§ Lord Dean of Beswickasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the average weekly rents currently being paid by tenants in:
- (a) council houses
- (b) housing associations; and
- (c) the private sector. [HL617]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Baroness Hayman)The most recent information available on average rents in England is:
£ per week (a) council tenants 41.18 (at 30 April 1997) (b) housing association tenants 46.74 (at 31 March 1997) (c) private tenants 76.00 (April 1996 to March 1997 average) Council and housing association rents are from returns by local authorities and housing associations. The figure for the private rented sector is an estimate from the Survey of English Housing and, like all such estimates, is subject to sampling variability.