Lambeth (Council Housing) (Hansard, 24 May 1989)

§ 46. Mr. Mans
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses owned by Lambeth council are currently empty.

§ Mr. Trippier
At 1 April 1988, the latest date for which figures are currently available there were 1,156 empty properties owned by the London borough of Lambeth. There are no separate figures for houses alone.

§ 50. Mr. Ian Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council tenants in Lambeth were waiting for their applications to buy their homes to be processed at the latest date for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Trippier
On 30 April 1989, according to figures supplied by Lambeth, 2,086 applicants were waiting for the council to take the next step in processing the sale of their homes, either by confirming the tenant's right-to-buy or providing a valuation.