§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table setting out the average rent level, region by region, for housing association lettings in each of the years from 1979 to 1991, identifying assured tenancy rents separately from the fair 369W rents from 1989 onwards and indicating the annual percentage increase in rents in each year by comparison with the retail price index.
§ Mr. BaldryComplete information on housing association rents is not available in the form requested.
Housing Association unfurnished tenancies: average fair rents registered1 £/week including service charges 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Northern 11.09 13.86 15.09 17.83 17.74 20.48 20.40 23.06 23.12 26.85 28.71 Yorkshire and Humberside 13.83 15.27 16.68 17.80 18.75 20.60 21.81 23.75 25.77 29.10 31.63 East Midlands 15.03 16.60 17.77 19.37 20.20 22.21 23.37 25.50 26.56 30.13 32.08 East Anglia 15.25 15.91 17.72 18.68 20.51 21.57 23.29 25.25 27.40 29.12 33.73 Greater London 14.63 15.98 17.67 19.44 20.76 22.25 24.62 26.35 28.96 32.23 35.94 Rest of South East 16.98 18.35 20.48 21.32 23.53 25.12 26.77 28.97 30.90 34.85 38.10 South West 15.73 17.07 19.07 20.40 22.17 24.10 26.33 28.63 32.00 36.06 39.88 West Midlands 14.19 15.00 16.72 17.52 18.76 20.02 21.35 23.35 24.92 27.73 30.37 North West 12.03 13.35 14.80 16.06 16.79 18.48 19.48 21.34 22.79 24.75 26.50 RPI: annual increase per cent. 12 9 5 5 6 3 4 5 8 9 6 1 The regional averages are for fair rents registered during the calender year and as rents are normally only registered every two years they do not reflect the average for all tenancies in existence during that year Source: Rent Officers' Survey.
Housing association assured tenancies: average rent for lettings made in the year £/week including service charges 1990 1991 Percentage increase Northern 31.50 34.00 8 Yorkshire and Humberside 31.50 36.50 16 East Midlands 34.00 37.50 10 East Anglia 33.50 36.50 9 Greater London 37.00 43.50 18 Rest of South East 37.00 42.00 14 South West 37.50 43.00 15 West Midlands 33.00 38.00 15 North West 31.00 34.50 11 Source: National Federation of Housing Associations.