37 282,839 5.34 6,304
Watford 233,088 4.23 365,859 6.99 281,543 5.45 6,694
Welwyn Hatfield 133,000 1.24 91,273 0.82 119,486 1.06 15,365
Total of districts 1,985,209 2,173,415 2,175,327 102,369
Humberside
Beverley 29,810 0.94 35,442 1.14 34,563 1.15 5,526
Boothferry 78,962 2.32 84,579 2.58 77,832 2.16 4,846
Cleethorpes 130,355 5.45 126,352 5.38 95,853 3.54 3,596
Glanford 25,752 0.96 25,148 0.88 26,666 0.91 3,895
Great Grimsby 90,259 1.44 67,397 1.03 64,720 0.96 8,409
Holderness 38,779 2.28 25,075 1.46 18,081 1.01 2,579
Kingston-upon-Hull 791,139 2.49 723,000 2.30 8,150,000 2.50 47,063
North Wolds 31,970 0.88 33,740 0.96 39,901 1.05 4,997
Scunthorpe 407,020 5.36 359,505 4.58 366,713 4.54 9,602
Total of districts 1,624,046 1,480,238 1,539,329 90,518
Isle of Wight

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Medina 78,367 3.50 82,029 2.93 71,476 2.31 3,327
South Wight 31,173 1.83 64,233 3.48 96,455 4.80 2,424
Total of districts 109,540 146,262 167,931 5,751

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Kent
Ashford 170,000 2.30 658,817 8.38 536,500 6.67 8,896
Canterbury 147,352 2.52 108,220 1.94 123,011 2.10 7,384
Dartford 107,225 1.85 109,297 1.99 85,477 1.50 6,849
Dover 114,620 1.62 113,392 1.70 109,100 1.64 8,237
Gillingham 79,684 2.40 90,025 2.76 95,574 2.62 4,590
Gravesham 235,349 3.40 236,296 3.56 214,662 3.13 8,416
Maidstone 143,379 2.21 176,386 2.85 209,030 3.19 9,067
Medway 232,186 2.28 219,036 2.16 219,656 2.05 11,369
Sevenoaks 312,104 5.10 209,954 3.33 256,205 4.00 7,764
Shepway 65,875 1.69 166,950 3.84 179,928 4.04 4,685
Swale 324,829 4.60 246,670 3.40 222,285 2.98 8,739
Thanet 300,330 4.69 342,282 5.44 259,781 4.21 7,623
Tonbridge and Mailing 212,026 3.93 213,445 3.81 171,865 3.01 7,030
Tunbridge Wells 121,889 2.30 155,870 3.00 157,348 3.15 6,644
Total of Districts 2,566,848 3,046,640 2,840,422 107,293
Lancashire
Blackburn 603,022 5.84 429,729 3.84 437,897 3.92 14,162
Blackpool 181,487 3.19 231,683 4.03 133,960 2.41 7,484
Burnley 487,050 8.60 401,719 6.88 380,396 6.70 7,360
Chorley 123,884 3.83 90,326 2.74 72,974 2.16 4,412
Fylde 31,726 1.88 40,507 2.30 66,776 3.65 2,623
Hyndburn 174,400 4.76 155,737 4.22 212,620 5.50 4,577
Lancaster 187,980 5.56 203,072 5.80 184,961 4.99 5,536
Pendle 138,024 3.43 185,729 4.54 187,539 4.33 5,273
Preston 424,951 5.48 326,365 3.93 272,378 2.95 11.628
Ribble Valley 26,768 1.79 21,610 1.40 25,381 1.62 1,902
Rossendale 191,955 4.48 208,435 4.67 205,500 4.59 6,076
South Ribble 72,136 2.21 67,026 1.98 73,593 2.08 4,311
West Lancashire 61,966 2.35 40,604 1.59 65,018 2.41 3,796
Wyre 81,948 3.19 76,442 2.95 78,617 2.86 4,076
Total of Districts 2,787,297 2,478,983 2,397,610 83,216

