§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the proportion of dwellings in owner occupation for each year since 1990. [27964]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe available figures are shown in table 2.23 of the December 1994 quarterly edition of part 2 of the publication "Housing and Construction Statistics". A copy of this publication is in the Library.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many persons aged 25 years or under became home owners in each year since 1970. [27965]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe available information is set out in the table. It is based on a sample survey of mortgage completions and covers those first-time purchasers aged 25 or under who bought with a building society or Abbey National plc mortgage in the UK in the years 1975 to 1994.
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Number of first-time buyers where main borrower is aged 25 or under 1975–1994, UK Number 1975 130,900 1976 142,300 1977 139,800 1978 145,200 1979 138,100
Number of first-time buyers where main borrower is aged or under 1975–1994, UK Number 1980 136,400 1981 149,900 1982 176,200 1983 181,600 1984 217,700 1985 234,400 1986 242,000 1987 195,700 1988 224,900 1989 173,700 1990 177,700 1991 143,500 1992 104,500 1993 102,800 1994 103,700 Source:
Building Societies Mortgage Survey, a 5 per cent. sample survey of mortgage completions.