HC Deb 22 April 1987 vol 114 c639W
Mr. Norman Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the average level of fair rents registered for unfurnished lettings in the private sector in (a) Westminster, (b) Tottenham and (c) Hampstead in each of the years 1983 to 1986 indicating (i) average weekly rents, (ii) the average cost per square unit of floor space and (iii) rateable values in the most convenient form available.

Mr. Tracey

The information available is from the sample of rents registered in each year by rent officers and it is classified only to London borough level.

Unfurnished private tenancies1 Average rents registered
£ per week
London borough of
Westminster Haringey Camden
1983 41.88 16.28 31.28
1984 40.59 18.74 29.21
1985 46.28 19.73 30.51
1986 49.32 21.82 37.48
1 Excludes housing associations. The mix of properties registered varies from year to year.

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