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Leicestershire
Blaby 21,735 1.01 23,200 1.08 23,539 1.12 3,354
Charnwood 87,860 1.63 70,240 1.30 180,753 3.31 8,487
Harborough 45,326 1.86 43,475 1.83 44,699 1.80 3,384
Hinckley and Bosworth 66,178 1.78 67,631 1.86 131,679 3.48 5,279
Leicester 855,580 3.01 1,076,770 3.83 850,545 2.90 34,580
Melton 27,989 1.28 30,940 1.49 20,230 0.95 2,828
North West Leicester 270,148 5.71 273,885 5.79 294,033 6.07 6,142
Oadby and Wigston 35,911 3.06 39,127 3.42 28,747 2.46 1,913
Rutland 54,473 4.12 47,463 3.73 45,840 3.58 1,973
Total of Districts 1,465,200 1,672,731 1,620,065 67,940
Lincolnshire
Boston 36,161 1.16 39,185 1.20 44,174 1.27 5,937
East Lindsey 58,279 1.62 64,398 1.68 48,141 1.22 6,031
Lincoln 207,898 3.10 187,255 2.84 174,864 2.67 10,560
North Kesteven 39,451 1.08 38,772 1.06 40,750 1.06 5,311
South Holland 109,659 2.56 121,326 3.03 131,840 3.29 5,650
South Kesteven 54,349 0.92 278,485 4.31 121,724 1.82 9,362
West Lindsey 132,679 3.59 111,168 2.93 130,723 3.31 5,040

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Total of Districts 638,476 840,589 692,216 47,891
Norfolk
Breckland 173,863 3.21 136,826 2.59 128,775 2.39 7,818
Broadland 20,466 0.80 12,000 0.45 13,100 0.45 4,045
Great Yarmouth 46,440 0.91 54,293 1.08 49,636 0.95 8,019
North Norfolk 112,982 2.43 135,368 2.90 154,114 3.41 6,331
Norwich 808,760 4.28 716,632 3.98 1,142,607 6.22 23,406
South Norfolk 150,259 3.12 168,400 3.46 161,292 3.26 6,090
West Norfolk 177,315 2.84 136,315 2.16 132,281 2.06 9,856
Total of Districts 1,490,085 1,359,834 1,781,805 65,565

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Northamptonshire
Corby 317,834 4.05 296,505 4.05 336,380 4.60 10,442
Daventry n/a n/a n/a n/a 2,299 0.06 5,222
East Northampton 60,847 2.21 76,632 2.66 66,447 2.21 5,450
Kettering 88,230 2.12 85,654 2.09 89,364 2.03 6,179
Northampton 205,700 2.38 352,333 3.77 468,161 4.94 12,207
South Northampton 13,919 0.49 12,129 0.45 14,318 0.55 4,739
Wellingborough 117,902 2.22 126,192 2.23 135,455 2.27 7,141
Total of Districts 804,432 949,446 1,112,424 51,380
Northumberland
Alnwick 17,693 0.75 22,000 0.93 23,000 0.89 3,055
Berwick-upon-Tweed 51,612 2.22 50,989 2.21 73,708 2.87 3,829
Blyth Valley 167,649 2.06 164,285 2.10 165,494 2.14 10,130
Castle Morpeth n/a n/a 59,915 1.84 60,000 1.95 4,129
Tynedale 53,667 1.52 74,155 2.18 54,446 1.63 4,818
Wansbeck 200,846 3.16 245,480 3.89 315,995 4.78 9,675
Total of Districts 491,467 616,824 692,643 35,636
North Yorkshire
Craven 10,107 0.72 12,033 0.83 11,981 0.77 2,368
Hampleton 55,997 1.76 40,410 1.22 50,197 1.45 4,971
Harrogate 105,952 2.38 70,869 1.66 49,045 1.12 6,235
Richmondshire 30,491 1.46 40,475 2.00 38,132 1.77 2,848
Rydale 23,367 1.00 25,947 1.14 27,876 1.18 3,828
Scarborough 61,536 1.28 88,337 1.87 124,041 2.50 7,535
Selby 43,568 1.13 56,582 1.44 117,220 2.83 5,593
York 71,015 1.20 139,533 2.27 92,924 1.45 10,773
Total of Districts 402,033 474,186 511,416 44,151

