§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he plans to alter the prescribed expenditure amounts in respect of improved dwellings to be let under assured tenancies.
§ Mr. John PattenAn order will shortly be made altering the minimum levels of expenditure which must have been incurred on an existing dwelling before it can be let under an assured tenancy. These will be set at £7,000 in Greater London and £5,000 elsewhere in England and Wales. This will replace the existing thresholds of £5,000 in Greater London and £4,000 elsewhere, which were set out in the Assured Tenancies (Prescribed Amount) Order 1986.