§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many Pre-cast reinforced concrete houses have been repaired using grants provided under the housing defects legislation; and what has been the total expenditure to date. [20537]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesLocal authorities in England report that between 1 December 1984 and 31 March 1994, 10,346 defective houses were reinstated under the housing defects legislation. Over the period, it is estimated that local authorities spent £275.626 million on reinstatement grants to eligible owners.
§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many complaints have been received by Pre-cast Reinforced Concrete Homes Ltd. regarding the quality of repairs carried out using grants provided under the housing defects legislation. [20538]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesPRC Homes Ltd. receives a low level of complaints about various matters, and does not keep statistics on individual subjects.
§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many companies have been licensed to repair homes under the terms of the Housing Defects Act; and, in each case, how many homes they have been responsible for repairing. [20539]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe table shows the number of repairs completed under each licensed scheme, as recorded by PRC Homes Ltd. between 1 January 1986 and 31 March 1995. Information is not readily available on the number of repairs carried out under each licence by each builder registered with PRC Homes Ltd.
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PRC Homes Ltd. Dwelling registrations from 1 January 1986 to 31 March 1995 Licence number Designer House type Completions 1 January 1986 to 31 March 1995 001 Curtins Cons. Eng. Cornish 1,686 002 Swan Developments Cornish 278 003 Swan Developments Orlit 253 004 Swan Developments Stent 342 005 Curtins Cons. Eng. Airey 196 006 Curtins Cons. Eng. Woolaway 335 009 John Laing Const. Cornish 912 012 Rok-Crete Units Airey 49 013 Rok-Crete Units Cornish 32 014 PRC Design Assocs. Airey 15 015 Williams Davis Ltd. Cornish 61 016 Michael Dyson Assocs. Cornish 962 017 Michael Dyson Assocs. Reema HP 98 018 Michael Dyson Assocs. Airey 338 019 John Laing Const. Unity 862 020 Curtins Cons. Eng. Unity 672 021 Michael Dyson Assocs. Unity 523 022 Swan Developments Airey 2 023 Michael Dyson Assocs. Wates 1,03 024 PRC Design Assocs. Cornish 541 025 Michael Dyson Assocs. Woolaway 74 028 Bristol City Council Woolaway 28 029 PRC Design Assocs. Unity 198 032 Kirkham Williams Lewis Cornish 228 033 Leeds City Council Airey 290 035 The Johns Partnership Unity 29 039 J. R. Bacon Unity 72 041 Broadway Const. Ltd. Wates 7 042 Avebury Design Ass. Parkinson 1 043 Swan Developments Wates 253 044 Ove Arup and Ptnrs. Woolaway 3 045 Curtins Cons. Eng. Wates 582 046 Curtins Cons. Eng. Reema HP 74 048 M. Dyson Assoc. Tarran 70 049 Walsall MBC Cornish 13 050 M. Dyson Assoc. Parkinson 2 051 Curtins Cons. Eng. Smith 341 052 Curtins Cons. Eng. Orlit 57
PRC Homes Ltd. Dwelling registrations from 1 January 1986 to 31 March 1995 Licence number Designer House type Completions 1 January 1986 to 31 March 1995 054 M. Dyson Assoc. Boot 58 056 Curtins Cons. Eng. Stent 45 058 John Laing Const. Wates 16 059 Kier Ltd. Wates 33 060 Dinardo and Ptnrs. Dorran 53 061 Swan Developments Unity 65 063 KPA Consulting Engs. Reema HP 21 064 Curtins Cons. Eng. Cornish 45 065 M. Dyson Assoc. Sch/Hawks 196 067 Kirkham Williams Lewis Unity 32 070 Kirkham Williams Lewis Sch/Hawks 130 071 KPA Consulting Engs. Parkinson 18 072 Curtins Cons. Eng. Gregory 19 074 PRC Design Assocs. Sch/Hawks 68 075 PRC Design Assocs. Wates 14
§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how companies have had their licence to improve homes under the terms of the Housing Defects Act suspended; and what, in each case, was the date of the suspension, the duration of the suspension and the reason for the suspension. [20540]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesI understand that PRC Homes Ltd. has not suspended any repair licences.
§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the willingness of mortgage lenders to provide mortgages on homes repaired under the provision of the Housing Defects Act. [20541]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesA survey of the largest building societies carried out in 1986 by the Building Societies Association suggested that almost all will consider, subject to normal conditions and valuation, an application for mortgage on a defective house repaired under the housing defects legislation. Generally this remains the position today. The structural condition of any property is one of a number of factors which lending institutions take into account when considering an application for mortgage.