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Nottinghamshire
Ashfield 361,246 4–45 272,192 3–56 363,300 4–70 11,163
Bassetlaw 247,430 3–16 157,000 2–11 167,000 2–20 10,231
Broxtowe 117,820 2–14 96,938 1–70 94,587 1–63 6,976
Gedling 47,242 1–23 39,024 0–97 57,445 1–32 5,993
Mansfield 383,889 4–08 370,392 4–36 340,017 3–83 10,649
Newark 125,605 2–22 155,353 2–78 105,859 1–74 8,317
Nottingham 1,919,165 5–12 1,861,725 5–02 1,317,000 3–72 47,447
Rushcliffe 119,174 3–40 110,000 3–06 168,200 4–61 4,681
Total of Districts 3,321,571 3,062,624 2,613,408 105,457
Oxfordshire
Cherwell 105,701 1.60 104,895 1.59 100,000 1.44 8,600
Oxford 347,000 5.32 268,204 3.93 245,785 3.58 10,263
South Oxfordshire n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 194,918 2.96 7,951
Vale of White Horse n.a. n.a. 71,029 1.47 61,323 1.26 6,388

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
West Oxfordshire 54,911 1.54 61,784 1.48 79,220 2.03 5,264
Total of Districts 507,612 505,912 681,246 38,466
Salop
Bridgnorth 35,200 1.52 31,236 1.38 33,348 1.45 3,767
North Shropshire 29,390 1.12 17,537 0.70 26,390 1.01 3,668
Oswestry 29,030 1.72 26,030 1.60 29,741 1.81 2,851
Shrewsbury and Atcham 76,385 1.80 100,685 2.19 110,125 2.26 7,216
South Shropshire 26,098 1.52 27,953 1.68 24,244 1.49 1,954
The Wrekin 421,129 4.84 491,692 5.71 395,828 4.07 11,458
Total of Districts 617,232 695,133 619,676 30,914

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Somerset
Mendip 55,980 1.36 148,438 3.14 148,363 3.11 6,755
Sedgemoor 67,247 1.43 81,359 1.78 87,037 1.82 6,845
Taunton Deane 205,122 3.32 198,464 3.26 238,674 3.65 8,704
West Somerset 22,543 1.25 26,954 1.59 5,900 0.33 2,150
Yeovil 106,987 1.43 126,470 1.86 103,444 1.51 12,167
Total of Districts 457,884 581,685 583,418 36,621
Staffordshire
Cannock Chase 166,120 2.53 194,700 3.11 217,527 3.37 8,983
East Staffordshire 94,037 2.41 87,054 2.11 47,146 1.12 7,206
Lichfield 111,141 2.48 138,100 3.11 139,880 3.20 6,673
Newcastle under Lyme 92,454 1.13 114,240 1.49 138,384 1.83 12,398
South Staffordshire 67,723 1.44 69,615 1.53 66,693 1.39 6,681
Stafford 98,200 1.72 103,811 1.95 197,019 3.76 8,539
Staffs. Moorlands 38,572 1.79 44,001 2.09 53,500 2.42 4,285
Stoke-on-Trent 149,488 0.85 121,769 0.72 155,859 0.89 29,401
Tamworth 275,531 4.05 351,874 4.94 206,594 2.83 7,999
Total of Districts 1,093,266 1,225,164 1,222,602 92,170
Suffolk
Babergh 69,576 1.59 45,100 1.06 56,700 0.89 5,339
Forest Heath 87,432 2.60 123,499 3.49 149,179 4.02 4,794
Ipswich 386,559 5.09 555,123 6.88 704,171 8.42 12,131
Mid Suffolk 148,130 3.91 135,117 3.67 178,546 4.65 4,913
St. Edmundsbury 132,016 2.00 117,465 1.88 155,798 2.43 9,264
Suffolk Coastal 180,318 4.30 123,074 3.02 89,232 2.09 6,122
Waveney 73,509 1.47 95,200 1.87 160,300 3.01 6,498
Total of Districts 1,077,640 1,194,583 1,473,926 49,061

