HC Deb 15 January 1988 vol 125 c436W
Mr. Gow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment in respect of how many houses and flats which Property Services Agency has received instructions from Government Departments to sell contracts for sale have not yet been exchanged; and how many of those houses and flats remain unsold more than(a) four months, (b) eight months and (c) 12 months after instructions to sell were received by the Property Services Agency.

Mr. Chope

As at 31 December, 43 dwellings on the Government civil estate accepted for disposal by the Property Services Agency had not yet reached an exchange of contracts. The breakdown of this figure is:

Number
With PSA for less than 4 months 3
With PSA for more than 4 months but less than 8 months 17
With PSA for more than 8 months but less than 12 months 3
With PSA for more than 12 months 20

Information about dwellings on the defence estate is being provided separately by the Ministry of Defence.