§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for each London borough for each year since 1993 the average rent levels of(a) local authority tenants, (b) housing association tenants, (c) housing co-operatives, (d) private sector in receipt of housing benefit. (e) other private sector and (f) housing companies in which the local authority is involved. [4412]
§ Mr. Raynsford[holding answer 23 June 1997]: The available information on average rents in London boroughs for local authority tenants, housing association tenants (including tenants of housing co-operatives) and private sector tenants in receipt of housing benefit is set out below.
Information on overall average private sector rents and rents for tenants who are not on housing benefit is available only from sample surveys which are not large enough to produce reliable figures for individual local authorities. Data from the 1995–96 Survey of English Housing and Family Resources Survey show that, in overall terms, the average rent in London for households renting in the private sector who are not in receipt of housing benefit was little different from the average rent for households receiving housing benefit. Like all estimates for surveys, the average rent figures are subject to sampling variability.
No data are available on average rents for housing companies, as none has yet been registered with the Housing Corporation.
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Local authority rents (£ per week) 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Barking and Dagenham 30.65 34.75 37.42 39.71 Barnet 48.65 50.09 51.44 52.11 Bexley 43.11 45.39 49.32 53.02 Brent 50.18 50.18 57.55 69.81
Local authority rents (£ per week) 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Bromley 40.47 40.47 41.28 42.72 Camden 48.35 51.32 57.56 58.71 City of London 45.59 51.56 54.14 55.34 Croydon 50.93 51.86 61.03 62.10 Ealing 62.84 59.19 59.15 59.17 Enfield 46.73 49.63 51.63 51.98 Greenwich 41.68 44.58 48.56 50.50 Hackney 43.91 46.42 52.15 54.79 Hammersmith and Fulham 46.45 48.19 52.38 53.77 Haringey 52.48 53.98 56.87 57.54 Harrow 56.81 62.97 64.12 64.68 Havering 36.91 36.91 41.84 44.59 Hillingdon 59.48 59.48 61.98 63.24 Hounslow 37.57 39.97 48.59 49.81 Islington 47.05 49.95 54.99 56.16 Kensington and Chelsea 57.10 60.28 63.23 68.72 Kingston upon Thames 60.27 60.27 60.48 61.15 Lambeth 40.70 42.11 48.67 50.04 Lewisham 41.34 42.58 44.46 46.73 Merton 49.20 49.94 51.89 52.56 Newham 36.98 39.88 43.05 43.72 Redbridge 61.30 63.75 65.41 65.89 Richmond upon Thames 48.24 48.24 51.38 52.92 Southwark 44.36 44.36 48.47 50.07 Sutton 41.98 43.02 47.21 50.97 Tower Hamlets 35.52 37.71 42.75 45.01 Waltham Forest 39.87 42.40 43.38 46.37 Wandsworth 55.64 55.64 58.97 59.68 Westminster 59.60 61.43 62.69 64.62 London 45.72 47.05 51.08 52.97 Source:
Housing Subsidy Claim Forms.
Note:
The average rent figures are not directly comparable between local authorities as they take no account of differences in the composition of stock, eg size and type of dwellings, their age and condition.
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Housing association and Housing Cooperative rents at 31 March (£ per week) 1993 1994 1995 1996 Barking and Dagenham 42.15 53.47 59.78 63.81 Barnet 39.62 42.34 49.33 55.07 Bexley 38.55 44.60 45.14 48.61 Brent 40.92 45.36 46.56 49.94 Bromley 39.31 47.50 50.45 53.63 Camden 45.35 46.38 48.20 51.55 City of London 41.18 n/a 41.15 45.58 Croydon 47.68 53.50 56.84 60.48 Ealing 39.45 43.86 47.12 52.49 Enfield 41.40 47.93 52.27 55.84 Greenwich 38.23 44.08 49.78 55.57 Hackney 36.46 40.87 42.18 47.08 Hammersmith and Fulham 37.14 38.76 42.41 46.12 Haringey n/a 39.08 46.04 48.11 Harrow 38.77 43.73 50.32 50.30 Havering 38.71 42.67 47.05 49.04 Hillingdon 37.60 44.57 47.42 51.55 Hounslow 39.35 43.00 48.34 53.24 Islington 40.53 42.39 43.79 49.12 Kensington and Chelsea 36.24 37.49 40.91 44.11 Kingston upon Thames 35.55 46.23 47.95 51.88 Lambeth 35.26 37.39 42.25 45.47 Lewisham 34.27 38.71 41.90 49.00 Merton 41.94 47.80 49.13 54.15 Newham 38.49 43.45 48.52 51.58
Housing association and Housing Cooperative rents at 31 March (£ per week) 1993 1994 1995 1996 Redbridge 34.62 45.56 51.05 55.50 Richmond upon Thames 44.56 47.56 50.66 58.92 Southwark 37.82 39.92 43.86 48.37 Sutton 36.42 39.65 43.68 49.71 Tower Hamlets 40.02 40.13 45.73 47.93 Waltham Forest 36.87 43.28 46.31 49.90 Wandsworth 45.51 44.69 48.46 52.43 Westminster 42.95 42.18 44.43 48.85 London 39.90 42.74 46.25 50.28 Source:
Housing Corporation HAR 10/1 returns collected from housing associations and Housing Cooperatives with more than 250 dwellings or, if developing new stock, 100 dwellings.
Note:
The average rent figures are not directly comparable between local authorities as they take no account of differences in the composition of stock, e.g., size and type of dwellings, their age and condition.
n/a=not available.
Private sector rents—housing benefit referrals to Rent Officers (£ per week) 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Barking and Dagenham 80.77 85.23 91.39 Barnet 91.69 100.63 114.51 Bexley 79.92 85.62 82.40 Brent 69.40 70.75 75.64 Bromley 78.13 86.35 89.32 Camden 118.02 116.81 120.00 City of London n/a n/a 103.66 Croydon 76.75 85.29 90.14 Ealing 78.52 81.63 89.94 Enfield 81.62 88.85 93.24 Greenwich 71.54 77.33 83.12 Hackney 81.62 84.00 89.58 Hammersmith and Fulham 99.98 109.08 118.06 Haringey 82.77 90.19 95.57 Harrow 92.60 94.90 99.35 Havering 77.15 80.04 87.05 Hillingdon 94.56 94.71 98.28 Hounslow 77.63 79.85 90.97 Islington 99.04 97.44 102.60 Kensington and Chelsea 121.65 127.85 125.96 Kingston upon Thames 81.19 92.98 93.06 Lambeth 80.75 81.46 87.86 Lewisham 68.92 73.42 79.24 Merton 78.21 86.73 92.06 Newham 78.92 88.27 90.50 Redbridge 88.58 96.13 97.25 Richmond upon Thames 98.58 99.33 106.85 Southwark 79.40 78.60 81.45 Sutton 81.21 85.83 88.49 Tower Hamlets 86.29 97.71 103.89 Waltham Forest 75.94 82.67 95.22 Wandsworth 84.67 93.94 102.10 Westminster 123.08 121.65 119.47 London 87.67 91.00 95.76 Source:
Rent Officer Statistics.
Notes:
The averages are for appropriate rents from 2 January 1996 and determined rents prior to that date. The average rent figures are not directly comparable between local authorities as they take no account of differences in the composition of stock, e.g. size and type of dwellings, their age and condition.
n/a = not available.