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Surrey
Elmbridge 127,635 2.46 67,770 1.16 107,440 1.84 6,082
Epsom and Ewell 62,376 2.43 45,178 1.81 47,949 1.91 2,496
Guildford 189,650 2.79 264,195 3.95 327,340 4.78 7,644
Mole Valley 134,292 3.21 N/A N/A 194,774 5.12 4,894
Reigate and Banstead 86,703 1.62 278,409 4.97 127,995 2.51 7,483
Runnymede 82,000 2.20 88,700 2.35 163,079 4.24 4,469
Spelthorne 85,009 1.90 154,000 3.31 140,000 2.94 4,633
Surrey Heath 201,890 6.08 187,129 6.05 152,333 5.00 3,837
Tandridge 77,199 2.16 106,575 2.74 115,639 2.99 4,406
Waverley 114,655 2.02 137,520 2.51 210,934 3.84 6,997
Woking 70,000 1.54 94,000 2.05 70,000 1.48 4,951
Total of Districts 1,231,409 1,423,476 1,657,483 57,892

1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Warwickshire
North Warwickshire 87,595 2.52 69,291 2.32 65,200 2.21 4,851
Nuneaton 230,533 3.05 282,183 3.71 260,596 3.29 9,559
Rugby 52,060 1.20 N/A N/A 107,913 2.31 5,680
Stratford-on-Avon 96,698 1.59 78,801 1.31 88,018 1.44 7,604
Warwick 155,766 2.42 129,900 2.09 139,669 2.19 8,116
Total of Districts 622,652 560,175 661,396 35,810
West Sussex
Adur 28,027 0.93 37,250 1.22 36,237 1.15 4,047
Arun 85,272 1.79 124,153 2.50 119,582 2.31 5,532
Chichester 66,148 1.14 74,787 1.19 87,135 1.36 7,373
Crawley 103,651 1.20 112,823 1.25 146,108 1.39 13,040
Horsham 80,605 1.58 73,286 1.47 75,000 1.42 6,360
Mid Sussex 21,589 0.62 25,734 0.72 33,581 0.89 5,081
Worthing 17,010 0.73 19,908 0.86 17,215 0.72 3,114
Total of Districts 402,302 467,941 514,858 44,547
Wiltshire
Kennet 54,356 1.31 51,034 1.21 44,218 1.04 5,947
North Wiltshire 166,052 3.02 151,554 2.70 154,941 2.77 7,823
Salisbury 121,500 1.86 117,000 1.88 125,000 1.97 8,541
Thamesdown 498,783 4.05 508,983 4.53 467,538 4.02 14,496
West Wiltshire 264,317 4.73 202,585 3.73 194,662 3.65 7,229
Total of Districts 1,105,008 1,031,156 986,359 44,036

Gross tenants arrears 1982–83 to 1984–85
1982–83 gross tenants arrears 1982–83 per cent. of rent roll 1983–84 gross tenants arrears 1983–84 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 gross tenants arrears 1984–85 per cent. of rent roll 1984–85 number of dwellings
Totals by class
Isles of Scilly 1,053 1.21 1,248 1.34 825 0.78 122
Metropolitan Districts 53,695,141 5.41 59,944,636 6.02 64,959,895 6.26 1,425,812
Greater London Council 6,667,381 18.78 3,242,359 9.66 2,930,816 8.56 41,500
City of London 46,250 2.44 58,218 2.55 77,811 3.30 2,307
Inner London Boroughs 34,538,592 10.31 45,665,827 13.17 57,527,702 15.75 419,721
Inner London and City 34,584,842 10.27 45,724,045 13.10 57,605,513 15.67 422,028
Outer London Boroughs 20,488,351 6.70 23,633,745 7.45 25,303,960 7.76 365,672
Total All London 61,740,574 9.11 72,600,149 10.37 85,821,136 11.79 829,200
Districts England 45,484,094 2.67 46,043,190 2.70 48,260,323 2.76 2,307,810
Total all Authorities 160,920,862 4.77 178,589,223 5.25 199,060,832 5.66 4,562,994