Housing Stock (Hansard, 13 April 1989)

HC Deb 13 April 1989 vol 150 c660W 660W

§ Mr. Tony Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what average percentage of the total housing stock of(a) councils, (b) housing associations and (c) private landlords was vacant at the last recorded date.

§ Mr. Chope
The information as reported by English local authorities in their housing investment programme returns for 1988 is as follows:

Vacant dwellings as a percentage of stock

Local authorities¹ 2.4

Housing associations 2.5

Private² 4.1

¹ Includes dwellings which are closed or have been acquired for demolition and dwellings on overspill estates.

² Includes owner-occupied as well as private rented dwellings.

	Vacant dwellings as a percentage of stock
Local authorities¹	2.4
Housing associations	2.5
Private²	4.1
¹ Includes dwellings which are closed or have been acquired for demolition and dwellings on overspill estates.
² Includes owner-occupied as well as private rented dwellings.