HC Deb 17 June 1992 vol 209 cc566-7W
Mr. Cummings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what receipts have been received by the Easington district council in each year since 1987 through the sale of council houses, land and other buildings.

Mr. Robin Squire

The information is as follows:

Easington DC: Total sales of fixed assets
£'000
1987–88 3,022
1988–89 4,280
1989–90 5,152
1990–91 4,582
1991–92 13,925
1 Provisional.

Mr. Harry Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to review the regulations governing service charges to former council tenants; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Baldry

No changes are proposed. Council tenants who purchase their flats under the right to buy normally covenant in their lease to pay a reasonable contribution towards the costs of repairs and other services provided by the landlord. This follows private sector practice.

The protections against unreasonable service charges in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 apply to all leaseholders, including former council tenants.